KitchenAid 291 food chopper 1.5-cup glass 18/8 stainless steel blades 3.5 x 8-inches

1.5-cup glass food chopper

The KitchenAid 291 is a manual food chopper built around a 1.5-cup glass container and 18/8 stainless steel plane-edge blades. It handles onions, eggs, vegetables, fruit, nuts and similar soft ingredients with a simple plunger action. The spring-loaded mechanism lifts the blades automatically for repetitive chopping. The compact 3.5 x 8-inch footprint stores easily in a drawer or cabinet.

1.5-cup capacity and soft-ingredient limits

The glass base holds up to 1.5 cups of food per batch, making it suited to small salads, snacks, tuna, hard-boiled eggs and similar prep tasks. It runs out of headroom quickly with large volumes or firm produce such as raw carrots or potatoes. The spring-action plunger is designed for softer textures; tough or fibrous items will not chop cleanly and may stall the mechanism.

Manual spring-action operation

The chopper relies entirely on hand pressure and the internal spring to return the blades, so speed and consistency depend on the user. The glass base is dishwasher safe while the lid, blades and plunger require hand washing. The unit contains no battery or motor, so it cannot be used for continuous processing or high-volume batches that an electric food processor would handle.