GH Institute

All Food processors

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  Review of Cuisinart Elite FP12DCSU food processor

  Features

  1200W. 1 speed plus pulse. 2.1 litre bowl plus smaller bowl and two feed chute sizes. Max liquid capacity: 1.7 litres. Max dough capacity 700g. Attachments include: whipping disc, adjustable slicing blade, fine grater, course grater, dough blade.  Tool storage box.

  Comments

  Good points: Good chopping, blending and dough making results. Motor will not start unless large pusher is in place. Sturdy bowl and lid. Excellent instructions, clear and concise. Useful storage box for attachments. Finger holes in discs makes them easy to remove. Push on lid is easy to attach and remove. Stable on work surface. Generous bowl size.

  Drawbacks: Intricate lid design makes it hard to wash and dry. Longer items like cucumber have to be cut to fit wider chute or motor will not start without pusher in place. Poor results for grating chocolate, quite a bit was trapped above the blade.

  Rating: 86/100

  Price Range: £199.99 - 240

  Stockist: 0870 240 6902 - http://www.cuisinart.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - April 2011

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  Review of AWT by Breville VFP013 food processor

  Features

  880W. 4 manual speeds, 8 pre-set progs plus pulse. 1.5 litre bowl. Max liquid capacity: 1 litre. Max dough capacity: 1kg. Attachments include: emulsifying disc, adjustable slicer, fine grater, course grater, julienne disc, blender jug.  Tool storage drawer.

  Comments

  Good points: Fast and efficient for all tasks. Pre-set programmes are useful and easy to use - one touch.  Slicing blade can be adjusted to multiple thicknesses.

  Drawbacks: Noisy. Tall bowl makes it messy to add ingredients. Storage drawer too small to fit much in. Moved around during mincing test.

  Rating: 86/100

  Price: £109

  Stockist: 0800 525 089 - http://www.breville.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - April 2011

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  Review of Philips Robust HR7781 food processor

  Features

  1200W. 2 speeds plus pulse. 4.0 litre bowl. Max liquid capacity: n/s Max dough capacity: 2kg. Attachments include: balloon style whisk, dough tool, julienne disc. Tool storage.

  Comments

  Good points: Planetary action balloon whisk efiiciently whips cream. Generous width of feed tube easily accommodates whole cucumber. Excellent, even results for chopping nuts, onions and bread and slicing cucumber.

  Drawbacks: Some movement on work surface when kneading dough. Slight leakage through lid and base when filled to max capacity with liquid.

  Rating: 86/100

  Price: £350

  Stockist: 0800 331 601 - http://www.philips.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - April 2011

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  Review of Magimix Cuisine 5200 food processor

  Features

  950W. 1 speed plus pulse. 3 litre bowl plus two smaller bowl sizes. Max liquid capacity 1.3 litres. Max dough capacity 1kg. Attachments include: egg whisk, slicer, fine grater, course grater, dough blade, citrus press. Tool storage box. Choice of four finishes.

  Comments

  Good points: One of the quietest tested. Wide bowl makes it easy to add ingredients. Large press controls are easy to use. Spacious tool box for attachments. Sturdy, solid machine.

  Drawbacks: Messy when whipping cream, hard to view through bowl sides. Some residue remained after grating chocolate. Moved a little during dough test. Leaked through lid when filled to maximum liquid capacity. No measuring scale on bowl sides.

  Rating: 84/100

  Price Range: £179.99 - 229

  Stockist: 01252 727755 - http://www.magimix.com

  GHI Test Report - April 2011

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  Review of Bosch MCM4100 food processor

  Features

  800W. 2 speeds plus pulse. 2.29 litre bowl. Max liquid capacity 1.21 litres. Max dough capacity: 1kg. Attachments include: whisking disc, fine slicer, course slicer, fine grater, course grater, dough tool, French fry disc, citrus press, juice extractor. Integrated tool storage drawer.

  Comments

  Good points: Easy to view through bowl. Quite a compact design. Good slicing, blending and chopping results.  Efficiently blended mayonnaise and whipped cream well.

  Drawbacks: White plastic blade holders stain easily and tend to drag ingredients like chocolate and cheese rather than grating cleanly. Very poor instructions, wordy and hard to follow with few diagrams. Storage drawer is awkward to open. Handle fills with soap and water during cleaning. Noisy  blender.

  Rating: 82/100

  Price Range: £99.99 - 119.99

  Stockist: 0844 892 8923 - http://www.bosch-home.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - April 2011

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  Review of Dualit Compact food processor

  Features

  900W. 1 speed plus pulse and auto pulse. 2.8 litre bowl plus smaller bowl. Max liquid capacity 2 litres. Max dough capacity: 600g. Attachments include: emulsifying disc, adjustable slicing blade, fine grater, course grater, dough blade. Tool tray.

