--- product_id: 2156359 title: "Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder" brand: "cuisinart" price: "R195" currency: ZAR in_stock: false reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2156359-cuisinart-mm-2m-mini-mate-chopper-and-grinder store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # High-speed motor Reversible blade Dishwasher-safe Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder **Brand:** cuisinart **Price:** R195 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > Chop it like it’s hot! πŸ”₯ ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder by cuisinart - **How much does it cost?** R195 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2156359-cuisinart-mm-2m-mini-mate-chopper-and-grinder) ## Best For - cuisinart enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted cuisinart brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Easy Clean-Up:** All parts are dishwasher-safe for hassle-free maintenance. - β€’ **Compact Powerhouse:** Effortlessly chop and grind with a 9-ounce bowl. - β€’ **Perfect for Every Meal:** Ideal for quick prep, from dips to dressings. - β€’ **Versatile Kitchen Companion:** Reversible blade for all your chopping needs. - β€’ **Precision at Your Fingertips:** Two-speed settings for tailored results. ## Overview The Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder is a compact yet powerful kitchen tool featuring a 9-ounce transparent bowl, a high-speed motor with two speeds, and a reversible blade for precision chopping and grinding. With dishwasher-safe parts, it ensures easy clean-up, making it the perfect addition to any modern kitchen. ## Description Product Description Cuisinart Mini Mate Chopper/Grinder Features: High-speed motor with 2 speeds high and low|9 ounce transparent bowl|Reversible blade for precision chopping and grinding|Dishwasher-safe parts|Chopping/grinding blade|Spatula|Instruction/Recipe book|Limited 2-year warranty|BPA Free .com The Mini-Mate makes quick work of small kitchen prep jobs that might otherwise require difficult and messy chopping, grinding, and grating: nuts, nutmeg, and cinnamon sticks, peppercorns and seeds, garlic and anchovies, even chocolate and citrus peel. With a patented reversible blade for sharp or blunt processing, and two speeds of operation, it is well equipped to handle a variety of jobs. Though it has a high-speed motor and durable stainless-steel motor shaft, keep in mind that the Mini-Mate is designed for small amounts of food: 2 tablespoons is the maximum recommended for one batch, and food pieces should be no larger than 1/2 inch. Purchase it to complement, not replace, a larger, full-function food processor. An instruction book that accompanies the processor details how to process many common foods and troubleshoot problems so you know how to best use and care for your Mini Mate. Cleanup and completion of small jobs is quicker and more efficient because of the small size, though the many parts of the Mini Mate require disassembly, careful cleaning, and reassembly, which does add to total cleaning time. If you don't have the time or the patience for smaller detail-oriented prep jobs, Mini Mate is a great kitchen aid. --Emily Wolf ## Features - 9-ounce transparent bowl - High-speed motor with 2 speeds - Reversible blade for precision chopping and grinding - Dishwasher-safe parts - Chopping/grinding blade ## Images ![Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71A5IWE0pML.jpg) ![Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jKstvIWjL.jpg) ![Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71A5IWE0pML.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: I bought mine in april and now it is july. i hardly used it and it does not work at all. can i get a replacement please?** A: I guess it depends on what you are using it for! I use mine everyday to grind flaxseeds for my morning breakfast shake. It works perfectly! **Q: is this electric? dont see a cord?** A: It is electric and there is a cord **Q: does this mini chopper - grinder grind mustard seed to fine powder ?** A: I would opt for a coffee grinder. **Q: i cant see the power chord.Does it work on batteries?** A: Yes, it has a power cord. Nice little machine. Quick and easy! ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Just Bought Number Two, and Still Delighted *by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2014* For me, this is a kitchen essential, for two reasons. It is really terrific at grinding up spices (absolutely critical if you cook a lot of Asian recipes) and it makes great salad dressing (absolutely critical if you make a lot of salad). On the spice grinding front, this is quick, easy and effective: grinding spices in a blender is sort of like sweeping up a few crumbs with a high-powered vacuum cleaner, way more effort than you need. As to salad dressing, I find that I lose about half the dressing if I make it in a blender, because it's so hard to get out of the (big) blender container. This works beautifully if you want a dressing that