Nut Choppers Are Essential Tools in My Kitchen
I use my nut grinder almost every day. I use it most mornings when I chop the walnuts for Barb's Power Breakfast Cereal. I also put chopped walnuts in my Buckwheat Blueberry Breakfast Pudding for cold mornings. Most of my baked goods contain nuts. All of those nuts need to be chopped into smaller pieces. |
| My Progressive Nut Chopper, Divided into its Parts |
Here's Why I Needed to Buy the Progressive Nut Chopper
Norpro Hand Crank Nut Walnut Almond Peanut Chopper Cutter Grinder Time Saver
For most of my over fifty years in the kitchen, I used this manual nut grinder and loved it.
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Then one morning I accidentally broke the glass base. I tried the top on every empty jar I had in my cupboard, but not one fit. They were too large or too small or had different size screwing threads to fit a vacuum lid. I tried using one those jars with the same diameter opening, trying to hold the top on while I turned the crank, but it was just too awkward.
I was otherwise perfectly happy with this nut grinder . I would screw the grinder / chopper element onto the glass jar base, put in the nuts I wanted to grind, and crank the handle. I never had a problem. When I finished grinding the nuts I removed the grinder part and dumped any loose nut pieces into the bowl which was ready to receive them. Then I also emptied the jar into the bowl. After the jar was empty, I'd put it in the dishwasher and hand wash the plastic grinder top and lid.
My Review of the Progressive Nut Chopper
Even though I had been very happy with my Norpro Nut Chopper / Grinder, I bought the Progressive Nut Chopper to replace it because it was completely made of plastic. I would not have to worry about the bottom breaking. I also liked the fact that I could put all the parts in the dishwasher.
The Progressive Nut Chopper works the same way as the Norpro Nut Chopper. I turn the handle clockwise for nuts chopped coarsely. For a finer grind I turn the handle counterclockwise. The only difference is that there is more distance between the cutting blades on the Progressive model. More nut pieces seem to get stuck on the blades that have to be removed by scraping off the blades when I'm finished chopping than there are when I use the Norpro model. There is no difference in quality of the chopped nuts.
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| A Close Look at the Progressive Nut Chopper Blades in Action |
More Features of the Progressive Nut Chopper
Other things I appreciate about the Progressive Chopper that were lacking in the Norpro are the large non-slip base and the measuring lines on the container. With the Norpro I was always guessing how many nuts I'd chopped until I emptied them into a measuring cup. The Progressive Chopper holds one and one-half cups of nuts in the base and I can see exactly how many I have finished chopping.
Which Nut Chopper is Right for You?
Both nut choppers work the same way, so which you buy will depend on how important these unique features of the Progressive Nut Chopper are to you.
- More durable plastic base that is hard to break
- All parts may go into top rack of dishwasher
- Convenient measuring lines on base
- Non-slip base
You will pay a bit more to get those features, but you will also not have to worry very much about having to replace a broken base. If that doesn't matter to you, you can probably do just as well with the Norpro Chopper. Either nut chopper will give you great value and last a long time -- unless you accidentally drop the Norpro or knock it against a hard surface.
Which Nut Chopper Will You Choose?
Prepworks by Progressive Nut Chopper with Non-Skid BaseNorpro Hand Crank Nut Walnut Almond Peanut Chopper
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