VINTAGE Kitchen GADGET Test #3 -- Do They Work?

[@ericabonsai5510]

Hearing Emmy say "I effed it up," made me giggle. It's like catching a kindergarten teacher swearing, so unexpected but refreshingly hilarious.

[@propheticjoe]

Erica XXX So much yes.

[@CommanderWiggins]

Apparently she used to swear like a sailor before she had kids!

[@acapellaseto]

Deku Kitty really? Is there videos of her when she doesn't have kids and swears?

[@CommanderWiggins]

Andrew Gao She mentioned it in a comment once, I don't remember where.

[@harrydavenport4798]

Erica Bonsai A

[@joannegray5138]

The fact that these gadgets still work and are still (relatively) intact speaks volumes. Things used to be made to last back then. Unlike the cheap and nasty flimsy plastic things now that break irreparably after the first or second use. That thing to make curly fries looked rather wasteful though. Imagine how many potatoes you'd need to make enough for a meal. And, btw, I also laughed at the Acme brand and immediately thought of the Roadrunner cartoons :)

[@KaitouKaiju]

There are plenty of plastic and metal tools from the 90s on around. Just look in any thrift store. Modern silicone pans and the like last for quite a while. Things last perfectly fine today, you just don't see all the old tools that failed - because they were thrown away.

[@MasterMichelleFL]

For the potato curl cutter, if you cut the potato into long sections just larger than the spiral you end up with, you waste less potato. Carrot curls work best for that...and taste great with cinnamon and honey and butter.

[@sharonjones346]

asked my grandma about the curler. she said potatos were smaller, and you use the rest for mash or whatever you like.

[@____Ann____]

You can just boil the rest and make mashed potatoes. I don't think (hope!) someone is going to toss the rest (80% of the potatoe).

[@rhodawatkins4516]

Ann They certainly wouldn't have back then. People were less wasteful. And the scraps went to the chickens.

[@Tam.I.am.]

imagine french frying those curls

[@JohnLucasJunior]

Tam M You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@pupmups-rq1cc]

u smart

[@Mr3Trois3]

i don't think "french fry" is a verb though :p

[@yavuzmarifet4528]

@@Mr3Trois3 ejnebfjdnwndjdjfjdd

[@edisonlimgo3807]

curly fries and crisscut fries!

[@LoungingPotato]

I honestly had no idea ACME was a real company! I just thought it was a Wile E. Coyote exclusive

[@emmymade]

I KNOW, RIGHT?! I was thinking the same exactly thing. Remember the anvils? 😂

[@alishadurbrow9254]

Do you think they really made anvils????

[@mandymckk]

There's like 50 Acme supermarkets around me, I always forget people don't know it's a real thing 😂

[@goawayleavemealone2880]

@Ritchie I know right...

[@laurametheny1008]

Ritchie I know! All those years sitting on the floor in front of the tv....Roadrunner!!😂💥Pow💥🐾

[@kraZkaTI]

With the curl cutter, perhaps you should stab the long end through first, then attach your grip and twist up. That way you're pulling the curl out with you as you're twisting.

[@evilkate666]

juicebox great minds think alike!

[@0623kaboom]

nope .. she went down right but you pull out not push through

[@eileenlester4342]

Indeed!

[@kelcritcarroll]

Im assuming the sarper edge is one sided?

[@CharlieMayBear]

I will always be fascinated by the differences between American and English. I've always just assumed that cilantro was a herb that wasn't avaliable in the UK, turns out it's just corriander!

[@scsswyatt]

At least in the US, coriander is the seed from cilantro that is ground into a powder, while cilantro is the leafy herb.

[@leannerivera7712]

In asia, its name is wansoy

[@VeryCherryCherry]

I didn't realize they were the same plant either. In Canada coriander is usually the seeds, and cilantro is the stems and leaves. Also hazelnut and filbert are the same, chickpea/garbanzo bean too!

[@laurahubbard6906]

@@leannerivera7712 it's also been called Chinese parsley.

[@rottnlove]

In my life, it's just grass clippings and disgusting.

