272896 Sun Sep 21 02:14:40 -0700 2003 8 28 Kosher 0 1436036 I am looking for a chopper and bowl so that I can make gefelte fish and chopped liver the right way. I haven't been able to find this anywhere. Any ideas? Sun Sep 21 02:14:40 -0700 2003 0 sylvesterrussell 1 1436037 My mother, grandmother and as far as I can remember, the great-aunts and the like who made chopped liver back in the day all put the cooked components through a meat grinder. Until they got food processors, which I'll grant did do away with the coarser bits of egg. That's authentic and faithful for pretty much the last century. If you want to go back to method great-great-grandma used in the Czar's time, search Google for a curved blade chopper. I don't think there was much in the way of specialty gefilte fish choppers, melon ballers or banana hammocks in the shtetl back in the day. You may also want to try washing your clothes by banging them with rocks in the river. You get a completely different texture when you do it that way. Sun Sep 21 11:09:20 -0700 2003 1436036 0 s.m. koppelman 2 1436041 Yes, I know it sounds archaic, but the chopper and bowl system incorporates air into the mixture, for a lighter result. Of course you grind the fish, but you still need to chop! Sun Sep 21 17:50:57 -0700 2003 1436037 0 sylvesterrussell 3 1436043 Wouldn't a food processor also introduce air into the mixture? :) Sun Sep 21 20:46:51 -0700 2003 1436041 0 s.m. koppelman 4 1436044 No it doesn't. It works too fast, for example if you whip cream in the processor you get a much denser product than if you whipped it by hand. Which could be good or bad, depending on the end result desired. Also, with the fish or chicken livers you have to be careful not to get a mousse or paste consistency. Besides which, the hand-chopping is good exercise! Sun Sep 21 23:45:28 -0700 2003 1436043 0 sylvesterrussell 1 1436039 I found one at the link below: Link: http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/prdSell.asp?ProdGroupID=23414&flgCookiesEnabled=FALSE Sun Sep 21 11:34:02 -0700 2003 1436036 0 Nancy Berry 2 1436042 Thank you Nancy, this is just what I am looking for! I placed an order with Vermont Country Store last week, didn't even THINK to search their site for this. Thank you for the link. Sun Sep 21 17:53:27 -0700 2003 1436039 0 sylvesterrussell 1 1436061 I found one of the choppers with four blades (crossed, like a "t") in an antique shop. Works just fine with the Vermont Country Store wooden bowl, just like grandma used to use! Fri Sep 26 13:25:38 -0700 2003 1436036 0 LBQT 1 1436063 Know exactly what your looking for...I bought a double "hacker" at a flea market for a a song...I already have a single one, but double works better... You might want to look in an antique or consignment shop. Sat Sep 27 16:14:58 -0700 2003 1436036 0 Parrot Mom