Hamilton Beach ShortCut

I received this as a gift, and am VERY glad I didn't spend money on it. While it does a decent job of chopping/cutting...it's not great. Plus, it doesn't contain the food very well, and you end up having… more outside-the-unit cleanup than you should. Also, the size is REALLY small. If you are doing a salad, chopping for a large recipe....forget it. It's only good for maybe a cup of chopped whatever-you-need at a time. It ends up taking more time than it saves, what with cleanup, lack of size, etc. I would recommend it for very small chopping jobs, or as a gift for someone you aren't fond of or don't see very often.

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When I got this as a gift I was a bit skeptical, but this little food processor does a good job for the price. It sliced and shredded carrots well. It did a good job with pizza cheese. The food shooter… feature is great. I can put in carrots, slice them into a mixing bowl, then chop onions into the same bowl, then throw in some celery and position the shooter over a second mixing bowl. It had trouble chopping things to a uniform size when I put too much material in the bowl. I just have to remember it's only made for about 2 cups of material at a time and it does a fine job. Any more than 2 cups and it gets overwhelmed. If you're looking to make big meals, look at the larger capacity processors.

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