Vidalia Chop Wizards

Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2007, 10:20 pm Post subject: Vidalia Chop Wizards

Women! You have GOT to try this!

My husband got it for me so I'd stop slicing my fingers and I must say.......it's wonderful!
Progressive also makes one, but this Vidalia one has TWO sized blades.
Chop onions in one swift motion!
Dice veggies for an Israeli Salad!
Dice fruits to make a fruit salad!
I even used it for eggs tonight!!

You gotta try it! It's such a time-saver!
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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48156

did we discuss this before, or was it another board . . .

Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2007, 2:19 pm Post subject:

I have no clue....never noticed it before and it's not in the similar topics on bottom.

Gold Member Joined: Nov 15 2004 Posts: 1272

I think this was in a thread under favorite kitchen gadgets or gadgets you can't live without. I found this item on ebay and wondered if it really worked.

Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2007, 2:55 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure about the ones made by other companies, but this one works!

Silver Member Joined: Sep 06 2006 Posts: 620

This thread is so old but I just had to comment. This gadget is SO worth the $20 or less you'll spend. Speeds up daily salad prep - great for peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.... Do yourself a big favor and buy one today!

Senior Member Joined: Jun 08 2009 Posts: 238

I broke my first one by putting in a whole (but small) potato. Now I know to slice horizontally. and I do it for almost everything, even soft fruits/vegetables.

I also love this product. While I'm not thrilled that everything comes out diced and my food looks "the same", I can't quibble at all with the HUGE time savings!!!!

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 17 2008 Posts: 5050

I love it too. My only complaint with it is that it is too hard to push an onion through the very fine chopping blade. I don't have enough strength to do it. I usually wind up chopping the onion by hand or if someone else is around asking them to push it through.
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Posted: Tue, May 22 2012, 2:23 pm Post subject: re: Vidalia Chop Wizards

I find that I prefer a simple knife. Firstly, any thicker or harder vegetable has to be pre-sliced. Also, it's not so easy to clean, and chopping onions leaves a smell absorbed into the gadget, even after cleaning, that then gets passed on to any vegetable or fruit chopped afterwards. But I can see it being a lifesaver for larger salads or chopping jobs.
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Executive Member Joined: Jan 16 2012 Posts: 450

It used to take me like 45 min to make an Israeli salad. Now it takes only 10 min with the chop wizard. I agree abt the onion though, you have to cut thin slices before you chop it up.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4661

I love it too and have one for Pesach and one for year round.

I use it to chop onions (haven't chopped one by knife in years).
I use it for peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, etc. for stir fries, pepper steak, lasagnas, pizza etc.

You can't use it for raw potatoes but you can for cooked if you'd want them that small.

Silver Member Joined: Dec 06 2004 Posts: 818

I have one for chalavi and one for Bsari, we use ours all the time, saves me soooooo much time!

Posted: Wed, May 23 2012, 12:30 am Post subject: re: Vidalia Chop Wizards

cant live without mine. I try to keep a spare one around as I have a tendency to overstuff them and that causes them to break. The progressive brand works well as a replacement-u can use the vidalia blades in them too.
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