Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus

So this is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets.  One I sorely ignored for quite awhile before I began using it on a regular basis.

My daughter had given it to me as a gift (she loves hers) but I still continued to cut everything with a knife after I received it.  I would cut my finger dicing onions and my daughter would scold me “Ma, use the mini-cuisinart!! ” Then one day I had to chop onions and garlic for a recipe.  I loath to cut/mince or whatever garlic.  It occurred to me that I could do them together in the Min-Prep.  Eureka!!  It had been sitting there the whole time, waiting.

Needless to say, I use it regularly now.  Not only to chop onions and garlic but to make a small amount of breadcrumbs, whip up a salad dressing, chop nuts, the list goes on.

So here it is on Amazon:  Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus.  It’s not that much money and comes in a lot of awesome (cute) colors, if you would like to match your kitchen decor.  (I leave mine out all the time.)

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