Food Processor - What you really use it for?

jcr16

well i thought i'd use one alot. so i borrowed my mums for about a month and only used it once to make coleslaw.

i much prefer using my hands to make pastry, cookie dough etc. there is nothing i've found that i really really have to have one for. i do like a stick blender tho for soups for i'll use my smootie maker.

valk_scot

I've just used the Chef to mix up 18 eggs worth of chocolate sponge cake. Yes I did have to do it in two batches but try doing that with a hand blender, lol!

TravellingAbuela

I ALWAYS use mine for making pastry - I make big batches at a time and freeze in individual portions (ie just enough for a plate pie)- it's made in next to no time.

I can't be bothered with using it for chopping, slicing etc unless I am doing a big batch. The same with grating - unless I am grating a few blocks of cheese I just use the hand grater.

I tend to use the stick blender for soups, it's quicker to clean!

Ben84

MaggieBaking wrote: »

Ooh Ben, what's your lemonade recipe?

It's really easy to make, I actually posted about it earlier in another thread so maybe best to look there:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/44815864#Comment_44815864

Evie74_2

I have a Kenwood food processor with lots of all-singing, all-dancing attachments which my lovely DH bought for me (with an unexpected work bonus) about 15 years ago when we first set up home. I've used it at least once a week ever since, and it's still going strong. That said, there are attachments which I have never used (who needs 5 different thicknesses of julienne veggies anyway??) but I wouldn't be without it for cakes, pastry, mass grating, blending soups etc etc

Evie

LilacPixie

i have a kenwood cheff and the slicing/grating attatchment. Now a tattie peeling attatchemt would be good.

meritaten

I have always ummed and arrrhhed about trading in my good old grater and mincer for a food processor! ok, call me old-fashioned, but I AM old! and apart from my beloved computer don't particularly like new-fangled gadgets!
mum gave me £60 for Christmas and OH wanted to spend his money at Currys' and I saw this Kenwood food processor at £49 - Tenner off! I was tempted, so asked the sales guy a bit about it - and struck gold! he was a Christmas temp and his main job was as a chef!!!!!!!!!!!! he spent ages explaining to me what it could (and couldn't) do, how every part fits every model etc.
so I bought it. Took it home and made stew - was a bit disappointed as the slicing blade (the thick one) was a bit too thin to how I like my veg for stew. used it Saturday to make faggots and I am converted! normally it takes me all morning to make faggots - If I haven't got loads of breadcrumbs in freezer already. and mincing the liver and onions takes ages. anyways - it took minutes! and cleanup was a doddle!
am going to see if there is a thicker slicing blade - but if not, well, stew is going to be a bit 'mushier' than normal!
has anyone else undergone this 'epiphany'? I cant wait to see how it saves me more time on other recipes (tho I really resist making pastry in it - my pastry is renowned throughout the family).

thenanny2die4

Congrats meritaten. It sounds as if you're going to have lots of fun playing with your new toy.

One of these days I too may be the proud owner of a food processor or blender or stand mixer...

Mind you, I've come a long way from the days when I used an empty wine bottle as a rolling pin and a tumbler to cut out scones and biscuits. :rotfl:

meritaten

thenanny2die4 wrote: »

Congrats meritaten. It sounds as if you're going to have lots of fun playing with your new toy.

One of these days I too may be the proud owner of a food processor or blender or stand mixer...

Mind you, I've come a long way from the days when I used an empty wine bottle as a rolling pin and a tumbler to cut out scones and biscuits. :rotfl:

I used to use an old milk bottle (they were bigger in the old days)for a rolling pin, and I still use a tumbler to cut out pastry cos it fits the tin I use! (and a saucer to cut round for pasties - perfect size!).
I also love my stick blender - for soups it beats standing there forcing stuff through a sieve! but sadly it doesn't get used very often - OH isn't a fan of soup!

Eyeore

Congrats Meritaten, hope you continue to have fun with it! I have had my little processor for about 15 years and only used the grating blade at the weekend, oh my goodness its brilliant, if only I had tried before! Shall be trying the slicing blade this weekend.

Enjoy your new gadget :-)