Do you really need a food processor?!
do you have one?
how often do you use it?
what do you use it for?
Answers: i would like one, there have been several times i've wanted to make something and it just wasnt the same because i had to substitue for having a food processor
do you have one?
how often do you use it?
what do you use it for?
I have a Cuisinart 7 cup type. Seldom use it any longer because we don't have counter space for it, my husband does most of the cooking and we have limited appliance storage space in our kitchen. Some of our kitchen equipment are in the garage and others packed in an upstairs closet.
Use it about once a year now.
Used it mostly to make hummus, tabbouleh, broccoli salads and also to cut or chop nuts & vegetables for soups. Nuts for cookies. It does a super fast job (you don't have that much control over the shape of the pieces as you would doing by hand. But it keeps the mess in one place
Pain in the neck: It's a little inconvenient for me because I have to clean it with care (blade is very sharp) and try to completely dry the parts before putting it back on the shelf. I put a cotton cover over it to keep it clean and to allow any water not dried on the parts to evaporate.
Would like to use it to make dough -- pie crust and bread especially.
If you have counter room for one and can easily afford it, YES, get one. It's fun -- especially if you like to cook or try to make different things in the kitchen. If you are still undecided, look on-line or in a book store for food processor recipes and techniques for processing various foods.
If you get a small one, BE CAREFUL TO FOLLOW USE INSTRUCTIONS. If it says to Pulse the food, Pulse the food. -- And don't run it continuously. The little motor on a handy little one that I had was burned-out by being run continuously to proess nuts.
Good early Christmas present for yourself.
You can get small 1 or 2 cup processors at walmart for like 10$. I dont use one very often at all, but my aunt uses hers constantly. Start out with a small one to see how much you will use it, then if you like upgrade to a bigger or better quality one.
I use mine for chopping up things like onions that no one I cook for actually likes, but they eat it all up if they cant see it.. lol..
My aunt makes a lot of her own salad dressings.
If you do enough cooking, I think a food processor is worth the investment. Mine is a great time and energy saver. I use mine for everything from shredding zucchini for my zucchini bread, to emulsifying my pesto's, to grinding nuts and bread crumbs. The mini-ones that you can buy for 5-10 bucks are nice for small jobs, like chopping onion and garlic and such, so if that's all you'd really use it for, just buy one of those. Otherwise, if you love to cook, and want to save some time and energy - go buy a nice big one! You'll love it!
I pride myself on my knife skills, so I don't use my food processor to chop or dice food. However, I do use my Cuisinart to make pie crust and short bread, because using a pastry blender is tedious. My pie crust doe is ready in a matter of seconds!