Krups KA850 food processor

GH Institute

Food processors

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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