I've actually had this poll up for almost a week. If it closed before you got here just tell me your thoughts in a comment. Oops and sorry!
My KitchenAid died recently and it was a very, very sad day. It's time for me to add a food processor to my 'Wish List for Lowell' but I have a feeling I better be pretty specific or I'll end up with a $1000+ industrial, gourmet, super food processor. So vote and then if you have a food processor leave me a comment and tell me the details (brand, price range, likes and dislikes). Thanks!
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Okay pcikels, here’s the scoop. I love my Kitchen Aid and my Cuisinart. They are both fantastic, but if I had to pick one it would be the Kitchen Aid. (It kneads bread and I love that.) The Cuisinart is fantastic for grating but it does have a lot of things (blades, parts, lids. . .) that can make it cumbersome.
Good luck. . . I hope you get something that works perfectly for you :)
I can't remember the last time I used my food processor. I just have a mini one--it uses the same motor as my blender (which I also never use!) I think the last time I used it may have been when I was making baby food--and my younger child is almost 2.5, so my baby food making days were over awhile ago!
However, I do love my Kitchen Aid mixer and have only good things to say about the Kitchen Aid brand. So, for that reason I vote for going with a Kitchen Aid.
~ Sarah
My vote is yes, and its alright. I don't use it all that much. I actually use my blender and my kitchen aid more. We have a stick blender that came with a little food processor attachment (the bowl is probably only 1 1/2 to 2 cups). We use it more than our big one. We use it for little things like chopping up onions or making baby food.
I have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and food processor. We use the mixer way more. But for certain tasks the food processor can't be replaced. I use it for Hummus, large quantities of cheese, veggies to hide in baked goods, and pie crust. It was a gift but I'm guessing in the $100-$200 range.
OK, here is the deal...A 18v, cordless, variable speed w/reverse, 1/2 inch key-less chuck DeWalt Drill/Driver will do it all. End of story!
I love Dad's comment. We actually don't have a food processor but my kitchen Aid just died too- I was SOOO sad too! I use the kitchen aid a lot and i use the vita mix a lot too. TO be honest, I don't even know what you use a food processor for? I know the Wadsworth clan is converted to Bosch food processors. They swear by them (well not really because they are Wadsworth's but you get the idea) Sorry I can be more help- I hope you get something great though.
I have one of each but it basically comes down to what kind of cooking you do. Me - very little! So I'm going for the Kitchen Aid. That said, if you pre-prepare/freeze things like cheese, soups etc. then I would go for a food processer. Ah go ahead, get one of each!
Your dad is too funny! And hey, what's the problem with a top-of-the-line, fancy schmancy food processor? Just the overwhelming sense of guilt and dread when you consider all that that money could have bought? Yeah, thought so. I wish I could offer advice on a food processor, but I don't have one. I actually didn't think I needed one until I started watching Food Network. Now I know all the "real" chefs use them. ;) They have a nice-looking Cuisinart at Costco I'd probably go for if I were in the market for one right now, though!
I love your dad! That is such a Mattson thing to say!!! Anyway, I have a Cuisinart food processor and used it all the time when we first got married. Now it sits in a cabinet above our stove and is in desparate need of attention. Please blog about yours when you get it - I know I will be inspired.
I don't think you can replace the Kitchenaid type stand mixer with a food processor. I do different things with each. I know you can buy all kinds of attachments for the kitchenaid to make it do things that the fp can do. I haven't bought them. I used to own a Bosch mixer (a hand-me-down from my Gramma) and it finally died (about 30 years old) a couple years ago. I now have a Kitchenaid Professional and I love it, but I still liked my Bosch better. I would at least check into the Bosch brand! Good luck and let us all know what you decide.
I have a mini one that I use all the time, but I still rely on my mixer.
I have a small FP that attaches to my Bosch mixer. I like it but I need something bigger. I couldn't live without my Bosch, by the way. I do a lot of baking and use it every day.
Hi Miss Jen! Thanks for your comment! I do not have a FP but would love to have one. I envision making scrummy yummy pesto with it. I have a garden and every year, at the end of summer, I end up having tons of basil leftover and thinkg, "Now wouldn't it be great to make pesto?" Maybe this is the year I do it....along with the chickens next spring! :)
P.S. I actually voted in your poll last week! Can you guess which category I chose? :)
I just have a mini one because I am an apartment dweller. Honestly, I don't really use it that much.
In the past I have had some small single-serving type ones that were great for making salsa and refried beans, but weren't big enough to actually do much else with. I would love to get a food processor. I'm not real picky except that it has to be big enough to create at least 4 servings of whatever we're making, strong enough to chop ice for smoothies, and a pouring spout for those smoothies and pancake batter would be a plus.
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