US made red wing.

If you want a dicer, get a restaurant-grade one. A restaurant supply store is a good place to start. You’ll have to buy replacement parts for it every once in a while, mostly blades. But the thing itself will last forever.

If you’re using it at home, you could pass one of these down to your grandkids.

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/vollrath-15000-redco-instacut-3-5-1-4-fruit-and-vegetable-dicer-tabletop-mount/92215000.html

Just wanted to say that while I would generally agree that a good knife is the better choice for most people, not everyone is able to use or properly hold a knife. I've seen videos of folks who make recipe videos using tools like this to help overcome physical disabilities. Elderly people can benefit as well due to conditions like arthritis or just a concern about using a sharp knife. We've all got an image in our minds of who the average BIFL poster is but we should take a few moments to consider the circumstances of people who may not be exactly like ourselves.

Hope you have a wonderful wedding!

You are right. I've had one of these and eventually the hinge snaps as it's made of plastic.

Knife recommendation?

Dexter nakiri?

Mine worked well enough. But like everyone is saying the blades dull and more force is required and then mine had one of the metal blades just break off from the plastic. Chucked it in the garbage after that. Glass container is nice though.

I will second this. I read about factory standards in Mexico (The Economist magazine) and they are in par with the USA. Issue being salaries and workers rights usually. But I would gladly pay more if it's made in the USA. I'm older and don't need 5 jackets. But from a business decision I get it, keep prices affordable.

We had a similar one growing up in the 80s, my dad cut a hole in the side and installed an on/off switch. My parents still have and uses it. I had to buy one at good will, no better popcorn.

I have one. The lid stopped working as it won't close completely. Not BIFL sadly.

I’ve always just assumed that this was the only rice cooker ever made.

I love air poppers!

Does that spinny bit on the top allow you to add more corn without opening the whole thing? Genious.

The last thing people need is a niche kitchen device that's gonna break anyways in a few years. None of these will ever be bill.

Get them a decent chef knife, or something like that

Have one and it did not heat as fast or as well as my ostyer air popper. Left too many kernels at the bottom of the bowl. But the construction was stout and unparalleled. So I took the heater/blower fan out of the oyster and put it in this. Now I got the best of both worlds.

My mom has one of these and I somehow never put together that you can melt butter on it until right now

Ahhh the nostalgia...melting the butter in the little plastic tray was so cool

Dude.... This takes me back to Friday night scary movies with my cousins. A dozen of us huddled together in the floor, lights off and bowls of popcorn everywhere from this thing. Halcyon memories...

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I have the same one!

I've never thought about this, but it makes sense.

Toastmaster B12

Look for an Ulu. It's a knife shape that allows you to rock the blade back and forth while cutting. The style has been around for centuries, perhaps even longer

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It's definitely sketchy to buy vintage small appliances. My last air popper I bought at goodwill caught on fire.

This is exactly what I want! Air poppers are the best.