Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Food Processors: Compare


Report Card Grade
Product Grade
Product Grade
Product Grade
Our Awards
Overall Score
93%
70%
65%
Date Reviewed
January 2016
January 2016
January 2016
Pros
excellent performance; quiet; two work bowls; great warranty; wide feeder tube; blade storage; good capacity; efficient; versitile
excellent chopping performance; quiet; great warranty; dough function; compact
affordable; capable of dough; compact; easy to store
Cons
expensive; poor performance with whipping; difficult to clean; no cord storage; heavy
initially difficult set-up; work bowl flimsy; low liquid capacity
lightweight base; loud; groove in feeder tube system trapped food particles
Functionality (30%)
Processing Quality (30%)
Ease of Set Up & Clean Up (30%)
Storage Options (10%)
Type
Full-Size
Full-Size
Mid-Size
Capacity (cups)
16-cup and 4.5
11
10
Liquid Capacity (cups)
7.75
2.5
3.3
Price
$299.99
$179.99
$59.99
Warranty
20-year motor warranty; 3-year limited warranty on unit
10-year motor warranty; 3-year limited warranty on unit
1-year limited warranty
Product Depth
15.75"
9.5"
8.5"
Product Height
20"
14.75"
16.25"
Product Width
13"
7"
6.75"
Motor Power (watts)
1,300
625
500
Base Weight (our measurement)
15 lbs
11 lbs
3.4 lbs
Control Panel
Touchpad
Touchpad
Buttons
Speed Settings
On, Off, Dough, or Pulse
On, Off, Pulse, and Dough
Off, Slice/Shred, Mix/Knead, and Chop/Pulse
Attachments
5 attachments: 2 'S' blades, dough blade, adjustable slicing disc, reversible shredding disc
3 attachments: 'S' blade, slicing disc and shredding disc
3 attachments: 'S' blade, dough blade and reversible shredding/slicing disc
Large Tube
5.75" x 3"
5.5" x 3"
4.5" x 2.5"
Small Tubes
3" x 2"
2" circular
2.5" x 2"
Cord Storage
Yes
No
Yes
BPA-Free Plastic
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
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