The 7 Best Electric Food Choppers Under $100, From Mini Choppers to Full Processors, Ranked & Reviewed

Our verdict: A 10-cup processor that slices, shreds, minces and purees, with a bowl scraper for easy cleanup.

The Hamilton Beach 10 Cup handles slicing, shredding, mincing and puree, and it has a bowl scraper and a stainless steel finish. It sits in the $50 to $100 bracket.

It wins because it covers the full job list of a kitchen processor at a price where most rivals only offer a mini chopper. Ten cups is enough for a family meal's worth of vegetables, and the bowl scraper cuts out the habit of stopping to push food down. The cost is cupboard space: a 10-cup base and bowl is not a drawer item. For a single clove of garlic or a spoonful of herbs, the work bowl is far too big.

Buy it if you want one machine for everything from coleslaw to hummus. Skip it if you have little storage.

Capacity

10 cups

Functions

Slice, shred, mince, puree

Cleaning

Easy clean bowl scraper

Finish

Stainless steel

Our verdict: A 12-cup Stack & Snap design that avoids the twist-lock fiddle of older processors.

The Hamilton Beach 12 Cup uses a Stack & Snap assembly: the bowl, lid and chute fit together without a bayonet twist. It is sold as a vegetable chopper and processor, in the $50 to $100 bracket.

The design target is simplicity. Many processors fail on the first use because the bowl, lid and safety lock do not line up, and a snap-together approach removes that frustration. Two extra cups of capacity make it better for meal prep and batch cooking. It ranks just below the 10-cup because the listing names fewer functions, so you rely on the Hamilton Beach reputation for the rest.

Buy it if you cook large batches. Skip it if cupboard space is tight.

Capacity

12 cups

Assembly

Stack and Snap

Function

Vegetable chopping

Bracket

$50 to $100

Our verdict: A 200W mini chopper with a 16-ounce bowl for mincing, chopping, grinding and blending.

The Ninja Express Chop is a 200W chopper with a 16-ounce bowl, aimed at mincing, chopping, grinding and blending. It sits in the $25 to $50 bracket.

Sixteen ounces is two cups, the right size for an onion, a handful of herbs or a batch of salsa. The 200W motor is enough for soft vegetables and nuts, though dense carrots need a pre-cut. The reason it ranks third, not first, is scope: it does not slice or shred. As a quick chopper it is among the easiest to store and clean.

Buy it if you chop small amounts daily. Skip it if you want discs for slicing.

Motor

200W

Bowl

16 ounces

Tasks

Mince, chop, grind, blend

Bracket

$25 to $50

Our verdict: A 5-cup KitchenAid chopper in Empire red, sized between a mini and a processor.

The KFC0516ER is a 5-cup food chopper in Empire red. It is the larger of KitchenAid's two compact choppers here.

Five cups gives room for a pot's worth of salsa or a batch of pesto, which a 16-ounce mini cannot do. It ranks fourth because the listing offers no motor wattage or blade details, so you are buying on capacity and brand. KitchenAid's colours also make it a countertop appliance you will not mind leaving out.

Buy it if you want a mid-size chopper that looks good on the counter. Skip it if you need published motor details.

Capacity

5 cups

Finish

Empire red

Model

KFC0516ER

Type

Food chopper

Our verdict: A cordless mini vegetable chopper that works anywhere without a socket.

The Hamilton Beach Cordless Mini is a battery-powered vegetable chopper, in the $50 to $100 bracket. It cuts the cord, so you can use it at a camp table or across the kitchen.

Cordless choppers appeal because they sit anywhere and tuck into a drawer. The compromise is run time and power, and the listing gives neither the capacity nor the battery life. It ranks fifth because the price puts it next to full processors, and its limited information makes that tough to justify.

Buy it if outlets are scarce or you cook outdoors. Skip it if you chop large quantities.

Power

Cordless

Type

Mini vegetable chopper

Brand

Hamilton Beach

Bracket

$50 to $100

Our verdict: A 3.5-cup KitchenAid chopper in Contour silver for small kitchens.

The KFC3516CU is a 3.5-cup food chopper in Contour silver. It is the smaller KitchenAid here.

It ranks sixth because 3.5 cups sits uncomfortably between the 16-ounce Ninja and the 5-cup KitchenAid, and the listing gives no motor or blade information. For a one or two person household, though, 3.5 cups handles most daily chopping, and the silver finish suits stainless kitchens.

Buy it if you want a KitchenAid and a modest footprint. Skip it if you cook for four or more.

Capacity

3.5 cups

Finish

Contour silver

Model

KFC3516CU

Type

Food chopper

Our verdict: A 3-cup mini processor with a reversible blade, in the $25 to $50 bracket.

The Cuisinart Mini is a compact 3-cup processor with a reversible blade, priced in the $25 to $50 bracket.

A reversible blade has a sharp side for chopping and a dull side for grinding or mixing, which is a practical touch in such a small machine. It ranks last because 3 cups is the smallest bowl here after the Ninja, and the listing lacks power detail. Cuisinart is a respected processor name.

Buy it if you want a small, trusted-brand chopper. Skip it if you want the biggest bowl.

Capacity

3 cups

Blade

Reversible

Size

Compact

Bracket

$25 to $50