[net.consumers] Food Processor info

craig@ozone.DEC (plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose) (02/18/86)

Brian Atkins (...{attunix, hao, allegra, ucbvax}!nbires!atkins) writes:

>> I am looking for a nice food processor for around $50 or less.
>> Any suggestions of brands, models, and what I should expect
>> to pay would be greatly appreciated.

My advice is stay away from belt drive food processors.  They're the
ones with the motor in a little "tower", beside the bowl, like this: 

  motor      bowl
    \          \

  --------     |   |
  |      | ----    |
  |      | |       |
  |      | |       |
 _|______|_|_______|
 ___________________


The problem is that after a while the belt wears out and must be 
replaced. I had one of these (a Hamilton Beach) and after getting 
the belt replaced twice, I junked it and got one with a direct-drive 
system.  Also, I noticed that the power of these units is inferior 
to the direct-drive units, either because some power is lost in the 
transmission, or because the belt slips.

                                      Bob Craig
                                      Medical Systems Group
                                      Digital Equipment Corp.
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