Kenwood FP116

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: Simple
Disadvantages: Small

It has one button. You can't choose the speed, there's just one speed. One button! It can't get more simple than that! That's a good thing, as one button is all you normally require. With a 0.8 litre bowl, it's not exactly a lot you can fit in there, which is a bit of a downside, but then again, normally we don't need it to be bigger anyway. It comes with the normal cutting/knife thing, an blade for making slices and one for grating. I would normally ...
...made bigger things, but not with this one. It also has a juice press (works fine, although my fingers were a bit worried they'd be pressed as well), and something that whips cream and things like that. The cream whipper isn't bad, it whips stuff in a jiffy, but it's not ideal for whipping cream, as the lowest bit can be loose cream, and the rest be butter. Oh yes, you get a spatula too! What I love about it is that it cuts down workload. If you ... Read review

Advantages: Simple, effective, not too huge!
Disadvantages: Some might find it too small.

Perfect for those of us who wouldn't normally get the food processor out for food for one. Ideal for cooking for one or two people. AND it's petite enough to put away in the cupboard between uses without being a hassle to get in and out or taking up too much space better used for biscuits! It's dead simple - one sliding button and one pulse button - and it chops and mixes really quickly. It's straightforward, nothing fancy and no whizzy gadgets ... Read review