Food Processors

SkinnyKerinny

I love using food processors. I had a slightly older Kitchen aid and it was my favorite. The newer Kitchen aid is fine but just not as strong of a motor. I make dog food (protein plus sprouts or fermented veggies) . I love raw,mashed cauliflower but rarely make it since I have hypothyroidism. Recipe-- Process about half a head of cauliflower with S blade. Scrape edges with spatula and process again until fine consistency. Press a few cloves of garlic into cauliflower. Add olive oil and organic non soy MisO. Process until mixed. Hellagood IMO.

When I was doing raw vegan walnut cookies rocked it. Recipe --walnuts, coconut oil, vanilla extract, pitted medjool dates, sea salt. Throw it all in and process, scrape sides, process again.. Press into round cookies wonderments. For LC just substitute LC sweet for the dates.

I also have a Vitamix which is the most used appliance in my kitchen. It is a very powerful blender and can do any kind of smoothie, nut milks or whatever else. Last yummy thing I made was choc milk with HWC, cocoa powder and Stevia. That was sooo decadent!

SkinnyKerinny

Oh didn't answer all your questions! The size FP I have is an 8 cup with a large chute. Already learned the lesson about getting too small of a chute which to me is a major waste of time if you have to cut the ingredients into small chunks. You might as well just finish the job with the knife.

I throw the parts right in the DW it takes about 30 seconds to scrub with dish brush and load and 10 seconds to unload and reassemble. I almost always use the S blade. The special cutting blades like shredders and slicers take a few more seconds to assemble. Super fast actually!

simbartes

I have a kitchen aid full sized blender, and a small sized kitchen aid processor. I use them so much I have them on the kitchen counter at all times. I also have a kitchen aid immersion blender which I like but hardly ever use.

I use the big blender for soups, smoothies, and crushing ice. I use the little processor for pesto, nut butters, chopping onions, guacamole, mashed cauliflour, chopping verges really tiny for omelets, and salad dressings or mayonnaise. It has a little section on to lid where you can drizzle oil into the processor while it's working to get pesto, salad dressings, mayonnaise and nut butters to the exact consistency you want. It's fabulous.

I only cook for me because I'm recently separated, so the little food processor makes the perfect amount for one person. If you have a family you'll need a bigger one. I don't think I would buy anything except kitchen aid now. It's the best I've ever had with great quality parts.

Before my kitchen aid appliances I had appliances which were harder to clean so I never used them. With my kitchen aid stuff I clean it straight away by just washing it under the tap and using a clean cloth if necessary. Then air dry. So simple!

Sajyana

I have one of these. philips.com.au/c-p/HR7782_00/jamie-oliver-food-processor Use it all the time.

It's powerful. It's fast. I have a family of four and it's a great size.

Cheesecakes
Grating cheese (pre packaged grated cheese had added flour so it doesn't stick together)
Mincing meats (beef, chicken, pork)
Whipping cream
Making cake (I bake for school fund raising.)
Ricing cauliflower
Grinding almonds
Making seed or nut butters
Slicing pepperoni/salami

I have an immersion blender I never use. I have a hand held beater I never use. I have a blender the kids use to make banana smoothies. I have a juice I never use anymore. I had a bread maker I never use anymore. (I really must clean out the kitchen cupboards.)

alexsondra34

i have a kenwood and while it works well with easy stuff it's now come to a point that i need more power, for example, coconut butter, cashew butter, tahini, making almond flour and coconut flour, frozen berries and yogurt ice pops..... there's a thousand things to do but it needs to be powerful, the problem is that they cost a lot of money so until the motor burns i'll have to stick with the current one, do yourself a favor and buy something good from the start with a generous capacity so you don't have to do things in batches.

pondsbb

Gosh I have a cheepie but I use it for everything. I grind meats ,cheese, and veggies.I mix breads, muffins, and make my own butter from cream. My microwave and food processor are the two kitchen gadgets I can't live without.