  Comments

  Good points: Small bowl is useful for smaller quantities. Slicing blade can be adjusted to a useful range of thicknesses. Good results for whipping cream and bowl is easy to view through during this test. Quick to blend mayonnaise. Finger holds on discs makes them easy to remove.

  Drawbacks: Moved on work surface during some tests. Large bowl better for liquids as food tends to fall between disc and bowl. Chocolate jammed around blade edge when grating. Feed hole  too small to accommodate cucumber. No measuring scale on bowl. Bowl a little stiff to remove.

  Rating: 81/100

  Price: £179

  Stockist: 01293 652 500 - http://www.dualit.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - April 2011

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  Review of Tefal by Jamie Oliver food processor

  Features

  750W. 2 speeds plus pulse. 2 litre bowl. Max liquid capacity 500ml. Max dough capacity 600g. Attachments include: emulsifying disc, fine slicer, course slicer, fine grater, course grater, parmesan grater, French fry cutter, blender jug. Tool storage drawer.

  Comments

  Good points: Good at grating chocolate with little wastage. Good mincing and slicing results.

  Drawbacks: deafeningly noisy. Bowl is awkward to fit. Failed to form a ball during pastry test. Blender has step shaped design which means ingredients get stuck on the ledge and remain unmixed. Flimsy lid. Blender lid is hard to remove. Ridges inside main bowl make it hard to scrape clean. Handle traps soap and water during washing. Slow to chop bread into crumbs.

  Rating: 74/100

  Price: £79.99

  Stockist: 0845 602 1454 - http://www.tefal.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - April 2011

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  Breville Professional VFP011 food processor

  Good Housekeeping Top Scorer

  Features

  700W. 1.5l bowl (liquid capacity). Attachments include: multi-function slicing disc, shredding blade, grating blade, processing blade and spatula. Internal drawer for accessory storage. One speed plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: Excellent for making coleslaw, blending soup, chopping meat and mixing pastry and cake batter. Compact and easy to use. Handy accessory storage compartment built into base. Easy to align bowl and lid. Drawbacks: There's no whisking attachment so isn't suitable for whipping cream or making meringues. Unstable when kneading dough. Breadcrumbs uneven. Hard to clean blade shaft, food gets trapped.

  Rating: 80/100

  Price: £99.99

  Stockist: 0800 525 089 - http://www.breville.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Review of Cuisinart Classic Food Processing System

  Features

  700W. 2.7l bowl (0.6l liquid capacity). Attachments include: whisk, chopping/mixing blade, dough blade, medium shredding disc, 4mm slicing disc. Dough programme which sets optimum processing speed. One speed plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: High performance score. Excellent at chopping meat and onions, making breadcrumbs and effective at pastry and cake batter. Chopped parsley and grated chocolate evenly. Quiet in use. Detailed instructions. Drawbacks: Small feeding hole, awkward to fit cucumber. Difficult to clean. Unstable when kneading dough and dough leaked into the central spindle.

  Rating: 80/100

  Price Range: £175 - 214.99

  Stockist: 0870 240 6902 - http://www.cuisinart.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Krups KA850 food processor

  Features

  1100W. 3.5l bowl. Attachments: 4.5l stainless steel bowl, wire whisk, kneading blade, stainless steel blade, grating/slicing discs, parmesan grating disc, accessory storage support, lid/weighing tray, 1.5l blender jug, 0.25l chopper, spatula. Dough, pastry and cake pre-programmed functions which sets optimum processing speed and time. Accessory storage. Variable speeds plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: High performance score. Sturdy and stable and comes with a huge range of attachments. Useful built-in weighing scales save time and washing up when making cakes and pastry, and the machine's timer can be set to switch off automatically after so many minutes.  Pre-set programme for bread dough produced very good results. Drawbacks: A lot of attachments. Breadcrumbs uneven. The mini chopper was poor at chopping parsley and the machine is bulky with an annoying safety lid release button. Mayonnaise took a long time to thicken.

  Rating: 79/100

  Price Range: £254.95 - 291

  Stockist: 0845 602 1454 - http://www.krups.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Dualit Food Processor

  Features

  1500W. 3.25l bowl (1.3l liquid capacity). Attachments: large, medium and small bowl. Small, medium and large chopping blades, drive shaft, dough blade, grating and shaving disc, shredding disc, chipping disc, adjustable slicing disc, e-disc, spatula. Accessory storage. One speed plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: Good at blending mayonnaise, mixing pastry and chopping parsley. Thickness of slicing disc can be adjusted.Drawbacks: A lot of attachments. Three different bowl sizes so it's confusing to sort out the attachments to fit each size. Machine was unstable when mixing dough and motor laboured.

