Can a Food Chopper Dice Sun-Dried Tomatoes for Creamy Pasta?

[bridgetbakes]

I am making Creamy One Pot Pasta for a show tomorrow night. I have done this a number of times before and when it gets to the sun-dried tomatoes I usually have someone slice with the Forged Paring Knife.

However, I wondered if anyone has ever tried using the Food Chopper to dice sun-dried tomatoes before? Since I am already showcasing our Forged cutlery earlier in the recipe, I would love the chance to show off the Chopper. I am just wondering if it is sharp enough for SD tomotoes or if it would make a big mess?

Anyone know?

 

[bridgetbakes]

Bumping up...:chef:
HELP!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I'm thinking that Sun dried tomatoes would be too sticky to chop well with the food chopper. Is there something else you can chop instead of using a knife?

 

[wadesgirl]

I have only used a knife, the one time I tried it it didn't really work that well.

 

[Ginger428]

I use my old old kitchen shears, NOW I'll be using the NEW shears!!!

 

[bridgetbakes]

I use my old old kitchen shears, NOW I'll be using the NEW shears!!!

Ginger, thanks for the great idea to use the Kitchen Shears! Cutting sun-dried tomatoes with a knife is so messy!

Would still love a great idea for how to use the Food Chopper in that recipe though...

 

[Ginger428]

Ginger, thanks for the great idea to use the Kitchen Shears! Cutting sun-dried tomatoes with a knife is so messy!

Would still love a great idea for how to use the Food Chopper in that recipe though...

You could leave a few florets & small pieces of carrots & maybe say, If someone in your house doesn't like BIG pieces of veggies, you could do this.....HTH

 

[cheflorraine]

Definitely don't use the food chopper for the sun-dried tomatoes... I tried that (just at home) and it doesn't work at all because the tomatoes are just the wrong texture.

 

[munkee41182]

I'd say the Kitchen Sheers or even the Pizza Cutter.

 

[bridgetbakes]

Just thought I would let you all know that the Kitchen Shears worked like MAGIC in cutting the oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes! Truthfully it was a lot less messy than using one of the knives. Since I show off 2 of the knives earlier in the recipe, showing off another product like the shears works great.

THANKS for the suggestion!