6 Things A Child Knows About Food Processor That You Don't

METHODOLOGY


We tested eight food chips with capacities of 11 to 14 cups, rating them on their ability to chop,
Slice, shred, mince, emulsify, puree, and combine pie crust and pizza dough, and perform other
Common tasks that call for a food processor. We
Bought all models online.
CHOPPING: Testers chopped onion, carrot, and celery to mirepoix; earth whole almonds; minced
Fresh parsley; and ground beef balls and butter into hamburg

er. This category was weighted most
highly in our ratings.
SLICING: We sliced ripe plum tomatoes and russet potatoes, giving highest marks to models that cut
crisply and neatly, rendering little to no juice, which would indicate that food was sliced, not crushed.
SHREDDING: We shredded carrots and cheddar cheese, rating models highest if pieces were crisp and
uniform with little to no unprocessed, trapped food.
MIXING: We mixed pie dough and a double batch of heavy pizza dough, made mayonnaise (in small
workbowls where available), and conducted a timed test using drops of blue and yellow food coloring in
Yogurt to reveal how efficiently machines made a uniformly green mixture.
PUREEING: We processed large cans of whole tomatoes in each machine until smooth; high-rated
models made velvety puree.
EASE OF USE: We rated each machine throughout testing on its handling, intuitiveness of assembly and
controls, shape of workbowl and lid, weight and stability, quality of construction, noise, and other
Factors regarding its design and ergonomics, including the ease of any included accessory boxes
Or other added features.
LEAKING: We filled each machine to its "maximum liquid fill" line and compared actual to stated
capacity; we then ran machines on high for 1 minute, checking for leaks.