If you love dips and making your own sauces then the Aura Chop & Blend is a must-have gadget. Simply put your fruits, veggies or herbs into its container, press the button and in an instant your ingredients have been chopped and blended to perfection.

It uses an innovative figure-of-8 eight shaped blade with no sharp points to do both chopping and blending actions. The blades can even crush ice if you fancy making a smoothie or a slush.

The non-grip base doubles up as a lid. This means you can whip up your dip and store it in the fridge, or take it with you – perfect if you’re off to a party or going on a picnic.

There are two types of food choppers on the market – electric food choppers and manual food choppers. No matter what type you choose, such a food chopper is able to make your food preparation time cut sharply, helping you cook food quickly.

However, not all the food choppers perform the same. Some of them (like spring-type blade, hand-slap choppers) are in small size and you need to downsize vegetable portions, but they are also useful in your kitchen.

Well, although there are plenty of food choppers different from sizes and styles, the basic function is the same. They can be used to coarse, chop or fine. If you need to fine food well, you should process or pulse longer.