Anyone use a food processor on a regular basis?

[mattyfez]

As title really... I'm having some dental surgery soon and will be limited to soft foods for a good few weeks.

I'm thinking of buying one but never really used one before.. Is there any interesting stuff I can do with one?

Might see if I can snag one on prime week but dunno if it will be one of those things that only gets used a few times and then cast into the back of a cupboard!

I've read that having a pulse mode is a good feature to have.. But other than decent capacity I don't really know what to look for..

 

[mattyfez]

A few years ago, whilst my son had a broken jaw, I used to regularly use a blender for soups, stews, milk shakes etc..
Also a Nutribullet does a similar job

Thanks.. I could see it being usefull for soup, but then I have a hand held blender and a slow cooker already, so I'm thinking a food processor might be surplus to requirement... even just cooking/stewing veg and meat on the stove top, low and slow gets really soft/tender...

 

[mattyfez]

If your dental surgery is anything like I had you'll only be able to eat mashed potato and gravy for several weeks. And absolutely NO CRISPS!! That was the hardest thing

I'm having the rest of my natural teeth removed, and full arch implants, top and bottom, so there will be a period of a few month where I have temporary dentures whilst the implants settle in - I can't eat anything crunchy anyway as I have a lot of gaps already.

Mostly I'm livin off pasta dishes, Mac&cheese, Stews and curries already, but I have to cook them a long time so the meat gets really soft, that's how bad it's got!