11/15/2023 0 Comments Old fashioned hand held food chopper![]() “Crucible steel” is used sometimes instead of “cast steel” but they’re two names for the same process. “Cast steel” is stamped on many antique tools to indicate a higher quality product. Until then the quality of steel varied greatly. The cast steel process was developed over decades in 17th century Britain and allowed for much improved quality control of the final product. It’s rather a two step process of melting previously made steel into a mold and then forging the steel. “Cast Steel” or “Warranted cast steel ” blades are not cast the way cast iron is. Food choppers should have a more obtuse angle than knives because a traditional 22 degree knife angle will soon be damaged when using a chopper. These are about 20' to 28 inches long, wood with brass fittings. Assorted old and antique carpenters levels. We have thoroughly cleaned them, oiled the wood (do not varnish or polyurethane the handle for the same reason you never varnish a canoe paddle handle) and sharpened the steel. antique wood & brass levels, lot of 4 old carpentry tools Davis & Cook 1896 patent. You may hang them on the wall as I did my collection in the 1970s but these are ready to USE if you choose to do so. We purchased a food chopper collection from an antique collector who had many wonderful objects, some of which will appear later. A thinner blade than the older hand forged choppers, these choppers work well as slicers as well as chopping. Ease of washing: easy-to-clean parts with not too many nooks and crannies.Late 19th century or early 20th century food chopper.Capacity of the bowl: as with speed, we wanted a good balance, we didn’t want the capacity to be too small that we couldn’t even fit an onion in it, equally not too large that it was verging into food processor territory.Functions: easy to use buttons, dials and knobs that make using the mini chopper a breezer were preferred.Design and aesthetic: logical design and good-looking pieces of kit were scored highly.We didn’t want to see any tearing of the parsley leaves, and curry pastes should be smooth Breadcrumbs needed to be consistently cut. Finished results: we were looking for fine and even results whatever we chopped.Loudness: quiet mini choppers are preferred.Small, compact designs are what we wanted to see, not something that could be mistaken for a food processor Kitchen footprint and storage: mini by name, mini by nature. ![]() Safety: the blades should not spin if the lid is not secured. ![]()
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