involves something that needs grinding up (garlic, shallots, capers, herbs, anchovies -- whatever) and a bit of blending. Some does get stuck in the container, but much less than with a larger food processor.I have had one for several years, and have only recently begun to have a few issues with it. It takes some effort to clean, and I have not always been careful enough, so it has got stained. Also, the controls sometimes stick, so it's necessary to unplug it to turn it off. But I haven't found another product that was nearly as good, so I bought a new one. This one I will use for spice grinding. The old one I will use for salad dressing. On my machine, I have to hold the top down hard to keep the dressing from spilling. It is well worth the trouble, however. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Makes purees very well, but hard to clean *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2003* I tried two other small food processors, the KitchenAid Chef's Chopper and the Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus for making two to four servings of pesto, cilantro sauce etc, but pureeing these small amounts of ingredients in the approximately 3 cup work bowls was difficult because the blade throws the ingredients on the sides. Scraping the ingredients down several times helps but the finished product was still not smooth enough.The MM-2M works much better for making these small amounts of sauces. You still have to scrape the ingredients down once or twice but the puree is much smoother. The blades turn much faster than the other two processors and there are also two speeds. You can reverse the blade holder to choose a blunt or sharp leading edge. The blunt edge works well for pureeing.The unfortunate drawback to this processor is that the motor housing forms the top of the work bowl. As a result, quite a bit of the finished product ends up coating the end of the motor housing. If you are not extremely careful when cleaning the motor housing you will get water and perhaps food into it. If you're just chopping relatively dry ingredients like coffee or dry spices, this would not be so much of a problem. ### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars The Mini-Mate Plus - A Dysfunctional Cuisinart *by E***G on Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2009* Over many years we have accustomed ourselves to using many different high quality Cuisinart products, key among them being Food Processors. When faced with replacing an old Gourmet Mincer originally made by Varco Inc., naturally we purchased a Cuisinart product, Mini-Mate Plus Chopper/Grinder.Unfortunately, we were not able to examine this product before ordering and obtained our unit from Amazon. Examination upon arrival revealed the unwieldy and dysfunctional nature of the Mini-Mate: It is awkward to use with most of its weight, the motor, on top, and having to press down on the base to engage the safety cut-off while pressing a button to activate the motor. Rinsing the unit by adding a little water to the bowl quickly showed that the unit was not well sealed (or sealed at all). Adding materials to the bowl was difficult without trapping some particles in the blade holder stem. Chopping one to two tablespoons fresh thyme and rosemary with this unit was very inefficient as only the lower of the two very small blades contacted the herbs (unlike other Cuisinart designs, e.g., Little Pro). Repeatedly stopping and scraping down the sides was a slow but inadequate solution during which the blade unit was sometimes displaced. Increasing the volume to 3-4 tablespoons by adding mustard and olive oil not only did not result in pureeing the herbs but also poorly emulsified the oil and mustard. Cleaning this machine after use requires that the part containing the motor is at least rinsed, potentially exposing the motor to water. With much use and cleaning, it also seems likely that the too thin and too long plastic stem upon which the blade assembly mounts in the bowl will snap off.In all, this is a very poorly designed and fabricated machine and, while inexpensive($25), it is not worth owning at any price and, as a Cuisinart Product, it misrepresents the quality and practicality of Cuisinart Food Processors. This is all the more surprising and troubling since a mini food processor is not a new concept and this effort does not come close to miniaturizing a Cuisinart Food Processor on any level nor approach the twenty plus year-old design of the Gourmet Mincer. If for whatever reasons this is the best Cuisinart can do for a small food processor, it would be better for Cuisinart (and its customers) not to offer one. As things stand, it makes one wonder whether Cuisinart's time has passed and whether your other products will follow suit. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2156359-cuisinart-mm-2m-mini-mate-chopper-and-grinder](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2156359-cuisinart-mm-2m-mini-mate-chopper-and-grinder) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*