Culinary chipping, slicing and dicing tool

A culinary tool comprising:

• a base having a support surface for supporting an item to be cut;
• a frame defining a cavity having first and second opposing ends;
• a hinge connecting the frame to the base for turning of the frame relative to the base between an open position in which the frame and base are spaced apart, and a closed position in which the frame rests on the base;
• a first cutting grid disposed on the frame and opposed to the support surface and bounding the cavity, such that turning of the frame to the closed position can press the item through the first cutting grid into the cavity;
• a second cutting grid on the frame at the first opposing end of the cavity;
• a pusher attached to the frame for displacement between the first and second opposing ends of the cavity for pressing the item through the second cutting grid;
• a pivot;
• a handle pivotally connected by the pivot to the frame for movement through forward and reverse strokes of a single cycle;
• a drive mechanism connecting the handle to the pusher, such that pivoting of the handle relative to the frame drives the displacement of the pusher and the turning of the frame between the open and closed positions, wherein
• the forward stroke turns the frame about the hinge toward the base while holding the pusher at the second opposing end of the cavity, pressing the item through the first cutting grid, and
• the reverse stroke moves the pusher to the first opposing end of the cavity, pressing the item through the second cutting grid.