food processor part 2

[lazydays]

I posted this in the old thread but thought it would get some more action if I started a new one.



My mom ended up purchasing a $40 black and decker which handled the zucchini just fine. I was wondering if I should add a food processor to my kitchen arsenal anyway. It appears a kitchen aid, which would match my other appliances, would run about $150. I'm having hard time thinking of just when I would use it though. Making zucchini relish once a year just isn't enough of an incentive. What else do you guys use your food processors for?

Btw, I already have a very nice kitchen aid blender and a big pro bowl mixer.

[M>B>]

You already have 2 out of 3 of the major appliances, just use your imagination and ad lib from there!

If you must have one, they are all over craigs list.

[Chakravartin]

My mom uses hers for chopped liver and cole slaw.

...about once a year for each.

I think that a $15 mandoline slicer, one of those $10 veggie-choppers and a good mini hand-blender would do 99% of the jobs that most people use expensive food processors for without taking up anywhere near the cabinet and counter space.

[haikuman]

lazydays wrote:
I posted this in the old thread but thought it would get some more action if I started a new one.



My mom ended up purchasing a $40 black and decker which handled the zucchini just fine. I was wondering if I should add a food processor to my kitchen arsenal anyway. It appears a kitchen aid, which would match my other appliances, would run about $150. I'm having hard time thinking of just when I would use it though. Making zucchini relish once a year just isn't enough of an incentive. What else do you guys use your food processors for?

Btw, I already have a very nice kitchen aid blender and a big pro bowl mixer.

Errr I am thinking you might consider writing to the Wild eep and see if you can hire him to be your disposable income consultant.... I'm seeing a good match here *(:>* :devil: :priate::boink:

[mrbigstuff]

bread crumbs, mincing meat, pesto, apple sauce, mincing nuts, etc

strangely, never for vegetable dicing or shredding, too much of a pain

[ztirffritz]

After having one for about 5 years my wife finally noticed it on the shelf and now uses it to make Pesto.

[haikuman]

I googled Food Processor Recipe's. There are a gazillion things you can make if you have
the time and inclination *(:>*

http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/food-p...index.html


http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Food+Processor+recipe's&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&ei=SktvToLpJfGdiAe7vvnMCQ&ved=0CB4QvwUoAQ&q=Food+Processor+recipes&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=d78eaab16b2eee9b&biw=1049&bih=587

[Black]

Pesto!!!!!

[MikeF]

We use ours to collect dust. Too much hassle to pull out, use, clean. End up just using a knife.

[Pam]

I use mine for chopping nuts and chocolate as well as pureeing black beans for cupcakes and prepping fruit and milk for the ice cream maker.