Wednesday December 28th, 2016:
I'm going to write a review in stages as time progresses.
To start, I just opened the box and I can't believe this processor is $21. The last time I looked, I think it was $29. It was packed alright (not the best) but I immediately put it together. I was looking for something smaller, maybe a 3-4 cups but since this one was so cheap with so many great reviews, I thought why not? You do get what you pay for sometimes so I am hopeful it will work well for a long time. It does feel a little bit light and cheap.
I decided right away to make pie dough. I threw in 1 1/4 cup flour, some salt, sugar and butter. I'm floored at how easy it was to make! I've been making pie dough with a handheld cutter and slicing/chopping vegetables with a knife for decades. I could just kick myself for waiting to buy one of these processors to assist me in the kitchen. Wow, who knew these contraptions could make your prep so much easier?
I will continue to update this review as time moves forward. I hope for the best...stay tuned.
January 18th, 2017:
I'm a little enamored with this food processor right now. I'm not sure how to put it into words to show how ebullient I am that I took a risk and bought this little multi-use tool. Thus far, I've used this unit about 20 times to make mostly pie dough and cut up vegetables. It has done perfectly every time. I make all kinds of cuisine from French, Korean, Mexican, Indian and much, much more. This food processor has literally decimated the amount of time I spend in the kitchen chopping scallions, potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, garlic, onions, cilantro and much more. I've made several small pies for friends while testing this thing and it is so, so much better pulsing the butter & shortening into pea-sized bits using this machine. I love it.
For reference I've attached two photos for this entry. I wanted to make a homemade breakfast with pancakes, sausage, eggs and hashbrowns. I sliced the potato in half and pushed it down the chute for potential shredded potato pieces. You can see the result in in my first photo. The second photo is a pulverized mix of onions, garlic, ginger and jalapeño for a chicken Karahi dish. I think I pulsed the machine 4-6 times. Done. If not for this thing, I'd be mincing away at the garlic forever not to mention the onions, japan and ginger.
I'm in love and hopefully this thing will not give out on me like how some of these other posters are attesting to but I'm hopeful. I also take care of my things and do not abuse them.
If you've never had a food processor before, or know someone who is old fashioned and chops things by hand, this is a very inexpensive gift that will pack a BIG practical punch :)
I bought this food processor for the sole purpose of making nut butters. Once washed and assembled, I had a jar of pecan and a jar of cashew nut butter in literally a few minutes! I'm beyond IMPRESSED with this machine. Every nut butter recipe I read said that the process would take at least 15-20 minutes, so I was prepared for the wait. I was also prepared to periodically take breaks to prevent the food processor from overheating, since I've heard that many less expensive food processors don't handle the job well. I don't know what kind of food processors those bloggers were using, but this little gem made me creamy cashew butter (using 10 oz bag of honey roasted cashews from Aldi) in less than 3 minutes and creamy pecan butter in less than 1 minute (using 8 oz bag of chopped pecans)!! I didn't even roast/heat the nuts before processing. If you're like me and want to know if this will work for nut butters then don't hesitate to buy this. Appliances like this prove that you don't always have to spend a lot of money for quality products!
This is a fantastic food processor at this price point. I purchased it with an Amazon Prime Now order because my fancy Cuisinart food processor that I had paid $200+ for stopped working for no reason. I was throwing a dinner party the next night and couldn't wait to replace my Cuisinart. When ordering last minute party supplies from Amazon Prime Now I checked to see if they sell food processors and to my delight, they did, so I purchased this one.
This food processor is much lighter than my Cuisinart, but still offers a large capacity work bowl. It purees, chops, and blends most foods with total ease. I think it is even more powerful than my Cuisinart was. I was able to roughly chop vegetables in seconds, as well as make purees, as shown in my photos. It took a little time to figure out how to install the working bowl and top cover so it locks properly so the machine will turn on, but once I figured it out it was easy to use. I was extremely impressed by how powerful and quick it was. When you need a puree it totally purees whatever ingredient you are using, in seconds, unlike some food processors that either take quite a while to puree, or give you a chunky puree. The food processor has two suction cup feet on the bottom which holds the machine securely onto your workspace, which is a great feature.
The only complaint I have about this food processor is that it is EXTREMELY loud. I was using it to prep a few things late the night before my party, and was shocked at how loud it was. I could only do a couple of pulses and finish one ingredient because it would have woken up my neighbors in my apartment building otherwise. If Hamilton Beach could figure out how to reduce the noise level by half, this would be the absolute perfect food processor.
I do a lot of window shopping before I decide on something. My SO goes nuts because it takes me three months to decide on a kitchen knife. That being said, I did my usual amount of research before buying this thing and my due diligence did not fail me yet again. The scraper is seriously so useful. Being Korean, I make kimchee every couple of months or so - which means a lot of friggin' garlic. This thing is awesome for mincing up some serious amounts of garlic because bigger chunks tend to get stuck at the top and not get minced evenly. The scraper solves that problem. I also tried using it to process crab meat to make it flaky to make California rolls and the motor can handle dry and dense foods like crab meat. I also tried processing chicken breast for chicken salad with it and no problems there either. The control options are pretty basic but if you can handle your own around a kitchen then gadgets with crazy settings only get in the way. With this product, there is absolutely no need to hesitate. The amazing price is just that - an awesome deal.
Good appliance to have, if you do a lot of cooking. This particular food processor replaced a smaller one that died on me while I was crushing ice. I was impressed by the power of the motor in this one, which had no problem at crushing ice and fruit for a delicious smoothie. The first time I used it, though, I made a huge mess. I think I may have overfilled it, because as it was running, the liquids from the pulverized fruit and ice leaked out all over the place. Other than that one time, though, I haven't had any issues to speak of. I'm just a bit more careful with how far I fill it.
