Is the slap chop any good?

[N2CHX]

Only sissies can't chop onions with a good chef's knife. My sole concession to modernity is that I like to use one of those flexible, plastic sheets on which to do the chopping -- makes it easier to shuffle the onion mince (or dice) into whatever vessel is required.

My xyl (who is an admitted sissy) has one of those chop-a-slop gadgets. It mashes the onion mince, making a wet mass of mashed bits laced through with strings and strips of onion skins (the very thin membranes between the layers). One hell of a mess.

Smart people work smarter, not harder :p

When I do an onion, I cut the ends and remove the skin, THEN throw it in the chopper. No mess. It's not that I CAN'T chop it with a knife, it's that if I want it finely chopped, the chopper thing is much, much faster. With three kids and everything else I've got going on, if I can get it done faster, all the better when it comes to cooking.

[W1GUH]

Yes it is much faster, and that's a big help when preparing food. But it's not my main motivation with onions. Albi, what do you do? Wear goggles when chopping onions? Whenever I chop onions the old fashioned way, I'm crying crocodile tears. But worst than that is the stinging and burning in my eyes for a long while afterwards. Shallots aren't so bad -- and anyway, shallots need to be chopped way more than regular onions, so there, I gotta do it manually.

OTHO...all other chopping I do by hand. I really love doing it by hand and usually the scents that are released are wonderful, especially with herbs like dill or basil.

BTW...the guy selling slap chops wasn't there last night. Drat. I figured a street vendor is probably selling for about $10. Well, that's what I'll pay. At that price it's worth it to see if they break immediately or last a while. Besides, [blush] I actually like the commercial!

[KG4CGC]

Burn a candle beside your chopping block when dealing with onions.

[W1GUH]

Burn a candle beside your chopping block when dealing with onions.

Tried that. Tried doing it under running watar. You name it, I tried it.

Oh, and that image? You sig sez it all! That bitch has no human feelings.

[W4RLR]

So I had the guy wrong? Ah...well. Yea, the guy who sez, "You're going to love my nuts" No, I'm not fond of the chopping board and knife, and I don't like my "conventional" chopper. I'm mainly talking about chopping onions. Vince says nobody needs to cry, life's too short. I can just about get an onion sliced and ready for a conventional chopper without the tears -- but when I used to do that with a knife it really made crocodile tears! OK...I'll ask the guy on the street how much?


[edit] Just looked it up. I was thinking of the shamwow guy.

This guy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Offer

[W1GUH]

This guy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Offer

Yep, that's the "You're gonna like my nuts" guy. And actually he's the "shamwow guy". Just found this:

ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust

Ah, yes...what raging hormones + money can get you!!!

[KG4CGC]

Yep, that's the "You're gonna like my nuts" guy. And actually he's the "shamwow guy". Just found this:

ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust

Ah, yes...what raging hormones + money can get you!!!

Yeah, and one of the questions I had when that went down was, Is this a set up? she tried to bite out his tongue! Talk about a career ender!
I imagine there is more bad blood out there than we care to know about in the TV pitchman world.

[w3bny]

Stiff margaritas and a side shooter then take a big honkin bite out of a serrano! wont worry about no damn onion anymore....hic

[KG4CGC]

Stiff margaritas and a side shooter then take a big honkin bite out of a serrano! wont worry about no damn onion anymore....hic

[W3WN]

Every time I call 'DSG "Slap chops", she gets hugely pissed off.

Is that any good? You decide...

I wouldn't do that if I were you. She ever dumps your butt in the street, there'll be a line of suitors around the block as soon as the word gets around.