Customer Reviews

Chocolate Chipper

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is a well made product that makes life much easier for bakers. It is perfect for chopping bulk chocolate and minimizes the time it would take if you were chopping chocolate with a knife. It is very sturdy and well-built.

I buy the big blocks (5 kg) of Callebaut dark chocolate for baking. Until buying this great little tool, I used a 10" chef's knife to divide the block and chop the chocolate as necessary. For the unskilled or inexperienced, this can be dangerous and a little scary, and while it gets the job done, it feels clumsy and is none too great for the knife, either. Combined with a rubber mallet or a plastic-faced hammer, this is the right tool for this particular job. Great price for it, too.

NOTE: When using on the thick blocks, the mallet is not optional; the chipper doesn't work without it.

I bought this primarily for breaking up chocolate in store-sized bars and was a little disappointed. I was hoping to make small, irregular chips. It makes pretty big chunks and they kind of fly around. It is very solid and well-made, and would probably be more useful on large bulk chocolate.

I love to bake and make candy with bulk chocolate, but the one aspect of the process that I dread is cutting up the large chunks of chocolate. It is difficult to chop through the hard chocolate with a chefs knife. I find the job unpredictable and somewhat dangerous. This sturdy tool has resolved the issue.

I am a home cook, not a professional and I rarely have chunks of chocolate that weigh more than a couple of pounds. This tool permits chipping of the chocolate for melting in a manageable manner. I consider this method far safer than using the chef's knife. The chocolate flies around less, and to help capture the bits that leave the cutting board, I put a large piece of wax paper, or parchment paper under the cutting board.

The tool does not produce perfectly consistently sized pieces, like those bags of pre-made chocolate chunks for cookies, but for breaking down bulk chocolate to prepare for melting, this tool does its job.

Though the metalwork will never appear in a museum of modern art, this chipper is a solid, sturdy tool that works perfectly. I've been looking for a chipper for some time, and for the price, this tool is a GREAT deal. Recommended.

This item, while it seems like it will get the job done, is worthless. I purchased this because the chef at the restaurant where I work insists on buying chocolate in those huge 11 lb. blocks. I thought this would be a good way to break apart the block and use what I needed. WRONG! It is much easier just using my 10-inch chef's knife. I guess the only good thing is that I bought it here on Amazon rather than wasting alot more money on this thing at Sur La Table. If I could have, I would've given it 0 stars!

In initial use it appears to function well and be very sturdy. It's a bit harder than I expected to push through 10lbs blocks of chocolate. We've been using a small hammer to help it get the job done.

I thought the product itself was very good and useful, but it requires some considerably strenght from the person using it so it could work properly, specially with dark chocolate. It is useful because it doesn't melt the chocolate with the warmt of your hands. It's worth the try, but be aware that it is not as simple as it may look.

I dont know about chipping chocolate, but this workd grat for tenderizing steaks. Very solid. Handle is nicely finished. I wouldnt let it sit in water too long or the handle might crack as with all wood utensils.

I used this along with a mallet to chop up a huge 11 lb. bar of chocolate. It really made the job a lot easier. My only concern is that it won't last as the wood handle is already compressed from the mallet but it will be worth replacing, if needed, as cutting up this size chocolate without the chipper was really hard.