Additional features: Not content with just chopping, some manufacturers have added extra features to the design of their mini choppers to make their use go further. Ones to look out for include: Kitchen footprint and storage: mini by name, mini by nature. Small, compact designs are what we wanted to see, not something that could be mistaken for a food processor

Trim off the dry stem end of the clove. If you look at the peeled clove of garlic, you'll see a narrow tip at one end and a wide, dry end where it used to be connected to the stem. Use the knife to cut just the dry bit off. [4] X Research source Capacity of the bowl: as with speed, we wanted a good balance, we didn’t want the capacity to be too small that we couldn’t even fit an onion in it, equally not too large that it was verging into food processor territory Functions: easy to use buttons, dials and knobs that make using the mini chopper a breezer were preferred Finished results: we were looking for fine and even results whatever we chopped. Onions should be cleanly cut, not mushy. Breadcrumbs needed to be consistently cut. We didn’t want to see any tearing of the parsley leaves, and curry pastes should be smooth Push the flat side of a knife on the clove to loosen the peel. Take a chef's knife and lay it on the clove so the flat side is resting on top of it. Hold the knife handle with one hand and bring the palm of your other hand down on the flat blade. The pressure of your palm will smash the clove. [1] X Research source

Ease of use: we wanted to see mini choppers that were easy to assemble, with an unfussy control panel verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jessica Gibson. Jessica Gibson is a Writer and Editor who's been with wikiHow since 2014. After completing a year of art studies at the Emily Carr University in Vancouver, she graduated from Columbia College with a BA in History. Jessica also completed an MA in History from The University of Oregon in 2013. Storage lids and bowls that double as serving bowls: store or serve your food in the mixing bowl instead of having to decant it.

Pouring lips: like a pouring lip on a jug, this feature makes getting your mixes out of the bowl cleaner and easier. Dripper holes: these take the form of small indents in the lid of the chopper. They have a hole on the underside and can be used when making emulsions, like mayonnaise, as the oil drips into the mix slowly. Ease of washing: easy-to-clean parts with not too many nooks and crannies. If parts can be cleaned in the dishwasher, even better