Kitchen Tools

If you have a kitchen mixer (with some additional attachments) and an immersion blender with a chopper accessory, you can consider not buying a kitchen food processor. But if you buy kitchen food processor anyway, you will still really appreciate it. A good food processor can slice, dice, puree, or even prepare dough (it often comes with a second blade just for that purpose).

If you decide to buy one, make sure to buy as big of one as possible because you will be surprised how quickly you fill it even with smaller amounts of cooking (especially when you are slicing or dicing). I would recommend at least a 12 cup bowl (3 QT).

Another aspect to look for is the strength of the engine. I will not tell you what power is optimal since the ideal power depends on the size of the bowl and blade and over all construction as well. But spend some time and read other peoples’ opinions to find out if they are satisfied with the food processor you consider. If you plan to use your food processor for dicing too, make sure that it has a dicing kit since not all food processors do.