Salsa Maker, Food Chopper, Mixer and Blender - Salsa Master Manual Food Processor

I first bought one of these salsa makers at the State Fair about 25 years ago, where they were demonstrating them by making pico de gallo, which was the best I had ever tasted. I have been using one ever since. It makes the best pico de gallo/salsa. It’s so easy and convenient to use and you can quickly mix up a batch of your favorite kind in no time. I also use it to chop up all kinds of vegetables (onions, tomatoes, celery, lettuce, cabbage) to use in soups, coleslaw, chopped salads, hashbrowns, tuna and egg salad, omelettes, relishes, dressings, etc. I have had ones with bigger bowls, but prefer the smaller one. It’s easier to use with smaller batches instead of cramming too much in the bowl. That puts a lot of stress on the maker and if it’s too full, it is difficult to turn. At times I have put probably too much in the bowl, and with continual use, it eventually cracked. I honestly think it was because of the stress that I was putting on the bowl by trying to chop too much at once and the vegetables were probably in too big of pieces,. So I’ve since learned that you cut the portions down and chop up in smaller batches. Some veggies need to be cut down or quartered before you put in. I use mine all of the time. I do hand wash mine instead of putting it in the dishwasher. If I have used it a lot, and I’ve had a lot of shredded items chopped up in the bowl, I will soak the lid in water to just make sure it cleans out all the nooks and crannies. I have never had trouble with any of the blades going dull, and mine have stayed very very sharp, and you do have to be careful when you are washing the unit that you don’t cut your fingers. The salsa master that I have just purchased here appears to be a very fine quality, it is durable, it works perfectly, and it appears to me that it will last a long time. I’ve already made several batches of salsa, mixed up some coleslaw, chopped up vegetables for soup, and chopped up onions and tomatoes and jalapeños for a relish that I like to put on my hotdogs and hamburgers. The salsa maker has become a regular part of my kitchen routine and there are endless possibilities for its use. I will never be without one and this one works perfectly.

I got a nearly identical chopper at the state fair some 15yrs ago and found I really loved it more than I expected. About a year or two ago, the crank handle finally cracked under pressure... I'm pretty sure removing and replacing it after every use probably had something to do with it.... so I zip tied it together to prevent it from completely breaking apart. After noticing that the blades were in also in rough shape; I finally decided to get a new one. As I mentioned, the "Salsa Master Food Chopper" is pretty much identical to my old one. You can tell that all these salsa makers of the same look are fabricated from the same mold by different Chinese companies, with extremely minor differences.... All these choppers have one "update" in common and that is the shape of the blades. My old chopper has 2 straight blades... sharp on one side and serrated on the other. This was so that you could turn clock wise and as things chopped and scooted around the sides, you could reverse the direction for a few turns. The new and improved blades are 3 curved blades at different levels. I think they should work even better; but if not I'll update this. The improved egg separator also has a small hole in the bottom. Not sure if that improves it, but we'll see. It also doesn't come with the whip attachment for liquids, so I'll just keep the old orig one since it works with the new chopper bowl. The differences I'm not pleased with is... The "pouring spout" didn't come with a stopper thing. It's been my experience that if accidentally left it off; food, esp liquids, will shoot out of it. Unfortunately this new chopper's spout is about 1/8" longer than my old chopper's so the spout cover can't be transferred... for this reason alone I would give 4-1/2 Stars if I could. The new chopper also is missing the handle by design. While it makes fitting it inside a cupboard easier, I do prefer a proper handle so my husband managed to transfer the old handle onto the new chopper (it has the orig handle holder part). Sadly, since the plastic post inside the old orig chopper bowl that the blades fit over won't fit the new blades, I can't keep the orig bowl as back up. All in all, I think I'll be happy with my new replacement chopper. Except for the lack of a spout "plug".

I have been using this Salsa Master for the last 15-20 yrs. I finally broke the handle off mine and was so excited when I found this "Salsa Master" As Seen on TV was available online and exactly the same. I purchased my original at a shopping mall demonstration and it has lasted longer than the mall. I like that it is extremely simple to use, has only 4 parts, cleans easily and the very sharp blades do the job and meet all my chopping needs. If you are into food processors and numerous attachments this is not for you. I highly recommend this small but mighty Salsa Master.

