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Summary: Need some help with kitchen appliances? Our expert is here to teach you how to use a chopper for onions and tomatoes in this free video on cooking utensils.
Dennise Juernigan is an independent Pampered Chef consultant who has been working with kitchen utensils for several years.read more
"Now to chop your onion. You are going to want to cut it into a nice portion to put in your chopper. You can chop it directly in the lid or on the cutting board. We are going to do some finely chopped onions and this would prevent the tears and the spraying of the onion juice that sometimes you don't want to get on you. This would keep it away from your hands cause you would not be actually handling it. You do straight on your cutting board to cut coarsely; you are going to chop 1,2,3. If you want it finely chopped, you are going to probably go to 7. That would give you coarsely chopped onions in just seconds without any tears or smell left behind on your hand. Now if you wanted to do a tomato, again you are going to do the same. You are going to cut into to a portion. I'm going to chopped directly straight onto the cutting board and we are going to chop this a little less fine; a little bit more coarse. We are going to do 1,2,3. Then you got a coarsely cut tomato. If you wanted it a little finer, you are going to add another chop or two and then you have your coarsely chopped tomato. To store it you are just going to disassemble it and put it in your dishwasher for cleaning. Enjoy your chopped vegetables!"
eHow Article: How to Use a Chopper for Onions & Tomatoes