Hamilton Beach Electric Vegetable Chopper & Mini Food Processor, 3-Cup, 350 Watts, for Dicing, Mincing, and Puree, Black (72850)
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Updated Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read
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Across the reviewers we read, the Hamilton Beach 3-Cup Stack & Press is the go-to budget chopper. At under $20 it carries a 4.6 average across more than 36,000 Amazon ratings, and its 'stack and press' design is widely praised as easy to assemble and clean. A BuyItForLife owner reports theirs has lasted 'like 20 years,' and verified retailer reviews call it 'a strong machine' for tasks like hummus.
What reviewers liked
- Extremely affordable with 4.6 stars across 36,000+ Amazon reviews
- Simple stack-and-press design is easy to assemble and clean
- BuyItForLife owners report many years of reliable use
Where it falls short
- Retailer reviewers say it struggles to chop vegetables into uniform pieces
- At least one BuyItForLife user reported the blade failing to turn early on
- 3-cup capacity and budget build limit it to small jobs
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Across the reviewers we read, the Hamilton Beach 3-Cup Stack & Press is the go-to budget chopper. At under $20 it carries a 4.6 average across more than 36,000 Amazon ratings, and its 'stack and press' design is widely praised as easy to assemble and clean. A BuyItForLife owner reports theirs has lasted 'like 20 years,' and verified retailer reviews call it 'a strong machine' for tasks like hummus.
The honest limits are precision and durability. target.com and retailer reviewers note it's 'difficult to have it chop vegetables into nice size pieces,' performing better on purées and pastes than uniform dicing, and a BuyItForLife thread describes a unit where 'the blade isn't turning' after about six uses. For the price, the consensus is that it's a capable little chopper as long as expectations match a small budget tool rather than a full processor.
- Simply stack and press to chop
- The patented stack & press design makes it easy to assemble and use. Simply press the lid to chop and release to stop. Since all you do is stack the lid on top of the bowl, no difficult twist-locking is needed.
- Perfect size for everyday use
- Chop and mix up to 3 cups of ingredients every day of the week with this 3 cup chopper. It's the perfect size for everyday use, yet small enough for easy storage.
- Easily chop, puree and emulsify with stainless steel blades: Durable stainless steel blades make easy work of a multitude of ingredients including onions, carrots and nuts. Oil dispenser on lid makes it easy to emulsify dressings, dips and sauces.
- Easy to clean
- The bowl, lid and removable blades of the Hamilton Beach chopper are all dishwasher safe.
- Power through tough ingredients
- This small food chopper has a 350 watt motor to provide all the power you need to prepare all types of food including onions, nuts, herbs, hummus, dressings and homemade baby food.
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Its a beast, I've had mine like 20 years, wife likes to joke its the real reason she married me (I mean, its not my looks). Been using it to ...
I use it several times a week (household of 2). I can tell this thing is cheap too, but the blade stays really sharp so it's always good to go.
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