atkins@opus.UUCP (Brian Atkins) (02/12/86)
I am looking for a nice food processor for around $50 or less.
It needs to grate cheese, chop onions, slice cucumber, etc.
I don't need the complete pasta/juicer/wonder machine.
Any suggestions of brands, models, and what I should expect
to pay would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Brian Atkins ...{attunix, hao, allegra, ucbvax}!nbires!atkins
NBI Inc., P.O. Box 9001, Boulder CO 80301 (303) 444-5710jin@hropus.UUCP (Jerry) (02/14/86)
> I am looking for a nice food processor for around $50 or less. > It needs to grate cheese, chop onions, slice cucumber, etc. I don't think the food processor I have cost $50 ( I think I paid about $70) but my impression is that anything cheaper will have a motor too flimzy to last. I have a Robot-Coupe RC2100 purchased about 4 years ago from Caldor (East Coast Dept. store chain). They also sold the RC2000 for about $10 less but I opted for the chrome and heavier motor. I use mine extensively including french bread (the stickiest dough to hand mix). I definitely prefer the RC to the more expensive Cuisinarts. Cuisinarts in fact was originally RC but then subcontracted production to the Far East. Consider the difficulty in cleaning their work bowl cover (in general, consider the difficulty of cleaning *any* processor you might consider buying). Perhaps others who don't mix dough can steer you to a cheaper model. Cheers, Jerry Natowitz "The Master Baker"
prastein@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU (02/18/86)
I recently purchased a La Machine II for just under $50 on sale (usual price was around $60-65). It does all you've mentioned and claims to be good with doughs and making nut butters etc, though I haven't had time to try any of those yet. It has the added advantage of being extraordinarily easy to operate and clean, and the lock mechanism takes only one hand so you don't have to fight with it. --Marsha