What blender/food processor?
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I broke my cheapo old blender thing by mincing some meat in it the other day so I need to by a new one..
Cost isnt really a problem (up to £200) so that should get a fairly nifty bit of kit, but I dont want to be spunking my cash on something that'll is all fancy labels, names and packaging.
I need it to...
Blend stuff at various speeds
And thats it really, but I'd like it to be tough enough to mince up the odd bit of meat, make soup, chopping veggies would be handy, as would the ability to mix pastry and dough before kneeding.
I might be asking a lot out of one bit of kit, so leave off the choppy and mixy features if its proving a bit tough!
Any advice?
Thanks
Cost isnt really a problem (up to £200) so that should get a fairly nifty bit of kit, but I dont want to be spunking my cash on something that'll is all fancy labels, names and packaging.
I need it to...
Blend stuff at various speeds
And thats it really, but I'd like it to be tough enough to mince up the odd bit of meat, make soup, chopping veggies would be handy, as would the ability to mix pastry and dough before kneeding.
I might be asking a lot out of one bit of kit, so leave off the choppy and mixy features if its proving a bit tough!
Any advice?
Thanks
It's over the price budget, the KitchenAid Artisan, does all the things you've asked for with ease. It comes with mincing, grating and slicing discs, together with the standard food processor central blade. It has 3 bowls each one appropriate for different volume/function. Also comes with attachments for juicing and whipping cream, nice to have but I rarely use them.
if that doesn't float your boat, then I'd look at Cuisinart, however you're looking at £250 ish. I have the mini version and it really is fantastic, quiet, quick and remarkably robust.
One of my clients runs a number of cookshops, their advice to me was to avoid the TV chef's favourite, Magimix, due to reliability issues.
if that doesn't float your boat, then I'd look at Cuisinart, however you're looking at £250 ish. I have the mini version and it really is fantastic, quiet, quick and remarkably robust.
One of my clients runs a number of cookshops, their advice to me was to avoid the TV chef's favourite, Magimix, due to reliability issues.
Edited by Chim Girl on Friday 25th September 10:54
pugwash4x4 said:
Do you own one of these? How much is it?thegavster said:
Chim Girl said:
One of my clients runs a number of cookshops, their advice to me was to avoid the TV chef's favourite, Magimix, due to reliability issues.
I think the real chef's processor of choice is Robot Coupe, but they're very, very expensive.
Hence the TV comment. 
Wish I could tell you which one to buy, but I can give a warning about these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-FP698-Satin-Chrome...
It is, in essence, a fantastic bit of kit with every tool you could imagine. But it is let down by the plastic bits (bowls, etc) which simply aren't tough enough. They don't take heat well at all. Granted, I've had it for a few years (three or four, not thirty or forty) and it still works, but I've needed some parts already and the main bowl is close to falling apart.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-FP698-Satin-Chrome...
It is, in essence, a fantastic bit of kit with every tool you could imagine. But it is let down by the plastic bits (bowls, etc) which simply aren't tough enough. They don't take heat well at all. Granted, I've had it for a few years (three or four, not thirty or forty) and it still works, but I've needed some parts already and the main bowl is close to falling apart.
Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 25th September 18:47
My mum gave me her old Moulinex processor when I left home, and it was donkeys years old. When it finally gave up, I replaced it with another Moulinex. It was abysmal. It was ultra cheap and plasticky and heated up cold food when it was processing.
Then I bought a KitchenAid one, after already having an orbital mixer & toaster from their range and being impressed with build quality and excellent customer service .
It's fantastic - you can buy extra slicing blades & whatnot for it, but you get everything you need with it. I've had it a few years now and it still looks great (except when I used a big blade in one of the smaller bowls for a couple of turns before I stopped it, so one of the smaller bowls is scratched - gah!).
It's also great that it has a wide hole to push the food through, so you don't have to chop your food before you put it in to chop! It's great for slicing onions (a job I've always hated) and is very easy to clean, with no awkward fiddly bits to clean (unlike the Moulinex) and because the whole blades are metal, there is no staining (I grated a load of carrots in the Moulinex one and they discoloured the plastics).
The base is extremely heavy, so if you're doing anything hard or rumbly, it wont jump around or make too much racket.
I bought mine second hand off eBay, and got it cheap because the food pusher was missing (it wont work without it). One quick call to KitchenAid and that was sorted with next day delivery.
The only thing I would say about it is choose the colour wisely - you'd be looking at it a long time!
Then I bought a KitchenAid one, after already having an orbital mixer & toaster from their range and being impressed with build quality and excellent customer service .
It's fantastic - you can buy extra slicing blades & whatnot for it, but you get everything you need with it. I've had it a few years now and it still looks great (except when I used a big blade in one of the smaller bowls for a couple of turns before I stopped it, so one of the smaller bowls is scratched - gah!).
It's also great that it has a wide hole to push the food through, so you don't have to chop your food before you put it in to chop! It's great for slicing onions (a job I've always hated) and is very easy to clean, with no awkward fiddly bits to clean (unlike the Moulinex) and because the whole blades are metal, there is no staining (I grated a load of carrots in the Moulinex one and they discoloured the plastics).
The base is extremely heavy, so if you're doing anything hard or rumbly, it wont jump around or make too much racket.
I bought mine second hand off eBay, and got it cheap because the food pusher was missing (it wont work without it). One quick call to KitchenAid and that was sorted with next day delivery.
The only thing I would say about it is choose the colour wisely - you'd be looking at it a long time!
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One other thing about the KitchenAid one is that the buttons are totally wipe clean, so they are very easy to keep clean (the last foodprocessor I had was an arse to clean around the knobs if they got food spilt or general kitchen grime around them.
One other thing about the KitchenAid one is that the buttons are totally wipe clean, so they are very easy to keep clean (the last foodprocessor I had was an arse to clean around the knobs if they got food spilt or general kitchen grime around them.
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