

When you’re done, the bowls nest inside the machine for convenient storage.

This machine comes with three bowls so you can work with small to extra-large amounts of food and use one after the other. Magimix 5200 XL 16-Cup Food Processor Review It performed consistently in chopping, slicing, grating, and emulsifying. This was a very effective food processor. This includes an adjustable slicing disc to let you choose the thickness of your slice, a dicing disc with a 10-millimeter grid, a reversible shredding disc for medium and fine shredding, a dough blade for mixing and kneading, and a stainless steel blade for chopping, blending, and emulsifying. It also includes a cleaning tool to help clean the nooks and crannies of the cutting accessories and a storage case to keep everything contained instead of rolling around a drawer. This model is more user-friendly and easy to assemble than some other Cuisinart models and still performed beautifully in our tests. Blades and the bowl lock in with a very tight seal. The wide-mouth tube features small, medium, and large pushers. The 13-cup Elemental from Cuisinart comes equipped with two work bowl sizes (4 and 13 cups) to handle small and large jobs. Cuisinart makes some of the best food processors out there for home kitchens, and this model really exemplifies that. One of our editor's parents has had this same food processor for decades, and it still works like new. The machine was somewhat tricky to clean, but that it was a great value for an average-priced food processor. We were impressed with how well the machine kneaded dough, and it was easy to use, aside from assembling the attachments for the first time. This includes one shredding disc, one slicing disc, and a removable disc stem that fits both, along with a metal blade for chopping, mixing, blending, and emulsifying. The 14-cup work bowl is large enough for family cooking and has an extra-large feed tube with large and small pushers, so you won’t need to cut ingredients to make them fit. The brushed stainless steel food processor has two large paddle buttons, one for “on” and one for “off/pulse,” which are all you really need. We’ve also rounded up the best food processors and choppers for under $100 if you’re looking to spend less.Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor ReviewĪ true kitchen workhorse, this doesn’t have a lot of frills but will get the job done easily. Check our complete food processor and food chopper ratings and buying guide for more details. Read on for reviews of the top food processors and food choppers from Consumer Reports’ tests, listed in alphabetical order. If the food processor comes with slicing attachments, we test the slicing blade using mushrooms and celery, and the shredding blade with cheddar. We also measure noise, because while all models are noisy, some are much more grating than others. In the lab, we evaluate each model’s ability to chop almonds and onions uniformly, grate Parmesan cheese, and purée peas and carrots into a smooth mixture. They cost as little as $20, a fraction of the price of processors-which can cost as much as $500. Some food processors come with mini chopping bowl attachments to accommodate lighter loads, but if you’re only chopping small batches, all you need is a food chopper. They’re too big for processing small volumes of food, such as minced garlic or chopped herbs and nuts. The full-sized food processors we test come in a variety of sizes and capacities, ranging from 3 cups to an impressive 18 cups. “Even experienced home cooks who prefer to slice and dice by hand find plenty of uses for their food processor,” says Tara Casaregola, the engineer who oversees CR’s kitchen appliance testing. No matter your culinary skill level, these practical tools can handle side dishes and virtually any quick meal prep so that you can focus on grilling-or entertaining guests. They can blend marinade for steaks, chop onions for hot dogs, slice vegetables, and purée salsas. Food processors are perfect summer grill sidekicks.
