KitchenAid KFP750

I've always wanted one of these but always convinced myself that I didn't need it, didn't have the room, and that I could do everything I wanted by hand. Let me tell you, I got this as a gift about a month… ago and I use it all the time. Recipes that I wouldn't have thought about like roasting my own peppers and tomatoes into a delicious pasta sauce are now easy as pie. My only complaints about the mixer is that I wish that the smaller food chop bowl didn't sit inside the big bowl when you use it. The reason you want to use a little chopper is so you don't have to clean the big one, but in this case it just means you have more to clean! I love that all of the other tools and blades that come with it come in their own storage box but I wish the box was stronger so I could store the processor on top of it, or I wish that I could put it on its side without everything falling out to take up less space in my cupboards when not in use. The storage box has room to put a couple more things in it (or so it looks) but I have no idea what they are, it would be good for them to include in the manual a layout of what goes where in that box, and what these mysterious additions to the set could be. All in all, my criticism is minor and the product functions flawlessly. I just wish I bought this sooner. The pretty pink matches my mixer, blender, and hand mixer.

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I have been very pleased with my new food processor in the short time I've had it. I have shredded carrots and sliced apples and sweet potatoes. It works very quickly, so quickly I can hardly feed it fast… enough. It is very powerful and easy to clean. I would recommend this product to anyone who is searching for a new food processor. The Accessory Case is very handy for keeping the accessories together.

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Well actually I have not used the 2 of these that I bought for wedding presents, but I have my old one, which we use often. These look similiar. Kitchenaid quality is great. These are very robust,… except, perhaps you have to be careful of the little plastic insert in the lid where the little cutter-blade holder goes. I'm hoping that KItchenaid has not lowered the quality of this product. ( Like they apparently have with their great blender KSB5. They don't make the old KSB5 blender with the glass carafe and the sturdy motor that we run for 5 minutes at a time to grind soaked lentils and rice in water... Anyway, enough about my grief over their blender, which is no longer available for gifts. We're supposed to be reviewing the food processor.) We have a blender w. lots of mojo that we use for "wet" stuff, & I am pretty effecient w. the knife. But you need a food processor for grating, and for chopping dry stuff. We use this food processor for: 1. small cup & small "propeller" blade for: chutneys & ginger/garlic processing b) chopping nuts 2. big cup and big "propeller" blade for: a) making cake icing - just turn it on and slowly pour stuff in b) sometimes process curries into smooth curries - we only use it instead of the blender if it is already "dirty" with carrots c) large quantities of chutney ingredients, including fresh coconut, peanuts 3. big cup w. rotary graters: a) grated carrots (all kids seem to love carrot salad) b) grated cheese (we make in large quantities and freeze) Motor never sounds strained or tired & we tend to process in large quantities for serving 12-50 people. This food processor does *not* work well for grinding small quantities of spices. (they should have an "itsy bitsy" cup available for purchase.) Instead I use a cheap $15 coffee grinder - gingerly because it can overheat, and sift through a tea-strainer. (Neat trick: You clean the coffee grinder by grinding some rice in it.) (If I only had money for one or the other, I would buy a good-quality blender instead of this.) Did I mention that the base is designed to be very easy to clean? The base is really heavy, but hey, you want a powerful motor, right? I don't know if it is possible to make it lighter. Did I mention that it is pretty darn quiet? BTW, it comes with plenty of nice grater wheels and propellor choppers and a nice case for them. But if you want to make whipped cream/ whipped eggs you have to buy the attachment ($25!!!) I'm not giving it 5 stars because: Lid is o.k., but a bit flimsy. Optional egg whip attachment costs too much. No "itsy bitsy" cup available for grinding spices.

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