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Brands of food processors

Now, let’s talk about the brands a bit, and why it’s so important to buy the best food processor on the market to fit your needs.

Food processors don’t come cheap that’s a fact. Well, good ones at least. And if you get one for some change money, it probably means you won’t get far at processing actual food with it. They are also very intricate pieces of machinery, so it’s not easy making them cheaply. It’s rather impossible, I would say.

I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that buying the famous brand food processor is the best possible idea for so many reasons, right? Thos famous companies have built their names and reputation for decades, and they left countless numbers of satisfied customers in the wake of their assent to the top of the market.

Buying one of theirs food processors will certainly cost a bit more money, but it will pay off so much in the long run.

So, let’s start talking about some actual names that rule the industry, when it comes to best food processors currently in existence.

First one on our list would certainly have to be a company called Cuisinart. This is a giant among best food processor manufacturers, and you ca make sure of that if you just take a quick look at some of the user reviews of their food processors anywhere on the internet.

It’s an American brand, which has been around since 1971. It’s almost half a decade at the top of the market when it comes to food processors, and no one can do that without some real quality to back them up.  It all started long ago with their Mini-mate, and progressed and developed into production of more than 30 different household appliances.

Some of the Cuisinart products you should be on the lookout for are the Elemental 8, 20 cup food processor, Elite Collection, Prep and Mini Prep food processors, aforementioned Mini-Mate and PRO-Classic and Custom food processors.

Company such as this has much more to offer, of course. I just listed some of the most famous products of theirs, so I could give you something to start with. I’ll leave the in detail exploration of their catalogue, and reading the reviews of their food processors to you.

 Believe it or not we’ll also mention the almighty Black & Decker in the role of best food processor manufacturer. Yeah, they are best known for their power tools, but they’re also not too shabby when it comes to our area of interest here. You should definitely check up on their 8 cup food processor and Power-Pro Wide-Mouth.

KitchenAid is the next manufacturer in line for mentioning by me. They are owned by Whirlpool, like that isn’t saying enough about the quality of their products. They started in 1919. producing stand mixers, and gone a long way to get where they are today. You should definitely google them up, and browse their wide array of best food processors money can buy today. You can learn something about stand mixers along the way too.

 

You should take a peek at the catalogues of these manufacturers also. I’ll just mention food processors giants like Hobart, Hamilton Beach, Kalorik, Oster, Waring, Vollrath, Panasonic (yeah Panasonic), Weston, NESCO, Krowne and Wolfgang Puck. There are countless options to choose from, once you look into what all of these manufacturers have to offer. But we already have our step 1 from this guide to point us in the right direction, and make us see a bit farther through that jungle of different products. 

How to choose a food processor

If we were to pick a single category of items in everyman’s household as the most important one, I would certainly opt for the one handling the food we eat. I’m inclined to believe you would agree with me. That’s why I decided to make this ultimate guide, to help you pick the best food processor to fit your every need.

There is a lot of research you could do, of course. You could spend hours after hours, reading all kinds of different good processor reviews, browsing the web for answers, and trying to connect the dots yourself. Or you could just relax in your favorite chair, take a sip of your favorite beverage and let me do all the work for you. Welcome to my guide on how to buy the best food processor to fit your needs.

Deciding what food processor is right for you

Ok, the biggest mistake I’ve seen people do is going shopping for food processors, having just read a couple of reviews, and with no real clue what is it they’re actually after. We’re here to prevent that from happening to you.

This is the first step in identifying the best food processor for you. Might not be the best for someone else, but that’s the beauty of this first step. It gives everybody exactly what they came for. There are some parameters we’ll go over, so you can identify your personal needs or preferences, and get the best food processor for your kitchen.

First of all, you’ll want to adjust your food processor shopping to the amount of cooking you do over the day. We are talking about the capacity of the processor itself, of course. The more you cook throughout the day or, the bigger the number of people you’re cooking for, the bigger processor you should buy.

Processors that are full sized will have at least 1 liter of capacity. Some more renowned brands of food processors that we’ll talk about in just a minute offer a set of interchangeable bowls for their processors. The bowls range from 1 to 3 liters in capacity and can be switched, according to your current cooking needs. There are some pointers here that I would like you to pay attention to. First of all, the capacity of the food processor that is indicated on it is for dry ingredients only.

If you’re working with something that’s fluid, the capacity will double down in size. If you fill the bowl above the housing of the food processor, it may cause some leaking to occur, and that’s the reason liquid capacity is smaller. If your idea of the best food processor is an appliance that can slice some onion or give some clovers of garlic a little mince, and that’s all you’re going to use it for, you can go with a bit smaller versions.

Processor with less than a liter of capacity (less than 5 cups) will do your bidding wonderfully. The top seller models are the ones with the capacity of about 2 liters (9-cup). They are the most user friendly and versatile models. The also have feed tubes with a considerable width. They’re also the easiest to handle, so they present an excellent option for the first time food processor users. Models with the 6-8 cups capacity (1.3 to less than 2 liters) are the best choice for families with less than 4 members.

Now that we have capacity out of the way, it’s time for you to ask yourself what kind of food you would use this food processor for. If you’re in the mood for some hard core, big chunks of food slicing, you’ll need a processor with somewhat larger feed tubes. You’ll be able to push through some larger pieces of food, without the need for cutting them down to size, so they could fit through the feed tube.

 

Ok, I’ll admit the next point is more of a general tip than a specific one. But it’s very important, and deserves to be addressed. You’ve guessed it! We’re talking about safety features. The best food processors are the safe food processors, period. You’ll want the bowl locked tightly onto the main base, and the top onto the bowl. You also should make sure to buy a processor that will not start until it’s all locked and ready to go (safely).

If you’re not that tech-savvy of a person, you should consider buying the processor with the controls that are not all that difficult to master. There are a lot of different functions some models are offering, and it’s a good thing for technology to progress. But if you’re one of the old school guys, like me, on and off (plus pulse) is all you’ll ever going to need.