[@richardjennings8809]

The herb chopper thingy, was also used to make strips of pastry for the top of pies etc. in a lattice pattern. For this it works really well as long as the blades are kept sharp. I still have one that dates from the early 1950s. Interesting video, thanks for sharing!

[@HeatherlinnDorkGirl]

I have my grandmoms gadgets from the early 1940s, they are still in great shape, sturdy, and i still use them. I learned cooking and things involved in. Ha from my grandmom with these tools. As did my mom and aunt, so these tools are super special.

[@lisawood3467]

Me too!

[@MasterMichelleFL]

Me too, and I got a great collection from my wife's grandmother too. Now I cook for her in her Gram's pants, and we eat on her old Currier and Ives set (we still have 12 of everything...lol.) I have her old pressure cookers, old baking pans of all kinds, and so many cool gadgets, like a three legged slicer (it has blades that look like modern food processor blades, but on a hand crank!) I LOVE using all this old school gadgetry!!❤❤

[@rhodawatkins4516]

Finnabair How does that work out...cooking in her Gram's pants? 😂 Doesn't seem quite sanitary.

[@mememkyu]

I want to see her make something using only vintage kitchen gadgets.

[@alyssabohl]

AnEmberNamedKimari that would be so fun to see!

[@mememkyu]

I know right?

[@vivianp5962]

Me too.

[@eileenlester4342]

Me, too!

[@justnormal2521]

First we make the cake batter in this vintage bowl and the ingredients are vintage flour, vintage eggs, and vintage milk. We will mix all this with our vintage hand mixer

[@emt3576]

"hello my beautiful lovelies" is the cutest greeting ever I love it

[@Honkey-Donkey]

Kwik Kutter style cutters are still sold. I have been meaning to get one, as I miss my old one. I find that I reach for it for all kinds of jobs, especially breaking up ground beef. As far as the herb chopper goes, that one just has dull blades. They work really good.

[@MasterMichelleFL]

She had her finger where her thumb goes, too. That makes a big difference with mine.

[@johnknotabuc]

Emmy, I inherited a toothed version of the kwik kutter from my mom. It's ideal for making slaw. I still use it if I don't feel like breaking out the food processor. The trick is to chop in a bowl.

[@debbieomi]

The toothed version was my grandmother's favorite way of making slaw. The straight edge was what she used for chopping apples and walnuts for her fruit salad and for biscuit cutting. This brought me right back to her farmhouse kitchen. :-)

[@ImFrelled]

My mother used hers to chop up tunafish.

[@dianac.2478]

I have fond memories of helping my mom chop pecans for her fruit salad with the toothed one... I've been on the look out for one since I've grown up.

[@brianarumley6500]

Yes! My mom has two and she also has her grandmother's. It's great for chopping and it's way easier to clean than a food processor.

[@bwold9138]

Exactly. I use mine for slaw, egg salad and a variety of things.

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

I’ve had one of those waffle fries "decorative cutters" my whole life. It’s also excellent for cutting cheese for party platters as well as carrots & cucumbers for soups & salads. 😃

[@_tonya_]

You are just the loveliest, most pleasant gadget tester I've ever watched 💕 ....even when you "eff" things up 🙊 😂

[@JM-or9dp]

You can use an empty can with the open part a bit sharpened as a chopper, works just as well (maybe even better) as that vintage chopper. My grandma (1914) always used a open can to chop stuff. Worth a try! ;)

[@MasterMichelleFL]

My great grandmother did too, especially when we camped!

[@0623kaboom]

will work well but wont stay as sharp .. mine is 90years on the same edge and still going .. a can will blunt after a few uses

[@crystalprice7858]

My mom used a can also. I spent plenty of time chopping cabbage for cole slaw. Worked like a charm!

[@FavouriteDarkness]

With the curler, once you feel you have reached the bottom, you pull it back up. Don't let il go all the way through the potato.

[@skyistrying]

That's the closest you've ever been to saying a curse word! you're so pure 😂

[@emmymade]

Ha! Ask my husband, I used to curse like a sailor.

