A kitchen equipment that can be operated by hand, the Kwik-Kut Deluxe Food Chopper is made to chop and mince food with ease and speed. When the appliance was originally released in the US in the early 1900s, home cooks took to it right away because of its practicality and efficiency.
Initially, the Kwik-Kut Deluxe Food Chopper was promoted as a way to make chopping and mincing fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other food products easier. The apparatus is made up of a metal cylinder that contains sharp, revolving blades. The food to be chopped is placed within the cylinder by the user, who then rotates a crank to cut the meal into little pieces.
The Kwik-Kut Deluxe Food Chopper has experienced a number of improvements and design modifications over time. For more leverage, the tool was modified in the 1930s by adding a longer handle and a larger base. The gadget had yet another upgrade in the 1950s, this time with a plastic handle and a more simplified form.
The chopper has been around for over a century, and with the constant evolution of kitchen gadgets and tools, it has lost its popularity and presence in mainstream media and advertisements.
There are some families who have owned the Kwik-Kut chopper for generations and continue to use it regularly in their kitchen. Others have inherited it from older family members but may not use it as frequently.
