Bear in mind that we still had to cut the onion in half and remove the peel, so there were still a few tears, but since you simply press the lid on the chopper to cut the onion, there was no safety risk. Having had the opportunity to text out this OXO veggie chopper, here's everything to know about this handy kitchen gadget. How to use the OXO vegetable chopper OXO have come a long way since Sam Farber designed that first OXO peeler. Today, you’ll find a wide array of OXO kitchen utensils available at Lakeland, from saucepans with comfortable stay-cool handles and Good Grip garlic presses to easy-to-use soft handled can openers and these fantastic multi-purpose fruit preparation tools. OXO aims to question the status quo, designing products which make everyday tasks that little bit easier, irrespective of age, gender, or whether you’re right or left handed. Today OXO offers over 1000 products which have a tangible impact on the ease of everyday life.

To summarise, we recommend this tool. There are many things we love about this vegetable chopper. It’s easy to use, easy to clean — what more could you really want? OXO have been making thoughtfully designed, easy-to-use household utensils and items since 1990. The brand takes a closer look at everyday objects and activities, then decides how to make them simpler, faster and easier through intelligent design and subtle tweaks. OXO utensils are friendly, functional, high-quality and can make your everyday life that little bit easier. The Good Grips range was started when OXO founder Sam Harber saw that his arthritic wife was struggling to use a vegetable peeler, and became inspired to make one that was easy to grip and use for everyone. And it’s since transformed into a full range of helpful, everyday products. While we did find it much easier to chop the carrots using the OXO vegetable chopper in comparison to a knife, we did have to press quite hard down on the lid, and think that if the carrots we used were much bigger it would have been difficult to chop. Because of this, we do recommend that you slice your harder vegetables (such as potatoes, carrots, parsnips etc) to make them more manageable. OXO make superb kitchen utensils, but they’ve applied their expertise to a wider range of household products too. Particularly their selection of OXO food storage containers.

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For this reason, when testing, we only used the chopper. It made the experience of chopping onions much easier, and from now on, we won’t have to ask other household members to take over this particular task. Take the stress out of chopping apples, onions, and other fruit and veg with OXO Good Grips’ Vegetable Chopper. We also think, with Christmas fast approaching, that this will make a great gift for the resident chef in your family — it will also be the perfect gift for yourself if you’re looking to make your own life easier. First of all, the vegetable chopper is part of the OXO Good Grips range, which focuses on making everyday products easier to use — they offer products ranging from laptop cleaner, to toilet brushes, to lint removers.

The Vegetable Chopper also has a non-slip base for extra stability when chopping, and easily comes apart for cleaning. You can even put it in the dishwasher.If you own any OXO Good Grips items, you know how well they work. If you’re OXO Good Grips curious, now’s the time to discover how excellent they are for yourself. You’ll find an expansive range of OXO kitchen utensils, home devices and OXO food storage containers available at Lakeland. Whatever your household needs, we’re confident we’ve got an OXO Good Grips solution to make life simpler. The OXO Good Grips promise To be frank, there is little we don’t like about this accessory. For the price, it performed decently with all the vegetables we tested. However, there are a couple of caveats. Simple ideas are often the best. And for kitchens, bathrooms and everywhere else throughout your home, you can bet there will be a tried and tested 'good grips' solution from those clever people at OXO. OXO Good Grips have long had a widespread appeal and anyone who likes to make life that little bit easier will love these inspirational products. So why not join the OXO Good Grips fan club and see why they’re relied upon to lend a hand in kitchens all over the UK.

When crafting Good Grips tools, OXO focus on the turning, twisting, pushing, pulling and pouring actions they’re put to, and come up with the ingenious, reliable, soft-grip handles that put you in control even when your hands are wet. You really have to get your hands on an OXO Good Grips utensil to appreciate how wonderfully designed they are. OXO Good Grips kitchen utensils Now, onto the onions. If you’re anything like us and have particularly sensitive eyes, cutting onions can be an absolute nightmare. One second, you’re happily chopping away, and the next you’re trying to blink through the tears forming in your eyes. If you do have this problem, then it can actually become unsafe to continue preparing the veg, as you need to be fully aware when using knives. Of course, you can get your hands on one those iconic coffee machines that started the Good Grips revolution. OXO Good Grips containersWe love the non-slip base, which makes the device even safer when chopping harder vegetables, and we love how easy the chopper is to clean and use, making it perfect for those who need a bit of extra help in the kitchen, or even those who just want to make their time in the kitchen shorter. We actually prefer using one of these in comparison to an electric vegetable chopper, as they can sometimes be a bit heavy-handed and produce a mush. So while using a manual chopper might take a bit longer, we think that the result is far superior based on our experience we think the OXO Good Grips Vegetable Chopper is a great manual chopper.