food processor... do you use one

[Anonymous]

About once a year. On the other hand, I use my kitchenaid and blender both at least once a week.

[Anonymous]

I would never eat processed food.

[Anonymous]

I use mine for particular, big batch things:

lasagna -- shredding carrots, cheese, onions
pesto
slicing potatoes for au gratin potatoes
mincing everything for spinach artichoke dip

I do think I used it more before we got our stand mixer, but I'll never get rid of it. I don't store it on the counter, tho.

[Anonymous]

I tend to only take it out for big cooking times like Thanksgiving. I have a small kitchen so it is in the basement. I have a mini manual chopper I use all the time for veggies and beans and nuts.

[Anonymous]

I’m an incredible cook with dismal cutting skills. Have a mini, mid, large. 🤷‍♀️

[Anonymous]

I have a larger one (about 5 cups) that is in the pantry and comes out when I need. I have a smaller one (2 cups) that is used regularly and sits on the counter. Chops nuts, basil, parmesan and good for making salad dressing, It doesn't take up much space because it's small.

[Anonymous]

Mine lives in the cabinet and I use it probably 2x some years and 20x other years.

The good thing is they last forever and don’t mind sitting unused for long periods. I wouldn’t want to do without it but I definitely wouldn’t keep it on the counter.

If I moved to Manhattan I’d let it go, sure.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I use it weekly to make hummus, chop veggies, etc...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use mine for particular, big batch things:

lasagna -- shredding carrots, cheese, onions
pesto
slicing potatoes for au gratin potatoes
mincing everything for spinach artichoke dip

I do think I used it more before we got our stand mixer, but I'll never get rid of it. I don't store it on the counter, tho.

Um, why are there carrots in your lasagna?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use mine to make salsa, tomato sauce, hummus, felafel, and tahini sauce, and to shred cheese and carrots. I use it probably once a week or every other week.

I would just use a vitamix instead. Easier to use and clean and isn't unwieldy and huge.

[Anonymous]

I use it for tabbouleh a few times a month. Much faster than chopping four bunches of parsley by hand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use mine for particular, big batch things:

lasagna -- shredding carrots, cheese, onions
pesto
slicing potatoes for au gratin potatoes
mincing everything for spinach artichoke dip

I do think I used it more before we got our stand mixer, but I'll never get rid of it. I don't store it on the counter, tho.

Um, why are there carrots in your lasagna?

Um, why *aren't* there carrots in your lasagna?

[Anonymous]

I use mine to grate most things (does a block of cheese in less than a minute). I do a sweet potato soup that comes together in 15 minutes with grated sweet potato.

Any kind of puree -- gazpacho, hummus, soups.

Shortcrust pastry dough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use mine to make salsa, tomato sauce, hummus, felafel, and tahini sauce, and to shred cheese and carrots. I use it probably once a week or every other week.

I would just use a vitamix instead. Easier to use and clean and isn't unwieldy and huge.

We have a vitamix, large processor, and a handheld immersion blender. I use the vitamix least often. I could definitely live with just two of the three but we do use them. (Just gave away a mini processor we rarely used.) The vitamix whips a lot of air into things. It makes a very smooth hummus and babaganoush but sometimes too fluffy for the texture I want. Same with pumpkin soups etc.

[Anonymous]

I definitely use my blender more - but my food processor is key for ricing cauliflower!