Food processors

I was about to say Jack of all trades, master of none, but the price is £280. That's pretty good if it replaces a decent food processor, a good juicer, a chef's aid and a set of scales.
 
Kate says if you want to make dough/cakes/bread that sort of thing as well as just processing & chopping you would be better off with a Kenwood Chef Titanium with a processor attachment - the Chef is a mixer with 3 additional outlets on top, one of which is specifically for the food processer attachment.

Plus it looks really cool and you can get literally almost any attachment for it.

There's quite a range so just buy the best one you can afford :p
 
Yep, Kenwood Chef is the daddy for cakes etc, but I'm not really interested in that. It's chopping, belending and making purees.
 
Justin said:
Magimix, Magimix, Magimix!! You wont get anything better for your money.

http://www.johnlewis.com/230878175/Product.aspx Or the 4200/5200 if you would like a bigger bowl.

That Kenwood one in the OP reminds me of those cheap JML products that do millions of things in one, there's more to go wrong.
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Yeah, I'm looking at replacing my Kenwood with a Magimix. When I've looked at them instore, the Magimix feels much better built.
 
Spie said:
Are Magimix the best? Kenwood do make the excellent Chef mixer.
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I'm not sure about "The best" but Kitchen Aid and Magimix both seemed better then the Kenwoods instore (John Lewis, Selfridges etc stock them).

Having said that - I don't recall if I have actually seen Kenwood you're referring to in the flesh.

The biggest difference for me, was the motor and spindle on the Magimix (3200 and 4200) is fixed, whereas on the kenwoods it is detachable to allow it to be used as a juicer also. This gave the impression to me that its was a going to be a lot sturdier/tougher.

I have a cheaper kenwood that has a blender mode/attachment too, and although it's powerful enough it often can't churn through stuff as it's jumping off cogs etc.

IIRC Johnny69 recently bought a Magimix 4200, and posted his thoughts up on here.
 
I definitely need something I can use for small quantities - purees etc - as well as regular food processing tasks.
 
I'm of the understanding that food processors are good for medium/large batches, but for purees a stick blender is the tool of choice.
 
Spie said:
I definitely need something I can use for small quantities - purees etc - as well as regular food processing tasks.
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Looks like a very capable machine. The Magimix doesn't have that little blender attachment or the blender jug, it's more of a dedicated food processor. It chops and grates a lot faster than depicted in that video though; a whole block of cheddar will go through it in under a second. The Magimix is a lot bigger and we've got a small blitzer for purees and pastes.

Sounds a bit pedantic, but you do seem to get a LOT for your money there. I'd probably like to see it in the flesh before buying it in case there are any corners cut, if you know what I mean. We picked our one because it was better built than the other machines and we had no worries about breaking it or overloading it. Otherwise, I think it would be difficult to go wrong with that Kenwood and it looks like a really good all-round machine.
 
Yes, you get so much for your money you have to have concerns about quality and durability.

I think all I probably need is a Magimix Le Mini Plus. It's the right size and is rated highly.
 
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