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[okie smokie]

Use a knife, since I chopped off the end of my right thumb (sewed it back on) on Christmas day 2019. That was done with the Harp style potato slicer. Feel more at home with a knife than a gadget. (PS. the potatoes were still very tasty).

[BigDave83]

I have standing and walking issues also. I usually just sit down at the table and chop up what I need, usually with just  knife. I will chop extra onions and keep in a lock n lock. I will do peppers also at times if I know I will be using them in a day or two at the most, they don't keep well once cut up.

We have gone to salad mix in a bag usually.

I have a few things I will use for specific things like making homemade potato chips, or something that I want uniformity or close to it. I like my mandolin but hate cleaning it. I have one of two of the choppers pictured above also and they work great for some things. I use my apple peeler at times but I use the apple cutter you place on top and just push down and cores and slices the apple. It saves a lot of time when I make applesauce.

 I usually only cook for 2 so it isn't a lot of prep work.

Find me an easy and quick way to peel Taters and I would be grateful.

Why do you peel potatoes?

Well, the people I usually cook for won't eat the peeling even if doing mashed. Me I wouldn't peel for myself, I love a good baked potato. Potato salad same thing peelings mean it won't get eaten.

[glitchy]

I have a chopper similar to what 02ebz06 from Pampered Chef., I use it mostly for minced onions and chopping nuts. It opens up and washes in dishwasher. I have a manual mandolin I use for slicing potatoes, cucumbers, etc. when I doing a few and want even slices. It as well is dishwasher safe. I have a little electric chopper like a really mini food processor I use for things like chimichurri sauce. I also have the large Cuisinart Food Processoe I’ve only used a few times because of all the cleanup. It does work well for homemade blizzards though. I would use it more if cooking bigger batches.

However, the majority of what I do is still done with a knife.

[bregent]

For shredding and grating large amounts, we use the King Kutter. Also slices some fruits and veggies very well. Clean up takes less than a minute. I got ours on Ebay for about $40.