Salsa Maker, Food Chopper, Mixer and Blender - Salsa Master Manual Food Processor

I first bought one of these salsa makers at the State Fair about 25 years ago, where they were demonstrating them by making pico de gallo, which was the best I had ever tasted. I have been using one ever since. It makes the best pico de gallo/salsa. It’s so easy and convenient to use and you can quickly mix up a batch of your favorite kind in no time. I also use it to chop up all kinds of vegetables (onions, tomatoes, celery, lettuce, cabbage) to use in soups, coleslaw, chopped salads, hashbrowns, tuna and egg salad, omelettes, relishes, dressings, etc. I have had ones with bigger bowls, but prefer the smaller one. It’s easier to use with smaller batches instead of cramming too much in the bowl. That puts a lot of stress on the maker and if it’s too full, it is difficult to turn. At times I have put probably too much in the bowl, and with continual use, it eventually cracked. I honestly think it was because of the stress that I was putting on the bowl by trying to chop too much at once and the vegetables were probably in too big of pieces,. So I’ve since learned that you cut the portions down and chop up in smaller batches. Some veggies need to be cut down or quartered before you put in. I use mine all of the time. I do hand wash mine instead of putting it in the dishwasher. If I have used it a lot, and I’ve had a lot of shredded items chopped up in the bowl, I will soak the lid in water to just make sure it cleans out all the nooks and crannies. I have never had trouble with any of the blades going dull, and mine have stayed very very sharp, and you do have to be careful when you are washing the unit that you don’t cut your fingers. The salsa master that I have just purchased here appears to be a very fine quality, it is durable, it works perfectly, and it appears to me that it will last a long time. I’ve already made several batches of salsa, mixed up some coleslaw, chopped up vegetables for soup, and chopped up onions and tomatoes and jalapeños for a relish that I like to put on my hotdogs and hamburgers. The salsa maker has become a regular part of my kitchen routine and there are endless possibilities for its use. I will never be without one and this one works perfectly.

I got a nearly identical chopper at the state fair some 15yrs ago and found I really loved it more than I expected. About a year or two ago, the crank handle finally cracked under pressure... I'm pretty sure removing and replacing it after every use probably had something to do with it.... so I zip tied it together to prevent it from completely breaking apart. After noticing that the blades were in also in rough shape; I finally decided to get a new one.As I mentioned, the "Salsa Master Food Chopper" is pretty much identical to my old one. You can tell that all these salsa makers of the same look are fabricated from the same mold by different Chinese companies, with extremely minor differences....All these choppers have one "update" in common and that is the shape of the blades. My old chopper has 2 straight blades... sharp on one side and serrated on the other. This was so that you could turn clock wise and as things chopped and scooted around the sides, you could reverse the direction for a few turns. The new and improved blades are 3 curved blades at different levels. I think they should work even better; but if not I'll update this. The improved egg separator also has a small hole in the bottom. Not sure if that improves it, but we'll see.It also doesn't come with the whip attachment for liquids, so I'll just keep the old orig one since it works with the new chopper bowl.The differences I'm not pleased with is...The "pouring spout" didn't come with a stopper thing. It's been my experience that if accidentally left it off; food, esp liquids, will shoot out of it. Unfortunately this new chopper's spout is about 1/8" longer than my old chopper's so the spout cover can't be transferred... for this reason alone I would give 4-1/2 Stars if I could.The new chopper also is missing the handle by design. While it makes fitting it inside a cupboard easier, I do prefer a proper handle so my husband managed to transfer the old handle onto the new chopper (it has the orig handle holder part).Sadly, since the plastic post inside the old orig chopper bowl that the blades fit over won't fit the new blades, I can't keep the orig bowl as back up.All in all, I think I'll be happy with my new replacement chopper. Except for the lack of a spout "plug".

I bought this because I love the salsa you can get in restaurants, but I'm not a fan of the jarred stuff you get in the grocery stores. I grow my own tomatoes and peppers so this is wonderful for a quick batch of fresh salsa. Now that it's winter, I decided to try making salsa with canned, peeled, whole tomatoes and store bought peppers. I really didn't think it would be very good but it came out surprisingly tasty using my little chopper. Maybe not quite as good as homegrown but still very good and even faster to make since I didn't have to peel my own tomatoes!It only makes small amounts at a time, probably enough for 2 people, but it's very fast so not a big deal to make more to serve a group. Also you still have to cut your food into smaller chunks to fit in here, so don't expect to just throw whole onions or tomatoes in here. This is very simple to put together and take apart for cleaning, but the blade is quite sharp so be careful when handling it. I like that you can choose how chunky or how fine you want the food to be chopped, versus with a food processor which mainly makes "salsa soup".Altogether, I was impressed with how well this works and how inexpensive it is.

One of the YouTube influencers showed this in action and it worked great! What a great idea to make meal prep easier, just a few turns and this would chop your veggies.Sadly, my veggies got cut half-way through and just rode around on the blades. It went back.I won't give it only one star like some do, I'm sure it works well for the vast majority of people, just not me.