Microplane Herb & Salad Chopper Wins 2015 iF Design Award

Introduced last year and featuring a unique retractable blade, the popular Microplane® Herb & Salad Chopper is a winner of the distinguished iF Design Award 2015. The award-winning Herb & Salad Chopper will be on display at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago .

Microplane’s innovative Herb & Salad Chopper was selected for the iF Design Award from among nearly 5,000 entries from 53 countries. Similar in style to a classic herb chopper called the “mezzaluna,” which typically has one or two crescent shaped blades attached to a top handle, Microplane’s Herb & Salad Chopper re-energizes and modernizes this traditional specialty tool with a distinctively modern and smart design. In addition to excelling at chopping and mincing a full array of leafy herbs, such as basil, rosemary, cilantro and parsley, the versatile Herb & Salad Chopper can be used to prep ingredients for salads. Ingredients that can be chopped with ease and speed for salads and salad dressings include all kinds of salad greens, radishes, scallions, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger. The multi-purpose Herb & Salad Chopper also makes fast work out of prepping chocolate and nuts.

Engineered from surgical grade steel, the Herb & Salad Chopper’s extraordinarily sharp dual blades are cleverly designed to retract completely inside the tool for the ultimate in safety, blade protection and compact storage between uses. Though small in scale, the Herb & Salad Chopper delivers superior results with minimal effort and absolutely no need for knife skills. When ready to chop herbs and other ingredients on cutting boards, the Herb & Salad Chopper’s enclosed dual blades come to the surface by simply pulling out and lifting the lever located at the base. The same lever can be pulled and lifted again to easily retract the blades when ready to store. Top rack dishwasher safe, the Herb & Salad Chopper has an ergonomically designed soft grip handle, and is styled in crisp white with dill green accents.

The Herb & Salad Chopper is available now at retail nationwide for $13.95 suggested retail.