KitchenAid 3.5-Cup Food Chopper (Various Colors, Refurbished) Expired

I think some of the bad reviews are based on an older model. Thats what i found when i researched 3 months ago. Ive had mine that long and love it no complaints. No brainer at $25 imo, at that price its an awesome pairing even with a bigger food processor.

Is this better/worse than the Black and Decker or any other that has the motor and blade in the top? You put it on the two bowls that come with it. I have the B&D. I've only used it on Parmesan cheese. It turned it into sort of granules, sort of like short rice. It came with two Pyrex bowls with lids that are alone worth more than the $4 I paid for the B&D before Christmas. The B&D's glass bowls are easier to get food out of, to clean and, of course, you can store food in them.

The usual type of chopper/food processor with the motor on the bottom has molding in the food container to hold the blade in place. That gets in the way when trying to get the food out of it and when cleaning it. And the food container part is cheap plastic and you can't store food in it.

I have an old food processor with blades for grating and shaving. The grate is different than the B&D's grate. The shaved cheese isn't as good as I could do with a peeler and the cheese gets stuck between plastic parts of the food processor.

My old, blender makes the finest grating of Parmesan cheese though it gets compacted in the bottom.

I forget if I made a mental note to get or not get the KitchenAid or the mini Cuisinart whenever I found either for cheap. I think one was always too expensive. I think reviews on the KitchenAid ruled it out but maybe ruled it back in at a later time. I think the Cuisinart was a must buy at a good price.

All three of the devices I have, have made very different sized and textured gratings of Parmesan cheese. They're all good on pasta and soup.

I've never tried to use one for purees. I want one for cheese, salsa, maybe nuts and purees. I wonder if it's worth getting this refurbished KitchenAid or the Ninja.

This refurbished KitchenAid on eBay for $25 says it's regularly $30. All the stores around me and on Amazon sell it new for $50 to $80.

Thanks.
Right, the standard is cheap plastic.
I thought B&D would be garbage. Many reviewed it well and it's OK, better than I thought it would be. Yeah, the Pyrex bowls that came with the B&D are great. I was looking to spend $15 on a set like these alone.

Is there an open hole on top of the KitchenAid with no cover. If not, I'm in for one. If it is, WHY? There's another chopper I looked up once that had an open hole on the top. Another has a series of small holes in a circle all around the top. Reviewers complained of food flying out of the holes. What drugs are the people who designed those on?

Thanks