Food Processors

[perfect10kb]

Hi ,

Have decided to buy a food processor BUT having had a look at whats available cannot decide which way to go . There seems to be such a huge difference in prices ranging from £ 30 to over £300 !!!.

If you have a food processor please can you tell me about it . make ,model what you like about it and what you don't like etc .

I want one that will do EVERYTHING so that I only need that and not my mixer and blender as well .


Thanks in advanace


Karen

 

[hayls]

Ive got a Magimix, it does the lot, including making icecream! Its a fab machine, but at the top end of those prices! Ice had mine for 5 years now and its still going strong!

 

[perfect10kb]

Ta ,


I don't mind paying the price but I want the right one . What model is your 's ?


xx

 

[pips]

I have a kenwood chrome one, it has various tools for doing things like blendind, chopping, shredding, grating, pulsing and even dough mixing.

It was around £70 when i bought it well over 6 years ago and still going strong.:green:

 

[gillian w]

Mines a something or other and i think it is still in the cupboard under the stairs i did have a look at it once after i bought it and i think i chopped an onion in it.Then i had to wash it up and didnt get it out again

 

[adelekeegan1]

I've got a Magimix, I've had it for 25 years

They are really great, very quiet and efficient and everything can go in the dishwasher:lol:

 

[Zingara]

I have my Gran's old Magimix.....god knows how old it is! I don't use it that often to be honest, but when I do I'm always amazed by how fab and well built it feels compared to the flimsy plastic things today!

Mum has a KitchenAid....very similar in quality and design to Magimix. You definitely get what you pay for!

 

[julia_james]

i have a magic bullet and they are fab

 

[hayls]

Ive no idea what model it is, I have no info on it anymore, I chucked it! All it says on it is Magimix!! lol!!

Looks to me like they are good though, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsey use them!

 

[perfect10kb]

Thank you all for your replies . Please keep them coming . Have had another look at Magimix and model 4200 looks quite good at £149 Does anyone have this one ?

Cook a lot of fresh ingredients and would like to make my own soups etc . Realisng ( quite late in life -lol) the advantage of fresh food and ironically staying away from too much processed food as there is SUCH a lot of rubbish in it


Ta again and please keep coming


xxx

 

[beautyseeker]

I make loads of soups as well but use a hand blender which is easier to rinse clean under the tap.

You can also get ones that have a little chopping attachment which is what I am getting next.

I have a Magimix too which was a wedding present 16 years ago, its been used about 5 times since then.

I think if you do a lot of baking the Magimix is great but to be honest I would'nt bother otherwise.


Trish xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :hug:

 

[minky]

Mines a something or other and i think it is still in the cupboard under the stairs i did have a look at it once after i bought it and i think i chopped an onion in it.Then i had to wash it up and didnt get it out again

Funny you should say that :lol: lol x I did the same too,
I find it too big for my teensy kitchen,

but just today , someone got it out to bend a smoothie and said

"why don't you just get a hand blender ? its smaller and easier" lol x

They are fab if you cook a lot and use them though,

minky x

 

[Marlise]

We have a very old blender (15 years or so), no idea what make it is, but we use it quite a lot.

OK, it doesn't have some of the fancy attachments or functions that the new mixers have, but it does the job for us.

I use it all the time for making smoothies or blending soups. I haven't used many of the other attachments like mixing / grating etc, as I normally use my hand blender when I bake as the mixer's bowl is quite small

If you do a lot of cooking / baking I would say a mixer is a good investment.

The ones that I've gotten quite keen on are the tiny blenders you get now with a clear bowl and blade. They are great for chopping onions / herbs / breadcrumbs, liquidising small amounts etc.


Marlise