[@victoriastutzenstein8433]

Sky Noele watch her first upload haha

[@SLOTHKay-jn6yf]

emmymadeinjapan the moss video hahaha😄

[@laurametheny1008]

Sky Noele OMG. I wondered..and the very first comment....😍😱Love you Emmy!💙😂🍠

[@laurametheny1008]

emmymadeinjapan So cute tho! I think you are the most entertaining and nice person on youtube! You let it slip we'll back you up lady!😍🍠

[@ronhyer1956]

I have your last gadget. Never used for herbs before. My mother and grandmother made the best egg noodles by dragging it across pasta dough, better than pushing it through. It made a pile of noodles super fast! Then plopped and stirred into a pot of chick soup. Wow, am I needing some of that chicken noodle soup now!

[@emmymade]

Emojis I neglect to use. ☣️ biohazard, 🗞 rolled up newspaper, 🏺 amphora, 🛰 satellite, 🚨 siren lights, 🌫 fog, ☄️ comet, ⛑ helmet with white cross, 👁‍🗨 I am a witness (what?!) What about you?

[@mariont6658]

emmymadeinjapan My neglected emojis? Hmmmm. ⛓ Chains, 🌝 Moon, 🗓 Calendar, 🎤 Microphone, 🚕 Taxi.

[@emilyclairmont4990]

emmymadeinjapan i think the i am a witness is "eyewitness!" you're so cute

[@LC-le9ew]

emmymadeinjapan 🚂🎲🕋🗜

[@brodymiles6119]

emmymadeinjapan 🤙🏻(call me) 👃🏻(smeller)🙅🏽‍♂️(stay away I'm a freaking ninja) 🐋 (the uncute whale) 🌬 (does my breathe smell) 🍢 ( what are you) 🏺(Egypt vase) and lots more

[@dayglass]

manhole*

[@c.d9713]

You know it's gonna be a good day when Emmy posts a video!! ✨

[@emmymade]

🤗

[@Koolkitty_9]

I'm so glad you uploaded because my social anxiety was up and your voice calmed me down

[@CallMeKyle1]

Adriane King her voice is one of the bests on KZbin

[@emmymade]

Glad I could help. 😊

[@CallMeKyle1]

emmymadeinjapan ahhhh i love you Emmy

[@KateGoldauthoress]

Me too

[@bostark7722]

Adriane King agreed her voice mellows me out

[@bertiebeetle3]

The crinkle potato cutter. I still have my mums and still use it. I had never thought of turning potato to make like a waffle cut. We have only ever made home made fries (known as chips in Australia btw ) with ours. This is my fav gadget for making them. Kids love having a go aswell.

[@badbilly1684]

Try the curl cutter in a drill

[@0623kaboom]

doesnt work

[@EdieBabeMonster]

Omg I have had that root veg coil thingy in my drawer for years and never knew what it was for despite asking many people - thank you so much!

[@jcb0249]

The twin curl cutter usually you would pull it back through the potato, think corkscrew, to remove the curls...But your handle is gone.

[@jomi025]

Yay, more vintage gadgets! Love these, Emmy. Hope I could get one of those criss-cut slicers here. And the round chopper is pretty cool, too.

[@ScandinavianToday]

Looks like the Twin Curl Cutter makes great thick curly potato fries....except only one at a time. Interesting that there was a tool for that back in the 30's. So charming to see the Ideal Food Chopper had a poem on the package. :-) Heidi

[@ShoshiPlatypus]

What a fascinating video! Those old gadgets work pretty well, I should say. The last one was very familiar to me. My mum used to have one, and I remember rolling away at parsley and mint to make sauces! That really brought back memories for me! It works brilliantly for parsley sauce because it breaks the parsley down as well as just cutting it, so you get a really nice flavoursome green sauce from it. These days I just use a knife.

[@zialuna3758]

I love this series! It reminds me of my parents in their heyday. My dad was always buying gadgets for my mom to use in the kitchen and she was always saying "thank you, dear" and ignoring them! Lol!

