We also checked whether or not these food choppers include a storage case. While we didn’t include size in our ratings, we took it into consideration as once you see what it can do, you may want to give your food processor a permanent place on your countertop. We also considered whether it was easy to lock the lid onto the work bowl and use the controls and how much of a racket it created when running. Did it explain how to use the processor thoroughly or did we still have to experiment to determine how to assemble the parts, use the attachments, and process specific foods? Since these machines can be complicated at times-especially if this is your first time food processing-we spent a lot of time poring over each of its manuals. In those that were designed to knead dough, we made pizza dough, too. Each appliance wasrated on how well it chopped onions, minced parsley, ground almonds, sliced potatoes, tomatoes, and pepperoni, shredded mozzarella cheese, and cut potatoes into julienne strips. To find the best food processors, we first tested seven full-size products over the course of a few weeks. I’m the type of person that uses every single pot and pan in the house when I’m cooking dinner (and, I’ll probably dirty up all the tasting spoons and mise en place bowls, too). While I’m a whiz with a knife, I wouldn’t want to live without my food processor for tasks like finely chopping veggies for a tabbouleh or preparing pastry dough for tarts and quiches.Īnd I’m Lindsay Mattison, a trained professional chef and dinner party enthusiast. Now, most of my cooking is done on weekends in my small apartment kitchen. Before that, I worked as a professional chef in New York City restaurants for seven years. Hi, I'm Sharon Franke, and I’ve been reviewing kitchen equipment for upwards of 30 years. We pulverized, minced, and chopped our way through lots of food while testing food processors. A disc storage unit, a flat lid, other size shredding and slicing discs, and whisk attachments can be purchased separately. It’s available in white or black with stainless accents or all brushed stainless steel. The Custom 14 is easy to clean: Cuisinart is the only manufacturer that goes beyond just "dishwasher safe" and actually encourages you to wash the parts in the dishwasher. While it’s running, the Cuisinart is so quiet it won’t shut down conversation in the kitchen. As the tube is large, there’s no need to cut a block of mozzarella or a beefsteak tomato in half before processing them. The food feeding chute locks into place at the rear of the bowl, which is slightly inconvenient when you’re feeding in food but makes it easier to see what’s happening in the bowl during processing. Be aware that it’s a little tricky to click them into place. To use the discs, you attach them to a stem that sits in the bowl. In addition to the basic chopping, mixing and dough blade, it comes with shredding and slicing discs. The operation is simple: There are two large levers to press, one to run the processor continuously and then shut it off and one for pulse. It’s not small, but the nearly 16-inch tall Cuisinart will fit under a cabinet, and at 17 pounds it isn’t too heavy to move around. Although it shredded without stalling, like every model we tested it failed to produce shreds evenly. Shredding mozzarella was the only chore at which it faltered. It excelled at almost every task, chopping onions and slicing tomatoes as well as a razor-sharp chefs’ knife and kneading pizza dough into a smooth elastic ball. In our opinion, the Cuisinart “Custom 14” is the best on the market today. However, if you’re looking for a more stripped-down experience, we've got plenty of other options. With 14 cups (3.3 litres) of capacity, it's perfect for home cooks. It gives top-notch performance without hogging too much kitchen counter space. Is still the top food chopper on the market. We've recently re-tested the best food processors and added new products to this guide, confirming the Cuisinart "Custom 14" DFP-14BCNY But once you master the operation, you’ll never again find it too much trouble to slice spuds thinly for scalloped potatoes, shred carrots for salads, or grind peanuts and almonds to make your own nut butters at home. If you’ve never used one of these must-have kitchen appliances, you may find there's a bit of a learning curve to properly utilize the slicing blade. In mere moments, it can chop vegetables or blitz a bunch of parsley into dust, and some can even knead bread dough for you. When you’re cooking up a storm, a large, high-quality food processor is a must-have. Written by Valerie Li Stack, Kate Tully Ellsworth, Sharon Franke, and Lindsay D.
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