  Rating: 79/100

  Price Range: £161 - 225

  Stockist: 01293 652 500 - http://www.dualit.com

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Morphy Richards Latitude food processor

  Features

  700W. 2.5l bowl. Attachments: 0.5l mini chopping bowl, mini chopper blade, spatula, dough blade, chopping blade, thick slicing and coarse shredding blade, slicing and shredding blade, whisk. Accessory storage. One speed plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: High performance score. Good results at grating, chopping and mixing ingredients for pastry and cakes. Drawbacks: Blade shaft awkward to clean as food gets trapped. Machine was unstable when mixing dough and motor laboured.

  Rating: 78/100

  Price: £149.99

  Stockist: 0870 060 2614 - http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Magimix Le Mini Plus food processor

  Features

  400W. Two bowls 0.5l and 1.7l (liquid capacity). Attachments: double bladed knife, reversible slicing/grating disc and support, 4mm grating disc and support, egg whisk/spatula, mini bowl with double bladed knife, citrus press. Accessory storage. One speed plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: Good results when chopping onions, making breadcrumbs and blending mayonnaise. Comprehensive and detailed instructions. Quiet in use.Drawbacks: Quite slow to whip cream. Unstable when kneading dough.

  Rating: 78/100

  Price Range: £87 - 119.99

  Stockist: 01252 727 755 - http://www.magimix-spares.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Kenwood FP225 food processor

  Features

  750W. 1.2l bowl (liquid capacity). Attachments: knife blade, whisk, thick slicing/coarse shredding disc, citrus press, spatula. Variable speeds plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: Good results when chopping onions and grating carrot, cheese and chocolate. Sturdy and stable in use. Drawbacks: Bowl tricky to fit - hard to line up. Breadcrumbs a little uneven. Motor laboured when kneading bread dough and pastry using the knife blade. No dough blade.

  Rating: 75/100

  Price Range: £29 - 49.99

  Stockist: 02392 392 333 - http://www.kenwood.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Philips HR7775 food processor

  Features

  1000W. 3.4l bowl capacity (2l liquid capacity). Attachments: blade, kneading blade, balloon beater, adjustable slicing disc, double-sided shredding disc, granulating disc, julienne disc, citrus press, juicer bowl, spatula. Variable speeds plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: Very good results when chopping most foods and mixing ingredients for pastry. Drawbacks: Confusing instructions. Slow to whisk mayonnaise and unstable when kneading dough. Beef unevenly chopped. Control stiff to use.

  Rating: 75/100

  Price: £169

  Stockist: 0845 601 0354 - http://www.philips.com

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Breville Black Food Processor VFP006 food processor

  Features

  550W. 1.2l bowl (liquid capacity). Attachments: chopping blade, dough blade, fine shredder, fine slicer, grating/rasping blade, whisk, and spatula. Blade storage. Variable speeds plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: Cucumber very evenly sliced with very little waste. Very good results when mixing cake ingredients.Drawbacks: Beef unevenly chopped. Unstable when kneading dough. All sections and attachments don't fit together smoothly. Grating and slicing discs awkward to fit. Noisy.

  Rating: 69/100

  Price Range: £43.49 - 44.99

  Stockist: 0800 525 089 - http://www.breville.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Lakeland Compact food processor

  Features

  300W. 0.7l bowl (liquid capacity). Attachments: shredding or slicing disc, disc support, chopping blade. Variable speeds plus pulse.

  Comments

  Good points: Good results when whisking mayonnaise and making breadcrumbs. Drawbacks: Instructions vague. Tricky to remove bowl from motor housing.  Struggled when grating cheese. Pulse switch stiff and uncomfortable to use. Unstable when kneading dough. Noisy.

  Rating: 65/100

  Price: £29.35

  Stockist: 01539 488 100 - http://www.lakeland.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - July 2009

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  Review of Russell Hobbs 2-in-1 Smoothie and food processor

  Features

  550W. 800ml bowl. 1.8 litre blender with smoothie tap. Attachments include: paddle whisk, fine slicer, fine grater, beater. Lolly moulds.

  Comments

  Small processor bowl – more of an accessory to the smoothie maker. Although the feed hole is wide, it is quite narrow – cucumber had to be halved. Blade is small so takes effort to chop or mix properly. Splashy cream test.

  Rating: 72/100

  Price: £49.99

  Stockist: 0845 658 9700 - http://www.russellhobbs.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - November 2008