[@visionaryvenus]

Lol 😁

[@monicasherman4668]

Kind of sweet of him. He must've thought that he was helping to make work in the kitchen easier for her.

[@rottnlove]

Women live longer because they keep the knives in the kitchen.

[@rayrogue2595]

Emmy, I believe for the herb cutter you have to open the two pieces. Then you stick the herb in between and than close. The herb then should be more chopped then mushed when rolling the device. Hope this helps!

[@ALAPINO]

Emmy, if you have a variable speed drill/driver you might want to try that with your spiral cutter. Only if you have something with a low gear or clutch settings so as to not hurt yourself. :]

[@0623kaboom]

doesnt work ...

[@andreamurphy1126]

I've been collecting old kitchen gadgets X 35. Yrs... I have about 47 . I love them. They decorate my kitchen.... Awesome video

[@brischmidt1830]

That's so weird I work at an ACME supermarket! I know it's a very old business but seeing a product so old like that is very cool.

[@franlooving4203]

That was so cute. I am obsessed with the 1940s and look at these items, but never actually used. So glad to see you do this and show us. I giggled so much at your enthusiasm. I appreciate how you are not loud, cursing or all about the long hair pulled to the side to get people to click your videos. THANK YOU!

[@emileebaker8520]

"Unitasker," you say? Do I detect an Alton Brown fan?

[@emmymade]

Yeah, we go waaay back....

[@natashadavis2959]

emmymadeinjapan The circular cutter thing is a biscuit cutter. I had never thought of using it to cut other things. I've only ever thought of using it for baking. Like cutting butter into dough, and biscuits.

[@MasterMichelleFL]

@@natashadavis2959 Buscuit cutters aren't typically honed, or sharpened. This was actually sold as a quick easy chopping device. You can use it as a biscuit cutter too, of course. (I have both, plus an old biscuit cutter that doubled as a cooking form, for eggs, small round pan cakes, formed meat patties, etc. Kitchen gadgets were often reinvented and marketed as a "new tool".

[@ladycatsinger]

@@natashadavis2959 My main use for that cutter is as a pastry cutter for cutting butter or shortening into the dry ingredients when making biscuits. Works so much better than the typical pastry cutter with the multiple blades and is much easier to clean. I have several of the straight edged choppers, and one of the toothed ones. I was so happy when I found them on Amazon

[@maryblaylock6545]

My grandmother had all of those. My grandfather bought them. They had their own 'special 'drawer where they lived out of grandmother's way.

[@serefina666]

I saw this and all I can think about now is home made curly fries.

[@alexhamman2321]

When you do the potato curls, simply reverse the direction when you come to the end of the cut and the curls will back out easy-lemon-squeezy.

[@luuferrari5727]

I bet that the part that was missing in the gadget number one was also to pull the curls out

[@nancysalveson5812]

Those gadgets bring back memories of my grandmother's kitchen. The chopper, the potato curl thing & the waffle potato cutter are still in use in my daughter's home after being handed down through the family. I know that dates me, but it was nice to see old gadgets are still around & have not outlived their usefulness.

[@Isabellamaelyn]

You have an awesome personality! Love watching you!

[@lindaritz3255]

I have one of the round choppers that was my mothers. I’m 70 years old and just gave it to my daughter and the thing is still as sharp as it ever was. If you’ll put your cabbage or vegetables or whatever and a stainless steel bowl it chops much better than on a wooden surface. These little gadgets last forever

[@nanym6376]

I saw the waffle cut potatoes and automatically got hungry for chik fil a fries

[@ladywheatfield4630]

Same, but it's Sunday.

[@L0u3llaPUNK]

I read this and cursed that today was Sunday. Edit: the OP cursed us with cravings for Chik-fil-a in Sundays. There's no redemption and we're all condemned to this Hell now. Also, it's another Sunday that I happened to edit this on.

[@renaebona1931]

Noo it's Sunday

[@mousy3873]

I actually have a brand new herb/pasta cutter that I had received from my grandma last Christmas. I love it for pasta and cutting up herbs but I think the fact that the blades are brand new, and obviously sharper, really helps it cut it a lot better then the vintage one in the video. It's best application is really letting kids help me in the kitchen without worrying about them hurting themselves with a knife.

