Food Processor - What you really use it for?

meritaten

I cant wait for the summer tbh - I love coleslaw and it takes ages to slice the cabbage finely.
rofl - I really think I should get out more - getting excited over slicing cabbage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ive got this blade which promises to do 'French fries'...............now that's exciting! never had the patience to do those before! and the chef masquerading as currys sales guy tells me it 'juliennes' carrots! which tbh is my fave way of serving them.

Eyeore

Ooo that does sound fancy! I get excited by these things too! hadn't thought about summer salads, will be able to try loads - how exciting!

Perhaps I need a new processor?!?!?

meritaten

well according to the sales guy - if you have a 'kenwood' then every gadget fits - so if you want a new blade or whiskers etc then they will fit your appliance! that was what sold me on it!

MrsAtobe

meritaten wrote: »

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!).

My mother used to have one of the Pyrex glass rolling pins, that you put iced water in, but I don't remember if her pastry was any good.

Enjoy your processor, Meri, I only tend to use mine for large amounts of food, there's just the two of us and the dog normally, so it's not worth getting it out most of the time. Which model did you get, out of interest?

meritaten

MrsAtobe wrote: »

My mother used to have one of the Pyrex glass rolling pins, that you put iced water in, but I don't remember if her pastry was any good.

Enjoy your processor, Meri, I only tend to use mine for large amounts of food, there's just the two of us and the dog normally, so it's not worth getting it out most of the time. Which model did you get, out of interest?

Well there is just me, OH and the cat - but the kids tend to benefit from my inability to downsize in culinary terms - I am forever texting one or another of them 'I have X amount of X from last night leftover - do you want it?'

its a kenwood multipro FPS86.

lollipopsarah

Hehe youngest is going back to uni on wednesday and it'll take me about a week to get used to cooking less veg etc.
xx

MrsAtobe

I've got the Kenwood FPP220, it does less than yours Still, it's better than grating a huge block of cheese by hand

meritaten

rofl - I still cook for five! and the last one left home five years ago! I am very good at recycling leftovers - but occasionaly get an 'oh sh**' moment when I realise I haven't room in freezer or it cant be frozen!

meritaten

MrsAtobe wrote: »

I've got the Kenwood FPP220, it does less than yours Still, it's better than grating a huge block of cheese by hand

apparently you can upgrade by just buying the 'bits'.

marywooyeah

Wow meritaen you sound smitten! That guy really earned his commission that day! Its nice when you fall in love with something, it was the same for me with the slow cooker! X