We tested social media's favourite kitchen gadget
If you’re tired of your eyes streaming every time you cut an onion, or like to blitz up homemade pestos and houmous, a mini chopper may be the answer. This compact, lightweight kitchen appliance can chop, blend, and purée in seconds, taking all the hard work out of mealtimes.
Mini choppers are like food processors but smaller, making them a good alternative for everyday chopping and prepping dips and sauces. Homemade guacamole or houmous at the touch of a button… We’re sold.
And these powerful tiny sous chefs are taking over social media. The term “Mini Food Chopper” has almost 12 million posts on TikTok with users hailing it as their favourite new kitchen tool.
But which ones have blades sharp enough to cross chopping off your to-do list for good? We got blitzing at the GHI to find out. Check out our experts' best mini food choppers at a glance below, and read on for our detailed reviews of these kitchen whizzes.
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What can you use a mini chopper for?
One of the benefits of mini choppers is that they’re incredibly versatile. From chopping up herbs to slicing through hard veg and blitzing up nuts, the ultra-sharp blades can tackle a whole range of tasks and achieve different consistencies. Everything from a smooth houmous to a chunky salsa should be fuss-free to whip up.
What features should you look for when buying a mini chopper?
If you’re buying a mini chopper, there are a few things to consider to find your perfect kitchen companion.
Corded or cordless: As with any appliance, there are pluses and minuses to both options. A cordless chopper offers more flexibility as you don't have to work near a plug socket, but it will require batteries (or recharging) and replacements.
Capacity: These choppers are indeed mini. The ones on our list range from 0.3 to 1.18 litres. If you only cook for one or two people, a smaller capacity chopper will suit; however, bigger households or those who like to batch cook should opt for one with a larger capacity.
Dishwasher-safe parts: If the bowl, blade and accessories all go in the dishwasher at the end of the day, that’s a win for us. If speedy cleaning matters to you too, it's one to bear in mind when shopping.
Extra features: Our winner has a handy drip hole that allows you to slowly add ingredients (such as oil) to make emulsions and sauces. Some will have other attachments like a whisk or emulsifying blade for making mayonnaise.
How we test mini choppers
To find the best mini choppers, we wanted to test their ability to finely dice ingredients and make a range of dips, purées, and pastes.
Our experts whipped up salsa, houmous and mayonnaise, and chopped nuts, fresh herbs, onion and breadcrumbs to see how each model fared. They analysed the evenness of the results, and whether any ingredients were missed and got stuck in the bowl.
Testers took note of how easy the food chopper was to use, as well as rating their design and quality of instructions.
Go Cordless Food Chopper with Battery
Score: 97/100
Barely dropping a mark in our tests, this cordless model from KitchenAid more than earned its top spot on our list. Making mayonnaise was effortless, in part thanks to the drip function, which slowly drizzles in oil at the right flow rate as it mixes. It chopped onions far more consistently than others we tested too.
Of course, it’s hard to ignore the price; this is the most expensive chopper on the list. But it’s a worthy investment with easy-to-use controls, stable non-stick feet and a flexible, cordless design. The ultimate kitchen buddy.
Professional Chopper 200W
Score: 96/100
We love our Ninja air fryer and Ninja Creami so we couldn’t wait to get our hands on another of the brand's gadgets… And our testers loved this well-designed chopper, which has a non-slip base, a detailed instruction manual and an accompanying range of recipes to get you started.
It was great at blending more liquid foods such as mayonnaise as the fast blade helped the emulsification process. If we're being picky (which we are), we’d say it chopped herbs slightly unevenly but even so, this only lost it one mark.
Its bowls deserve an honorary mention too; they have lids so you can easily store whatever you make if you’re not eating it straight away – and they're stackable too!
Easy Chop Mini Chopper CHP61.100WH
Score: 91/100
With two speeds and a pulse action, this chopper excelled at tackling nuts, breadcrumbs and chickpeas. Testers found it easy to use and control, and the non-slip feet meant it didn’t move around on the countertop.
This chopper comes with a range of tools – including a mayonnaise attachment for emulsification and a spatula – which make every task a breeze. Testers saw the benefit of this during the onion test, as some stuck to the sides, but a quick wipe round the bowl with the spatula sorted that.
Good Grips Chopper
Score: 90/100
If all the plugs in your kitchen are already claimed by appliances, adding another one to the list isn’t going to help – that’s why we love this manual food chopper. It’s still easy to operate; you simply press down on the knob and the sharp, stainless-steel blade rotates and gets chopping.