[@sollego9684]

Hey emmy! Just want to say hi and thanks for your videos. Me and my girlfriend adore you and your soothing voice calms my anxiety so thanks a million!

[@emmymade]

🙏 My pleasure.

[@sollego9684]

emmymadeinjapan your reply made my day lol.

[@KiharuKitty]

I have one of those round hand choppers! Its been in the family for years, and works great in a flat bottomed pan to chop nuts, cabbage, onions, anything you need finely chopped in a good quantity.

[@learningtobeme5195]

The herb dicer/pasta cutter may need to be sharpened. It's fascinating, especially as many of these gadgets have new, modern versions.

[@TheRazorEdged15]

I enjoy these videos a lot. :) My grandma had a lot of gadgets when I was growing up that her mother passed onto her after she died, including one like the waffle fry cutter you tried here! My grandma just passed away in February, so these videos bring back some fond memories to help me smile instead of cry.

[@trademarktm2222]

I love the packaging😱. Nostalgia.

[@carrielikethemovie1806]

My grandmother has a quick cut at her house and they are fantastic for making biscuit dough. When you first get the dough started and are working in Crisco or whatever and it keeps it from getting on your hands. We use it to start the dough for apple turnovers as well. Actually use it for a lot of things.

[@r.fomalhaut7786]

Ok, that chopper was awesome. I want one!

[@bsidethebox]

Search for "Kwik Cut" on Amazon! Made in America even. I've already ordered one for my kids to help out in the kitchen.

[@johnheath3534]

We use the round chopper to chop our collards after we cook them. Also to chop strawberries to mix with a little sugar to put over poundcake. I love the vintage kitchen tools.

[@pompgoo2099]

HI EMMY THANKS FOR MAKING THESE VIDEOS YOU MAKE MY DAY :3

[@emmymade]

You're welcome! :D

[@aprillethomas7840]

I have a Kwik Chopper with the scalloped edge. It was a gift from my husband's grandmother 55 years ago. I used it most of the time when I need chopped pecans or walnuts. It's a rough cut that's great from brownies and cookies. This video and your others was great fun to watch.

[@valentinamonserat9914]

I loved this episode. so fun!!!

[@LovatoLover22]

i really in enjoy the vintage kitchen gadget. i grew up going to yard sales, state sales, and thrift stores and ive always like the 1950's /1960's feel. (my grandfather grew up in the 50's and 60's and he's still alive today) keep doing these! plus your voice makes it so calm with out the music.

[@ValeriePallaoro]

How sweet how your camera refocuses while you are off screen, like it's "hey, looka what we have here?' all cute, n everything.

[@bwold9138]

I have the round chopper. It was my grandma's and I use it frequently. What it does well is if you throw items into a bowl you can chop it all up very quickly. I use it for egg salad with onions frequently.

[@gregorykons7823]

you should test a hotdogger, Emmy it's so fun to electrocute hot dog's ;)

[@emmymade]

O.M.G. I just googled this. YES. YES. YES.

[@gregorykons7823]

It would make my day to see that video;)

[@magalybeas5126]

Gregory Konopka hotdogger video is up!

[@SQuaz-me6ij]

Gregory Kons I

[@nunyabizzy]

I'd forgotten all about these! We had one when I was a kid. Yes, please!

[@Dj-ws9rj]

I had the chopper & used it about every day, simple but useful on a lot of stuff...I had a good collection of vintage gadgets, rolling pins, egg beaters a bunch of neat old kitchen ware, but when my house burned down I lost em all, & haven't had the initiative to collect any more but now this video is inspiring me!! I really like the curler, that's pretty neat 😀 if you don't want to add the round chopper to your kitchen, I will buy it, I actually been looking for another one!!

[@Imthebrownunicorn]

I love this series!!!!

[@NSN_CYND]

MsLiliblue congratulations you were first!