I like the lever on the lid that lets you unjam food that gets gunked up in the blades. I haven't had to use it yet, but that's a nice touch.
Feature Product
- BOWL SCRAPER ATTACHMENT: Special attachment scrapes the sides of the bowl to keep ingredients close to the blades for more even results and to save you time when chopping or pureeing - no need to stop and remove the lid to use a spatula
- 10 CUP CAPACITY: The generous 10 cup bowl can handle large volumes of foods without having to stop to empty it
- LARGE FEED CHUTE: Can fit large foods like a whole block of cheese for quick, easy processing and less prep time
- VERSATILITY OF A FOOD PROCESSOR, FOOD CHOPPER AND VEGETABLE CHOPPER: Reversible stainless steel disc slices and shreds, while the stainless steel s-blade chops, mixes and purees
- 2 SPEEDS PLUS PULSE AND 450 WATTS OF POWER: Food processor's low and high speeds plus pulse gives you the control you need for a variety of recipes
Description
With the Hamilton Beach Bowl Scraper Food Processor, there's no need to stop and remove the lid to dislodge food from the side of the bowl. The built-in scraper does the work for you, even while the processor is on for continuous processing. Kitchen Tips- For a more uniform consistency, start with pieces of food that are similar in size. Cut food into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces before processing with the chopping/mixing blade and leave room in the bowl for the food to be tossed around.When chopping foods, pulsing on and off will produce the best results.Operating time will depend on the quantity of food being processed. Most foods can be sliced, chopped, or shredded in seconds.To slice or shred cheese, use firm cheeses like Cheddar or Swiss that have been chilled for at least 30 minutes. Soft cheese like Mozzarella must be placed in the freezer for 30 minutes prior to processing to ensure it is firm enough for shredding.All removable parts are top rack dishwasher safe
Since our previous processor was way undersized (less than 3 cup- bought in 1988) this one is like coming out of the Dark Ages. So far it has done everything well. Initially used it for making the dough of 2 Pumpkin pies & 1 Apple pie. What I have learned in making pie dough - Do not Over Process - keep your finger on the pulsing button. With the correct amount of processing time the pie crusts turned out perfect. I must admit that both the Pulse and Selection 1st & 2nd speed are too fast. Would liked to have seen the availability of a slower speed for making dough thus the caveat in processing time. An additional slight problem with the slicer. It slices fairly well but towards the last portion of an item it slices in non uniform longer slices. Not really that great for presentation purposes. A slight annoyance but thought I'd point that out.
Good value for a nice functioning processor. Will report back if I encounter any problems. So far - so good.
All the descriptions of the processor are on the amazon site and are true from what I have experienced. The only things I will add that came to my attention.
1. The chute size is perfect for a 2 lb block of cheese. You don't have to cut block multiple times to make it fit.
2. the suction cups on the bottom are perfect to keep it stable and in place, but not so big that you can't get the dang thing off the counter when your done.
3. I have seen comments that it leaks when doing liquids. I mixed some barbeque sauce that used one bottle of craft, some spices, and a shot of black velvet, and it didn't spill out. The pitcher was about half full. It is not a blender. If you want to make mixed drinks with it then you may get spilling, through the center driver shaft chute, and It says not to use to crush ice, So use at own risk for that.
4. The scraper feature can be useful for some things and works well. Most of the time I don't use it. Not a primary selling point for me.
My only knock on the processor is the knob. It turns one way for pulse and the other for speed 1 & 2. It is very easy to spring back to speed 1 when you let go from pulse. Not a big deal. Maybe future designs would have a separate button for pulse.
All in all, works great, looks nice on the counter and good price.
I shopped FOREVER for a food processor. I decided on this one because of the price. It works extremely well. It's easy to assemble and disassemble. Everything washes in the dishwasher easy peasy. Shipping was nice and fast. My only concern is that while it's great that the blades are "sharp enough to take a finger off," as stated by my husband, storing the blades in something protective is necessary. It would have been nice if it came with something for that. You can store one or the other in the processor in the but not both, so I store the flat round blade in a Tupperware container. Also, while I knew the price would promise a louder unit, it is shockingly loud. It's not really a problem to me or my husband, but it scares the crap out of our pets. They'll live, but just thought I'd mention it since I know many people who use their processors to make baby food. .don't use this while baby is sleeping you will regret it.
My mother has always said that if her food processor breaks, she will go out that day and buy a new one. Me? I have got along just fine (or so I thought) hand chopping my vegetables or using The Ultimate Chopper (the famous or perhaps infamous infomercial product from the 2000's) for smaller jobs. Recently though, I thought it would be great to slice vegetables without having to stand at the counter for hours on end (full disclosure, my boyfriend was sick of seeing me almost slice my finger off). Enter this fantastic machine.
Words can not express how much I LOVE THIS THING! It is so FAST, ridiculously powerful (slices potatoes in seconds) and makes cooking so much easier that we can not believe it. I even tried making a quiche in it, plopped all the ingredients together and it was oven ready in minutes. You can do anything with this bad boy. My roommate made veggie chips: beet, carrot, sweet potato and used the slicing blade, voila, perfectly shaped veggie chips in seconds (no lie, it is SPEEDY). It is also awesome for grating cheese and has the perfect amount of attachments (4 in total) plus the regular blade. It also has grippers on its feet, so it does not slide around when you are using it. And, its dishwasher safe, but we use it so often, we'd rather hand wash it.
I honestly can not recommend this product higher. And, if it ever breaks (which I can't even imagine happening) I am buying this exact machine again.
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