A food processor is better than a food chopper as a food processor can do everything that a food chopper can and more.
Food processors are also more powerful and have more precision and larger capacity bowls so you can prepare larger batches of ingredients and food at one time.
Food processors also provide more more control over speed and more precision when it comes to the texture.
When buying a food processor the things you should look for in a food processor are the size and power of the motor, choose a food processor with a feeder tube at the center of the food processor and look for a food processor which has high efficiency and low vibrations and a simple and compact design.
It is worth buying a food processor as a food processor allows you to make many store bought foods or create new recipes at home using fresh and whole ingredients without preservatives and additives.
Also foods that are freshly prepared maintain more of their nutrients and taste better.
Food processors are a very useful kitchen tool and I would not do without mine.
The most powerful food processor is the Breville Sous Chef 16 food processor which is equipped with a 1200-watt motor and has a 16-cup bowl, making it one of the largest and most powerful food processors on the market.
The food processor that is good for making dough is the Cuisinart Custom 14 cup Food Processor.
The Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor is also good for making and kneading dough.
A 2 to 5 cup food processor is considered a small food processor.
Standard food processors are in the 8 to 14 cup range for capacity.
A good wattage for a food processor is 600 watts or more.
For a full-sized food processor (9 cups or larger), seek out a food processor with a motor that's at least 600 watts.
You can slice celery in a food processor but just don't leave the celery in the food processor too long or it will turn into puree.
You can make and blend cold soup in a food processor.
Just don't blend or make hot soup in the food processor and you'll be just fine.
You mix up the soups ingredients in your food processor as long as the soup is cold.
You can also beat eggs in a food processor using a whisk attachment for the food processor.
However even without a whisk attachment you can still beat eggs in the food processor but the whisk attachment helps a lot when it comes to beating eggs.
You can also mix bread dough in a food processor and the rapid action of a food processor's blade can turn dough elastic in just minutes with almost no effort.
To make and mix bread dough in a food processor.
Combine wet ingredients in a liquid measuring cup.
Pulse the dry ingredients in the food processor until combined.
With food processor running, add wet ingredients until dough forms rough, elastic ball that begins to clear sides of bowl.
If the dough is too wet, add a bit of flour.
Things you should look for when buying a food processor is how powerful the motor is, the motors wattage, the size of the food processor that you need, the blades that can be used to dice, chop, slice, shred etc.
Other things you should look for when buying a food processor are.
Blade Performance.
Additional Functions.
Feeding Mechanism.
Stability/Safety.
Motor Strength.
Some of the best food processors are.
Breville Sous Chef 12-Cup Food Processor. Breville.
Oster 2-Speed 10-Cup Food Processor. Oster.
Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor. Cuisinart.
Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus Food Processor. Cuisinart.