In fact, it performed just as well as the electric models when dicing onions, producing evenly cut pieces. It dealt with breadcrumbs and nuts well too, only struggling with herbs, leaving some leaves more crushed than chopped.
The chopper isn’t watertight, and isn't designed for making sauces, so mayo was off the menu but if that’s not something you want to prepare, then this is a good one to have in the cupboard.
Le Micro Mini Chopper
Score: 90/100
As the best brand in our food processor tests, we couldn’t wait to see how this mini Magimix fared in the lab. And it’s safe to say our experts were impressed, awarding it high scores for each of our food tests.
Testers found it particularly good at making breadcrumbs, nuts and chickpeas, producing consistent results for each. Our salsa could have been more evenly diced though.
This chopper comes with two different blades, a spatula, a detailed manual, and a range of recipes to get you started, making it a fantastic little sous chef.
Desire Electric Fruit & Vegetable Mini Chopper
Score: 89/100
Our testers loved this mini chopper’s high-quality glass bowl, which made it feel sturdier than many other models. It has a non-slip base, and a storage lid so you can transfer your marinades and sauces straight to the fridge once prep is complete.
It blended chickpeas smoothly, crumbed bread well and even chopped tricky, chunky nuts successfully. Herbs and onions proved more of a challenge though; ingredients kept sticking to the bottom of the bowl and being missed by the blade. There’s also only one speed, but this didn’t impact its performance too much. It’s a great value buy.
Choppeo Chopper
Score: 89/100
With a two-litre capacity, this extra-large mini chopper will be your best friend when meal prepping. All its parts fitted nicely together, and testers quickly got to grips with the controls.
You’ll have two speed settings at your disposal (but no pulse action) which easily tackle tasks like chopping herbs, making hummus, and blitzing breadcrumbs. Mayonnaise was ready in under 20 minutes too, and the resulting condiment was thick, creamy and glossy. The chopper even has a lid, so you can pop your food straight into the fridge if needed.
There's no handle on the chopper and the top section isn't the easiest to grip during use but the anti-slip pad should hold it in place.
Mini Chopper 500ml
Score: 89/100
With two speeds and a pulse function, this chopper offers great control over your food prep, whether that’s blitzing breadcrumbs or producing a deliciously thick mayonnaise. However, making the latter was a bit stop-start as there’s no drip hole, so you have to pause and remove the lid to add ingredients.
The rest of the design impressed though, with non-slip feet, a secure lid and attachments that fit inside the chopper, so there’s no chance of losing them in the back of a cupboard – smart.
Mini Chopper and Food Processor
Score: 87/100
Featuring a food pusher (used to feed in ingredients), a drip hole, non-slip feet, and a 0.7-litre bowl with measuring scale, it was hard to fault the design of this mini chopper. All the controls are accessibly positioned, and the bowl locks into place easily.
When in action, it blitzed herbs, breadcrumbs and salsa evenly without leaving behind much residue on the blade. And while its chopped nuts and onions were slightly uneven, it still did a good job. It did it quietly, too.
Eco Respect MQ80E840 Mini Chopper
Score: 85/100
Made with 23% recycled plastic, this mini chopper is part of Tefal’s Eco Respect range. It also boasts a 0.5-litre bowl and dishwasher-friendly blades for fuss-free clean-up.
It delivered good results across our tests, producing a thick and glossy mayonnaise, fine breadcrumbs, and evenly chopped onions. However, it struggled more when faced with nuts as a few clung to the blade, making the finished mix chunkier than testers intended.
We’d have liked some non-slip feet too as it wasn’t the sturdiest; however, keeping a hand around the base would easily solve this niggle.
The verdict: Which is the best mini chopper?
Our winner, the KitchenAid Cordless Mini Chopper, barely dropped a mark on test, so if it's within your budget, it shouldn't disappoint. For something a little cheaper though, our runner up, Ninja’s Professional Stackable Chopper, also put in an incredible performance.
And if you’re fed up with having too many kitchen gadgets to plug in, the OXO Good Grips Chopper, is the one for you. Simply press down on the knob to rotate the sharp blade and get chopping – no plug or battery required.
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We've been reviewing kitchen appliances for 100 years at the GHI, honing our protocols to ensure we're testing them exactly how you would use them at home. That way, we know they won't let you down.
Our homes testing manager, Blossom Boothroyd, oversees the creation of our protocols and analyses the results, before passing them onto our homes writer, Megan Geall.
Megan has researched and written about hundreds of homes products and is a keen cook, so knows what to look for in a multitasking kitchen gadget.
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