its good for making smoothies, grinding coffee/spices, grating hard cheeses
it sucks for chopping stuff though
sure you can just give it a few pulses, but your options are
- some small pieces and some really big pieces
- some small pieces, some medium pieces, some mush
- half small pieces, half mush
if you're looking for the miracle gadget, learn to use a knife instead
i take that back...if you're single, it may work better as you can use really small portions...although for chopping, you're still better off with a knife
i got mine off ebay for about 30 shipped (with all the extra stuff too)