A pizza cutter is the secret to a perfectly chopped salad
A set of sharp knives is essential in the kitchen; there is no way around this. However, some dishes can be difficult to prepare perfectly, no matter how good your knife set is. Take for example chopped salad. When you visit one of your favorite salad restaurants and the kitchen team expertly cuts all the vegetables and ingredients into perfect little bites, it just tastes better. But when you try to chop all the ingredients together on a cutting board, it often turns into a huge mess. Fortunately, there is a quick solution to this problem. You can add the salad to a large bowl and use a simple pizza cutter to quickly chop with minimal mess.
You may already use a pizza cutter to chop delicate herbs, cut quesadillas, and perform other kitchen tasks, but it also works great for chopping salad. This tip is simple, all you need is a large bowl and your favorite salad ingredients.
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How to Chop a Salad with a Pizza Cutter Like a Pro
To perfectly chop a salad with a pizza wheel, you first need to do some prep work. Start by gently tearing the lettuce and chopping some of the harder-to-slice items, so you don’t have trouble rolling them around in the bowl. The pizza cutter is not intended to replace a knife; it just brings everything together. A nutritionist on YouTube shows his method of rotating and turning the bowl as you go, making sure every piece is chopped. Save the dressing for last, as adding it before chopping could wilt the salad ingredients and make everything heavier.
When using this method, it is best to opt for a wooden or plastic bowl, as a ceramic, glass, or metal bowl could dull the blade. Either way, you’ll need to sharpen your pizza cutter blade more frequently if you regularly enjoy chopped salads. To do this, your best option is to purchase a pizza cutter sharpener if you are not already familiar with other sharpening methods like using a whetstone or washer sharpener .
Choosing the Best Pizza Cutter for the Job
While any pizza cutter is fine for general kitchen tasks like cutting salad, Alton Brown swears by one that doesn’t have a handle. The pizza cutter happens to be one of its essential kitchen gadgets for various kitchen uses. “A rolling blade doesn’t crush things like a knife does,” he said in an interview with Fast Company. His wheel of choice is one that doesn’t have a large handle but fits the hand, giving the cook more control.
While this tool may work for a single serving of salad, it might not be suitable for a large salad intended to feed several people. If you have a bowl full of bulky vegetables and proteins, you’ll need a pizza cutter with a longer handle like the OXO salad chopper, the one the YouTuber shows off in his video. The double blade and long handle make it quick to prepare a large salad, and it comes with a bowl that won’t dull the blade. However, any pizza cutter with a longer handle and a sharp, stable blade will work. Just avoid cheap, flimsy cookie cutters.
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