Hamilton Beach - 10-Cup Stack & Snap Food Processor with Bowl Scraper

I had a Cuisinart break on me, and I replaced it with the 10-cup Hamilton Beach food processor that comes with a bowl scraper attachment. We're frequent users, and it's still working good as new 5 years later. Once you get used to having the side scraper you can't go back to before.

Tbh I use my food processor most for shredding large amounts of cheese or puree (blenders don't puree that well if there's no fluid added.)  I've also used it to make chicken-tofu hamburger steaks with whole pieces of chicken thigh. Mincing meat is decently doable by hand but a puree is a pain without a food processor imo. The rest might just be time saving. Can't tell you what kind to get though as my big one is a Hamilton Beech that's been around for like ten years. (My little one is a Cuisanart.)

I use a big Hamilton Beach one that was like $35 new, and I use a cheap hand/immersion blender for soups/sauces. The food processor is a total beast though and I love it. Had thought about getting a nice Cuisinart but this one has talked me out of it.

Not true. The Hamilton beach ones are almost always on sale somewhere for $40-50. I’ve used mine consistently for 8 years and it’s just as good as the day I got it.

I’ve got a Hamilton beach and use it a TON. Get the one that comes with the inserts for shredding. I use that function tirelessly for things like onion cheese - even cooked chicken when making my dog homemade food. (He has no teeth and I used to stand and hand chop it for HOURS when I batch cook his food). The mini ones are GARBAGE. Get a decent sized one and it’ll last you a lifetime.

They are different. I would personally suggest an inexpensive FP and a more expensive blender. I replaced my 20 year-old Cuisinart with a $60 Hamilton Beach two years ago, and I have no regrets. I have a KitchenAid blender that I like a LOT and expect to have for a long time (I’ve had it for 12 years). It’s probably a $200 blender today. Which do you think you will use more? Though I’m not sure that matters. I probably use my FP more often, but I’ve been through quite a few cheap blenders in my time (at least 5-6). I’m in my fifties and on my second food processor.

Yes I found mine. Eventually, I ended up with Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 70822FG So far its been awesome!

Vitamix is considered a top of the line blender and you can buy a special food processor jar for it, but the two will run you about seven to eight hundred US dollars. Personally I own a Vitamix but not the food processor yet so I can't vouch for its performance. I just use the cheapo $30 Hamilton Beach food processor I've had for a while that gets the job done pretty well. Ninja offers midrange versions of many kitchen appliances. They won't be as powerful or durable but you get decent bang for your buck.