Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper / Grinder

by Cuisinart

Product Features

• Mini-Mate Plus Chopper And Grinder

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004S9EQ
• Item model number: MM-2M
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,531 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The Mini-Mate makes quick work of small kitchen prep jobs that might otherwise require difficult and messy chopping, grinding, and grating: nuts, nutmeg, and cinnamon sticks, peppercorns and seeds, garlic and anchovies, even chocolate and citrus peel. With a patented reversible blade for sharp or blunt processing, and two speeds of operation, it is well equipped to handle a variety of jobs.

Though it has a high-speed motor and durable stainless-steel motor shaft, keep in mind that the Mini-Mate is designed for small amounts of food: 2 tablespoons is the maximum recommended for one batch, and food pieces should be no larger than 1/2 inch. Purchase it to complement, not replace, a larger, full-function food processor. An instruction book that accompanies the processor details how to process many common foods and troubleshoot problems so you know how to best use and care for your Mini Mate.

Cleanup and completion of small jobs is quicker and more efficient because of the small size, though the many parts of the Mini Mate require disassembly, careful cleaning, and reassembly, which does add to total cleaning time. If you don't have the time or the patience for smaller detail-oriented prep jobs, Mini Mate is a great kitchen aid. --Emily Wolf

Product Description

Cuisinart Mini Mate Chopper/Grinder

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Makes purees very well, but hard to clean, October 4, 2003

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Don Anderson (Seattle WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper / Grinder (Kitchen)

I tried two other small food processors, the KitchenAid Chef's Chopper and the Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus for making two to four servings of pesto, cilantro sauce etc, but pureeing these small amounts of ingredients in the approximately 3 cup work bowls was difficult because the blade throws the ingredients on the sides. Scraping the ingredients down several times helps but the finished product was still not smooth enough.

The MM-2M works much better for making these small amounts of sauces. You still have to scrape the ingredients down once or twice but the puree is much smoother. The blades turn much faster than the other two processors and there are also two speeds. You can reverse the blade holder to choose a blunt or sharp leading edge. The blunt edge works well for pureeing.

The unfortunate drawback to this processor is that the motor housing forms the top of the work bowl. As a result, quite a bit of the finished product ends up coating the end of the motor housing. If you are not extremely careful when cleaning the motor housing you will get water and perhaps food into it. If you're just chopping relatively dry ingredients like coffee or dry spices, this would not be so much of a problem.

94 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy it, February 9, 2002

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Marina "ma01rina" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper / Grinder (Kitchen)

My first Mini Mate died within 60 days because a metal piece fell of it. The replacement I received (pay attention, you pay shipping for sending it and a 10$ check) broke after being used twice.

61 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for small spice/herb grinder/mincer, October 29, 2001

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Brian Massey (SF Bay Area, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper / Grinder (Kitchen)

Cooking Thai, Viet, Chinese, Indian dishes requires quick chopping/mincing/grinding/puree of *multiple* spices. I searched all over for something of small size for per-meal quantities. This is it! Just a few pulses, and you have minced garlic, galanga, lemongrass, coriander, ginger, chili peppers, whatever. Works good too on small quantities of nuts, and even coffee beans, in a pinch. Another review says several pieces to wash; I don't get that, you just have the included bowl and blade thingee to rinse. The motor top doesn't get messy because it's on top; you just sponge it off when done. Love mine; inexpensive and to purpose. Perfect for that mini-spice/herb/food-processor you've been looking for. Enjoy!