[@tazfrankszlasa6867]

I love to collect and use old kitchen utensils and gadgets. I have one of those Kwik cutters! Got mine at a yard sale. No box though,I just use mine as a biscuit cutter. Love your videos. Thnx.

[@Starlight.1998]

2:35 It flew 😂

[@invadeyospace]

Oh my glob, my grandmother gave me a serrated kwik-cut thingy and I love it! I use it for smashing beans for red beans and rice and black bean burgers. A+ cool old gadget!

[@bbbbbbbb6976]

Omg I love you so much thank you for Makeing suck great videos. I also live in RI I live in Newport I would love to meet you sometime

[@GrootsMamaw]

I think with the curly fry cutter thingy (yeah, technical term lol) I think you're supposed to back the tool out of the veggie and it pulls the corkscrew out with it. Worth a shot! 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@cance121]

OMG I HAVE THE TOOTHED VERSION OF THE CUTTER!!!!

[@cance121]

And I still don't know how to use it because the teeth don't cut all the way through

[@ImFrelled]

Press down and twist.

[@amyosgood6044]

We do too! But ours is new. Got it at a local place that have some replica kitchen gadgets. We love using it for egg saled

[@kolive81]

when you rolled out the bread to make a quick pie crust it reminded me of the quickie pies we made around a campfire. two slices of buttered bread on a hot iron and filled with cherry pie filling. When crispy they were sprinkled with powdered sugar. So delicious but I'd probably think they're much too sweet today.

[@sandrabennett2341]

When I was younger we used to have a kwik kut and I used it all the time. Mostly to cut my spaghetti because I always made a huge mess if I didn't cut the spaghetti, and it was safe enough for me to use as a child.

[@petermatten3315]

My gran had a herb chopper, it was used to chop mint leaves, for mint sauce with lamb.

[@adriannechambers6779]

emmy maybe some of those things need to be sharpened

[@patsymillar9447]

We have a cutter that we make chips with,similar to the one in the tape. We use it to make "daddy" chips. The kind our daddy used to make when we were growing up. Somehow they taste nicer than the normal kind.

[@trillcollins7847]

I'm not into ASMR, but your voice is so relaxing! I was just sick for four days straight and I watched a ton of your videos. Thanks for the interesting and inadvertently calming content!

[@shawnahammett]

My family has been using Kwik Choppers for generations and I still use it. It’s a must for things like egg salad or guacamole. I also love how it chops nuts. They don’t fly all over like with a knife. So happy to see you try one!

[@windhorse4straveler647]

My husband's grandmother used the chopper for Cole slaw. Hers was serated edge, but would still work well. She roughly cut the cabbage into a glass bowl and went to town with the chopper. Good stuff.

[@katydid1903]

The herb chopper is what my Grandmother used to make her homemade Kluski noodles that she always made with her chicken soup. I still have her original one from the 20's and I have a newer one that I use now. They really do work great... especially is you let your dough rest for about 20 minutes.

[@asbjrniden3621]

Those potato curls are beautiful, thank you for all your cozy videos, Emmy, they have become one of my main sources of relaxation :).

[@rachelcody3355]

I use vintage gadgets all the time. You can also make large biscuits with the chopper. Finding the original boxes is a find. Most threw them away when the products were new.

[@ItsNickPowers]

You're so calm and chill I just love watching your videos it's like therapeutic!!!

[@kimberleytramper8966]

The chopper is the most handy. I have cast iron skillets and I have used my food chopper to chop my ground chuck into smaller piece. I let the ground chuck cook some first. Works great on potatoes and onions in the skillet while the food is cooking. Works better to put the peanuts or nuts into a bowl and chop them up in there.

[@briannac5171]

aww! I have one of the quick cutters! My grandmother only ever used it to cut biscuits, and she gave it to me. My kids love when the biscuit cutter comes out!

[@skmcp57]

I have a couple of cookbooks dated 1880 and 1890. There is an old paper clipping in one of the cookbooks and it talked about kitchen utensils we're "at that time" , luxury items for those who could afford them. I find it interesting to know how they did things back then. I'm not young so I do remember some things my mother and grandmother used to cook with but some of the utensils you have shown, I've never seen.

