This donut-shaped mincing knife is meant to be used for finely chopping herbs or anything else that has to be cut down to an almost paste-like texture. It’s pretty, has a blade-cover that protects you from the sharp edge and the sharp edge from the other knives in the drawer, and it is most likely useless.
The curved blade design is modeled on a mezzaluna, literally “half-moon”, which has a much shallower curve and often (but not always) has two handles to make rocking it back and forth over the leaves a much less strenuous affair, taxing your strong arms instead of twisting one wrist in an unnatural fashion.
This uni-tasker, named the Chop, comes from Normann Copenhagen, Denmark. The colorful exterior is at least made from rubber to add some grip, but you’re better off using a regular chefs’ knife, with all its multi-functional goodness.
There is one good use for the Chop, though. Imagine grabbing a pair of these, one in each hand, and squaring off with your fists in front of you like a boxer. Now you’re getting the idea. As a deadly weapon, the Chop is wonderful, turning its user into a kind of domesticated Wolverine-lite.
Chop product page [Lucidi Pevere via Core77]
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