Kuhn Rikon Twist and Chop, Artichoke

by Kuhn Rikon

Product Features

• Multiple gears inside lid increase cutting force
• Double-sharpened blades chop in both directions
• Clear bowl shows chopped size of ingredient
• Keeps hands and counters clean!
• Dishwasher Safe

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 3 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AXQA8I
• Item model number: 2220
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,740 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Pop an onion into the Kuhn Rikon Twist & Chop container, then, hold the top and bottom in both hands. With a few, quick flicks of the wrists, the onion is reduced to a fine chop. The blades are double sharpened to cut in both directions so not a single motion is wasted. No cutting board to wash. Artichoke Green.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable Gadget for People with weak knife skills., August 26, 2005

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B. Marold "Bruce W. Marold" (Bethlehem, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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One's first reaction to the Kuhn Rikon 2220 Twist and Chop Vegetable chopper is why in the world one would be willing to pay $17.50 for this little son of Vegematic! Since I was talked into buying this by my mother who was also willing to food the bill, I bought one and she was even more surprised and this little gadget's insubstantiality than I was.

The primary gimmick at work here is the gearing in the cap which magnifies your twisting motion by a factor of about three. It's main virtue over either a food processor or a mini food processor is that it is easier to clean and takes up less room. Unfortunately, it has all the disadvantages of a standard food processor in that it turns some types of vegetables, such as onions, into mush instead of a nice clean dice you can get with reasonably good knife skills.

Since I had this little darling, I thought I should at least give it a try on things for which it seems most suited. I tried it on both olives and roasted peppers from a jar and, with a bit of preliminary downsizing of the sheets of sweet pepper flesh, the little gadget did an excellent job of chopping this soft stuff for my classic southern cheddar cheese spread.

I am a little less happy with the job it did on garlic. Part of the problem is the fact that most good garlic prep requirements call for either thinly sliced or mashed, and this device does neither. It sort of mushes it into a collection of damp pieces most often about a quarter of an inch thick.

Unlike the fabled vegomatic, the problem with this device is that there is an unbridgeable gap of about 1/4 inch from the lower blade to the floor of the beaker.

As gadgets go, this one is ok, but do not feel it can replace a good sharp knife in reasonably skilled hands.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An efficient time saver, September 19, 2005

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I bought this little chopper about two months ago and I'm very pleased with it. I hate breaking out a cutting board and knives if all I need is a small amount of onion or garlic chopped. It does an excellent job of dicing both onion and garlic, and it's quick and easy to clean up. I have discovered one small trick -- it helps to turn it sideways and give it a little shake once or twice during processing. This works so well that my mini chopper from Kitchenaid is definitely going out in the next garage sale.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Easy Use and Cleanup, March 8, 2007

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Paul A. Gault - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kuhn Rikon Twist and Chop, Artichoke (Kitchen)

I am constantly trying new gadgets for chopping onions and garlic. THis is one of the best I have found. I'm perfectly capable of accomplishing the task with a chef knife and cutting board, but I seem to be on the search for the Holy Grail of kitchen gadgets. There are a number of criteria - quality of the chop, ease of use, cleanup, durability, convenience, etc. My big Food Processor fails the cleanup test. I keep bending the blades on my spring loaded chopper, making it difficult to reassemble.
The Twist & Chop excels in a number of areas. It gives a very nice, uniform chop with little effort. It is extremely easy to clean, just rinse it out. It is small enough that handling and storage is not an issue - I keep it right on the counter next to the knife block.
Two issues: You need to learn the correct volume to lad at one time. Too little or two much and it doesn't chop well. This is usually not an issue with onions since a single medium onion works fine. For garlic, I find that I need at least 4 cloves to make it work well. The second issue is whether the blade will hold up. So far so good and I'm hoping that because the blade doesn't contact a surface like a cutting board that it will last a long time.