Stark
Assistant Cook
Hi,
Since everyone here was so helpful and knowledgeable in the past I thought I would post as I need some help in regards to food processors.
I need to find a food processor to help me in the kitchen. I have never used one before but since my stroke I cannot stand for as long as I used to chopping and such, so need a way to make this part of the job simpler and much less time consuming.
I tend to cook army style when I cook. People always say, "oh this is a good recipe, it halves well" and my response is "yes but how does it quadruple?". LOL!
I make a lot of food that I would say is country, home-style or rustic. Stews with large chunks of carrots and potatoes etc. When I make something though it usually has 5lbs of carrot and 5 lbs of potatoes etc, so even chopping that large a size piece is taking too long and is tiring.
I need to find a way to automate this and cut down the time. I am looking at food processors, and have watched the videos for a bunch online, and it seems to me they all chop relatively small. Looking at the Cuisinart and Kitchenaid sites I do not see blades that will do say a 1" chop. Perhaps there is a different technique with these machines to achieve this, I do not know.
I have considered the possibility of a Mandoline, but for safety reasons for me I think the processor is more ideal.
So... can I achieve what I want with one of these machines? or can you suggest an alternate?
Just for info, the two I am leaning towards are the Cuisinart Elite 14 Cup FP-14 and the Kitchenaid Pro Line 16 Cup KPFP850OB. Both seem to be ideal for handling the volumes I like to work with, but the Cuisinart seems to have a better warranty at 20 years for the motor and 3 for the parts as opposed to 2 years for the Kitchenaid.
I appreciate all responses.
Stark
Since everyone here was so helpful and knowledgeable in the past I thought I would post as I need some help in regards to food processors.
I need to find a food processor to help me in the kitchen. I have never used one before but since my stroke I cannot stand for as long as I used to chopping and such, so need a way to make this part of the job simpler and much less time consuming.
I tend to cook army style when I cook. People always say, "oh this is a good recipe, it halves well" and my response is "yes but how does it quadruple?". LOL!
I make a lot of food that I would say is country, home-style or rustic. Stews with large chunks of carrots and potatoes etc. When I make something though it usually has 5lbs of carrot and 5 lbs of potatoes etc, so even chopping that large a size piece is taking too long and is tiring.
I need to find a way to automate this and cut down the time. I am looking at food processors, and have watched the videos for a bunch online, and it seems to me they all chop relatively small. Looking at the Cuisinart and Kitchenaid sites I do not see blades that will do say a 1" chop. Perhaps there is a different technique with these machines to achieve this, I do not know.
I have considered the possibility of a Mandoline, but for safety reasons for me I think the processor is more ideal.
So... can I achieve what I want with one of these machines? or can you suggest an alternate?
Just for info, the two I am leaning towards are the Cuisinart Elite 14 Cup FP-14 and the Kitchenaid Pro Line 16 Cup KPFP850OB. Both seem to be ideal for handling the volumes I like to work with, but the Cuisinart seems to have a better warranty at 20 years for the motor and 3 for the parts as opposed to 2 years for the Kitchenaid.
I appreciate all responses.
Stark