Scrub Daddy Color Sponges (3-Pack)
The smiley-face sponge that's weirdly not a gimmick. Rock-hard in cold water for scrubbing, soft in warm for gentle jobs — and it won't scratch your nonstick.
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Hamilton Beach Electric Mini Chopper
A plug-in, press-down chopper the size of a coffee mug. No blades to swap, no technique to learn — press the lid and it chops.
Scorecard
Ease of use 5.0
Chop quality 4.5
Capacity 3.5
Cleanup 4.5
Worth the money 5.0
What we liked
- Dead-simple press-down operation — no buttons, no settings
- Tiny footprint that lives in a cabinet or on the counter
- Cheap enough to be an impulse buy, durable enough to last
What we didn't
- 3-cup bowl is small for batch prep
- Overfill it and the chop comes out uneven
The Hamilton Beach mini chopper is the appliance equivalent of a light switch: press the lid, it chops; let go, it stops. There’s no speed dial, no pulse mode, no manual. That simplicity is the whole product, and it’s why tens of thousands of people keep one on the counter.
For its size, it punches well above its class. Onions, garlic, herbs, nuts, a quick salsa — the 350-watt motor handles all of it in a few seconds of pulsing. The footprint is genuinely tiny, so it earns its counter space even in a small kitchen, and the bowl and blade go straight in the dishwasher.
Know the limits. Three cups fills up fast — if you’re prepping for a crowd, you’ll be working in batches. And it rewards restraint: stuff the bowl to the brim and you’ll get paste at the bottom and chunks at the top. Half to two-thirds full is the sweet spot for an even chop.
Measured specs
Bowl capacity
3 cups
Fine for one onion, tight for meal-prep batches
Motor
350 W
Enough for nuts and hard veg, not a blender
Controls
Press-down lid
The lid is the button — press to chop, release to stop
Footprint
About 5 in wide
Smaller than most coffee makers
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