Help choosing food processor

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angie_loves_veg wrote: »

my stick blender

Hi angie

Thx, something like what you've mentioned I'm looking for, is that what it's called "Stick blender"?

Im new to this home cooking malarky, so I'm looking for the cheapest, and most practical appliance, my signature will confirm why I'm looking for the cheapest.

I looked at Argos, dam, done my head in with the range, and multi task options :mad: the only thing none of the appliances offered, was a massage :rotfl:

angie_loves_veg

Ok - I have had a look in my argos catalogue ...

If you fancy a stick blender for blending (soups), then they offer one at only £3.89 - daft money, but it will not do anything else other than blend soups/smoothies etc. (cat no 421/9488)

They also have a Mini food processor (p1184) chops/slices/shreds/grates at £16.96 (cat no 050/2405)

I actually own the kenwood (422/6842 £24.99 which is a full size processor and is excellent, but may be more than you need right now)

If you fancy a stick blender with a chopper attatchment, (which turns the blender into a kind of mini food processor) I would probably opt for the Phillips HR1363 (cat no 421 9914 £24.97)


So really - the questions are
** What would you like your gadget to do in the kitchen? (other than massage)
**Would you be happy to have more than one gadget to achieve this if the overall price was cheaper? (storage?)
** Are you looking for mini or full size gadgets? (amount of food to be processed)

hth

10past6

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

Ok - I have had a look in my argos catalogue ...

aww, thx, that's very kind of you :beer:

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

They also have a Mini food processor (p1184) chops/slices/shreds/grates at £16.96 (cat no 050/2405)

I think this sounds OK

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

I actually own the kenwood (422/6842 £24.99 which is a full size processor and is excellent, but may be more than you need right now)

Humm, I wonder what the difference is between this and the 1 above.

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

** So really - the questions are

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

**Would you be happy to have more than one gadget to achieve this if the overall price was cheaper? (storage?)

No, due to storage.

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

** Are you looking for mini or full size gadgets? (amount of food to be processed)

I'd prefer to cook 2 meals at once, then freeze 1 for the following week.
Many thx so far :A

angie_loves_veg

The main difference between the food processors is capacity.

.... just a thought, if you are near an argos (or similar) you could always look at the products and get a sense of the size difference to know which one is for you.

lets face it, if 90% of the time the smaller one will do, go for that - cheaper, smaller to store etc. The 10% of the time you need the larger capacity you can just do the processing in two batches....

let us know what you decide

10past6

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

just a thought, if you are near an argos (or similar) you could always look at the products and get a sense of the size difference to know which one is for you ......let us know what you decide

Thx angie, great idea :A will do

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angie_loves_veg wrote: »

I actually own the kenwood (422/6842 £24.99 which is a full size processor and is excellent, but may be more than you need right now)

Hi angie

Just to let you know, I purchased the one above from Argos.

Many thanks for your help :A

grunnie

I use a mouli grater for breadcrumbs also for cheese. Use to have a huge kenwood mixer with all the attachments but they took up too much room and were also a faff to clean so gave it away on freecycle.

angie_loves_veg

10past6 wrote: »

Hi angie

Just to let you know, I purchased the one above from Argos.

Many thanks for your help :A

Cool - hope you get on with it

You can use it for all sorts - currently I am in the habit of turning cabbage/carrots into coleslaw (using 'fake' mayo - fromage frais, white wine vinegar etc etc) and it can grate and chop its way through loads very quickly - it certainly will cope with breadcrumbs!

10past6

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

You can use it for all sorts - currently I am in the habit of turning cabbage/carrots into coleslaw (using 'fake' mayo - fromage frais, white wine vinegar etc etc)

Hi angie

WoW thx, this is going to be intresting :rotfl:

May I ask, in bold above is that how your make Mayo?

Lily-Lu

10past6 wrote: »

Hi angie

Just to let you know, I purchased the one above from Argos.

Many thanks for your help :A

I'm very tempted to buy that one myself after reading this thread. I've wanted something to shred cabbage/carrots for a while now....Really fancy trying my hand at making kebabs - meat, shredded veg, spicy sauce type things, so that would be perfect:T