Food Processors > by Capacity in Litres

Advantages: Use it for everything in the kitchen
Disadvantages: You need extra space to store blade box

...for your money? The Magimix 4200 comes in a large box with a handle, so easy to carry around if you are shopping (although a bit heavy so buy it at the end of your trip). The product comprises of 2 parts: - the main food processor - a separate plastic storage box for all the components. The magimix has 3 bowls - mini, midi and a main bowl. The mini bowl is a small bowl which can be used for things such as chop garlic, to make a salsa verde or ...
...As part of the magimix you receive a number of different blades: - 2 metal blades (one large and one small) - Egg Whisk - Grating Disc - Slicing Disc - Juicer (for lemons, limes and oranges) Also provided is a spatula to easily get the food out of the bowls. I have used each of these blades. The grating blade gives uniformed sized grated carrot, apple and cabbage - great for coleslaw. The other blades also do what they say and I especially ... Read review

Advantages: quick and easy to use
Disadvantages: bowl relatively small if cooking for a large family, may need a bigger machine

I'd wanted a food processor for ages, but thought that they were expensive, would take up a lot of room, and end up not being used. I was wrong, this is great value for money, and one of the smaller models, (although that does mean a smaller bowl, which could be seen as a disadvantage for those cooking for a big family). You can do so much with it, so much more quickly than without it, I do wonder how I used to manage! In particular, making a victoria ...
...up), and they always turn out nice. Also, pastry is really easy to make, because it's so quick and easy, and you can freeze it, I end up making massive batches in one go. I don't use the grating/slicing attachment much, but am sure I will when I get used to it. Also, it is really easy to clean, and the bowl etc can go in the dishwasher, saving even more time. If you're not sure if you'd use it, then I felt the same, and you will, and you'll wonder ... Read review

Advantages: Ideal for small scale use
Disadvantages: not great if you are feeding the 5000!

I bought the Kenwood FP116 , Chrome, as my first food processor when my fiancé and I moved in together. I didn't want to spend a fortune, knowing it wouldnt be somethign I would use every day, so the Kenwood FP116 was ideal, costing less than £30. I set straight to work using it to whip up a batch of homemade hoummous. Using the blender blade (which is the one I use most) I was able to blend all the ingredients to the perfect consistency. The pulse ...
...where it's size let the Kenwood FP116 down. Being only small it couldn't take the whole batch of soup and silly me filled it too full so it leaked over the sides! One tomato covered worktop later and my lesson was learned! other than that though its small size means its perfect for leaving out on the worktop as it blends nicely with the kitchen as it has a modern feel and doesnt 'take over' as its not too large. The blades and jug are easy to wash ... Read review

Advantages: superb for baking,making mousses,purees,jus,omelette mixs great
Disadvantages: only a one year warranty,other than that great

...used this product and former kitchen aids in the past. They are highly suited for industrial and home use. I find the kitchen aid very durable and up to most culinary tasks. I do however think the mixing bowl could be made to hold more volume for bulk mixtures.The machine has a lot of tools k,beater for thick pastries,blade for puree's ,whisk for the best meringues and what i call a folder for bread don't know what that part is rely called.Also ...
...whites or over heating pastry.The kitchen aid takes all the strain out of making pastry mixes ,meringues,and whipped cream mousses,no more 30 minutes whipping egg whites. I find this tool easy to maintain and clean,the mixing bowl and parts are all dishwasher safe.you certainly get your money out of this machine we still got an older version of the kitchen aid thats going strong after 5 years not bad.i must also comment on how safe this product ... Read review

Advantages: Magimix is slick, compact, easy to clean
Disadvantages: Gets scratched in dishwasher

This model is a great model, however i would recommend for occasional users buying a more compact model. This model's largest bowl will carry a huge amount of liquid, and is barely ever used in my house. The machine however is easy to use, and has a huge variety of attatchements for any occasion. I chose this model in white to save money, and i don't think the silver version (which my sister in law has) is worth the extra money as it requires polishing ...
...bleinding soups, making pastry, and chopping/grating vegetables. The grating attatchement is useful as it tends not to produce as much pulp as a manual grater, and when grating carrots for something such as a carrot cake, the carrot can be grated straight into the bowl, then the attatchment changed and the flour and eggs added straight. This product is essential now in my kitchen and i could not live without it. ... Read review