[@colemyst]

My mother still has one of those chopper forty or fifty years old and still works. We used it in a wooden bowl so stuff falls back to the center. Onions, boiled eggs and potatoes for potato salad, fried potato, walnuts and dried fruit.A bit dull now but still cuts biscuits, and pastry crust fine.

[@doraima29]

From all of the vintage kitchen I have seen. The decorative cutter knife is the most useful today. You can make waffle fries without a mandoline that has a specialized cutter type thingy. Great video.

[@RalphBellairs]

My grandma used to have one of those herb choppers. Here in the UK we used it to make mint sauce to eat with roast lamb. You put mint leaves on a chopping board with a teaspoon of sugar, run the herb chopper over it a few times and add vinegar to taste.

[@InAHandBasket]

Amazon sells the quik cut still. I got an antique one and was surprised to see they are still sold. Chopping nuts with the serrated kwik cut is amazing. Works so well.

[@valsblackcatsrule8740]

My mom had a Quick Chopper with the fluted edge. It was perfect for chopping fruit for jams. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!

[@byrdshot4846]

My mother of 90 years old gave me the serrated version of the quick cut. Probably 30 years ago. She said it was great to chop up cooked greens and she was right! I know it's a unitasker but it still has a beloved place in my kitchen.

[@terrysmith9218]

The round ring chopper would be used for potato salad. Put all in a bowl. Use the chopper to finely chop the potato salad. You can also use a common tin can with the rim removed and a hole cut out at the bottom. 2. The wavy chopper I've seen used on carrot slices lengthwise for dips at get togethers.

[@carolgustafson1105]

I have the scalloped edged cutter & the herb/pasta chopper/roller you demonstrated, but have never used them, didn't know what they did. Just brought them out to test along with you. They were my mother's & she probably got them from her mother. Can't wait to make waffle carrots! Wish I had the other 2 tools you showed. Thanks!

[@lornaduwn]

My mom has one of those circle choppers. Her's has a serrated edge. The secret to making it work well is that you chop in a small bowl. It stops the pieces from flying out to the side and lets you chop a few layers at once. if you twist it as you chop then it tosses everything up for the next chop. She used a stainless steel bowl and as far as I know she is still using it as sharp as ever and she's had it for about 60 years.

[@friendlylexy23]

I remembered those. My grandmother had those wavy knife. 😍 i used to watch her cut potatoes & carrots w/ those. ❤️❤️

[@stormydavis5860]

My granny had a kwik chop she used it to cut biscuits and on cabbage to make coleslaw. You mentioned it being good for kids, and I have many memories of using it to chop cabbage when I was little.

[@pattaylor4407]

Great show! Fun to watch you use these tools! I think you could use the ripple cutter on pickling (Kirby) cucumbers to cut them to make bread and butter pickle chips!

[@juliahopkinson4013]

The herb chopper is better for cutting up fresh mint to make mint sauce, that’s what we used it for in the uk. Put some sugar over the mint and chop it up. Then put into a small dish add a little vinegar and hot water. More sugar too if required. Lovely fresh mint sauce for roast lamb 👍🏻😊

[@spugintrntl]

My mom has one of those herb cutters... she's never used it and I always wondered what it was for. She also has a toothed version of the quick-chopper. She always used it for chopping walnuts, but did it in a metal bowl so it would kind of mix them all together and they'd get really fine. I had no idea how old it was.

[@carolnorton2551]

I love that she can improvise and be creative with it. Very good.

[@Masterloaf]

The second gadget, the chopper...is what my mom always used growing up to chop things such as pickles (or potato salad) or onions.

[@jahmeb]

The second gadget is great for cutting cheese for a party tray. My kids used to love cutting up cheese for the big Christmas party we used to have when they were young.

[@stitchesbysue]

My mom always used the wavy cutter (second item) on melons for a big fruit salad to make the pieces pretty. I still have hers - and the first on - they still sell them in food garnishing kits (with an idea book!)