Every time I tried making salsa in a regular motorized food processor, it would chop the vegetables too finely and make more of a liquid sauce than a chunky salsa. This little unit, on the other hand, is cheap and effective for chopping up the tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic and herbs. It's easy to use even if you're not very strong, works very quickly, and pretty easy to clean up as it comes apart with almost no time or effort. However, it doesn't eliminate chopping because even relatively smallish tomatoes (for example, sized about halfway between a jumbo egg and a tennis ball) have to be cut into halves or smaller before they'll fit in there, and the capacity is only enough for fairly small batches of salsa. It feels a bit flimsy and I broke one once, so they aren't all that tough. Pros: Makes good salsa very quickly, easy to take apart and clean, easy to put back together Cons: Not very sturdy, not very large, still need to cut bigger veggies manually Bottom line: If you make salsa, I recommend this. It really works well and the price is good (around $10 at the time of this review)

I have been looking at these gadgets for a while since i cook a lot and use onion a lot and am so tired of hand chopping and crying. Don't remember what made me choose 'salsa maker' but i am glad i did. It is a wonderful gadget and it delivers what is promised! I am impressed!! Bowl holds quite a bit, it is easy to assemble and cranking the handle takes little effort. Yes, you can control just how fine a chop you want. Clean up is easy, i do it by hand and right away before it dries up. Cover needs not be submerged in water so i have to be careful and hopefully it will turn into an automatic habit with time. Overall, i am very pleased with this purchase, it exceeded my expectations and i highly recommend it. In the days of technology running our lives, this is manual and very simple, but it delivers! Thank you!!

well after reading the reviews, I thought- WELL! not a lot to lose but if it works, OK! I wanted the chunky salsa that didn't leave my tomatoes a gooey mess with all that runny juices. Well the other reviewer DID NOT!!!!- let me down- thank you!! I have used this item a number of times, mostly right as company is arriving. After several shots, I have my recommendation to others: 1- start with the green pepper (by itself) and rotate to your desired size. The double blade is very quick so keep an eye on the cuttings size until you master this thing- it will go nuts!!! I like small to med chucks of peppers. Open lid and remove as much as possible into a bowl 2- throw in the jalapeno pepper in cut quarters. I like this very fine so I give it a couple extra turns, then remove. 3-onions, I cut the onions in 1/8 slices and toss in,,, now could it do bigger chunks, yeah, but just not taking the chance when all it takes is an extra 3 seconds. This does two things, the unit spins quick off the bat, and I like the onions pieces 1/4" cubes in size, no finer, and this will knock out a whole onion to perfect size in seconds. Don't shed a tear and remove. 4- I then throw in the cilantro, as someone posted, this unit does not handle this too well so I diced it up fairly fine then threw it in for a final cut. Then removed 5- Last- tomatoes! I chop one tomato at a time and since it only takes seconds,,, not a big deal since I use 3-4 big ones! I cut the tomato into 1/8's after removing the stem. This also allows the unit to make uniform size chunks, this does not take much turning so be careful here! I like my tomatoes to be ~ size of onions or bit larger. This thing will slice those pieces to perfection without turning it into a gooey mess- just PERFECT!!! After finishing the tomatoes, I throw in a squeeze of lime and other seasonings and stir. I can't tell you how impress with this the neighbors are,lid locks quickly, cleans with a rinse, all parts fit into the chopping bowl cavity including the crank (always turn clockwise!), stainless steel blades and no sign of rust even with all this acidic contact!! I am not spending $10 for that little jar of "home made stuff" anymore- this, I crank out enough to last several days and stay perfect in the frig, could it last longer? well I guess I need to make something a lot bigger than 4 tomatoes cause it is GONE!!!! to quick, flavor of this has made this a true must for the kitchen. And if you like omelets with tomatoes, mushrooms,etc,,, this will knock it out in 10 seconds- I would not recommend overloading this thing, the quality of cut is not there and you could break the geardrive- not worth saving a couple seconds

Works great

I bought this because I love the salsa you can get in restaurants, but I'm not a fan of the jarred stuff you get in the grocery stores. I grow my own tomatoes and peppers so this is wonderful for a quick batch of fresh salsa. Now that it's winter, I decided to try making salsa with canned, peeled, whole tomatoes and store bought peppers. I really didn't think it would be very good but it came out surprisingly tasty using my little chopper. Maybe not quite as good as homegrown but still very good and even faster to make since I didn't have to peel my own tomatoes! It only makes small amounts at a time, probably enough for 2 people, but it's very fast so not a big deal to make more to serve a group. Also you still have to cut your food into smaller chunks to fit in here, so don't expect to just throw whole onions or tomatoes in here. This is very simple to put together and take apart for cleaning, but the blade is quite sharp so be careful when handling it. I like that you can choose how chunky or how fine you want the food to be chopped, versus with a food processor which mainly makes "salsa soup". Altogether, I was impressed with how well this works and how inexpensive it is.