Blender or Processor..that is the question :)

My current living situation dictates conserving kitchen space somewhat
so I've been shopping for a nice kitchenaid or cuisinart
food processor or possibly other suggested brands but my sister thinks
I should considered the dual combo unit which has a small FP and a
small blender around 600 watts..my not so well informed argument is..a
good FP can do it all plus knead bread which I don't think the dual
units offer but I may be way on that point?

I do know there are many well informed people in this newsgroup who'll
hopefully give me some ideas and suggestions since this could be a
fairly expensive purchase.

=m=

maestro wrote on 28 Apr 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

My current living situation dictates conserving kitchen space
somewhat so I've been shopping for a nice kitchenaid or cuisinart
food processor or possibly other suggested brands but my sister
thinks I should considered the dual combo unit which has a small
FP and a small blender around 600 watts..my not so well informed
argument is..a good FP can do it all plus knead bread which I
don't think the dual units offer but I may be way on that point?

I do know there are many well informed people in this newsgroup
who'll
hopefully give me some ideas and suggestions since this could be a
fairly expensive purchase.

=m=

If you live alone, may I suggest a $40 or less stick/wand blender. Easy
to use and to clean...more uses than either a blender or Food
Processor. If you get the one that has the chopping, dicing
attachments. Easy to make Mayo, purree soups, remove lumps from
gravy...grind, chop and dice small amounts of whatever etc...and you
usually need to just rinse it clean and put it in the cupboard or
drawer.

Now it won't make bread, coleslaw or whip cream, but it is very handy.
And it takes up very little space

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Type 2 Diabetic Since Aug 2004
1AC- 7.2, 7.3, 5.5, 5.6 mmol
Weight from 265 down to 219 lbs. and dropping.
Continuing to be Manitoban

maestro said:

My current living situation dictates conserving kitchen space somewhat
so I've been shopping for a nice kitchenaid or cuisinart
food processor or possibly other suggested brands but my sister thinks
I should considered the dual combo unit which has a small FP and a
small blender around 600 watts..my not so well informed argument is..a
good FP can do it all plus knead bread which I don't think the dual
units offer but I may be way on that point?

I do know there are many well informed people in this newsgroup who'll
hopefully give me some ideas and suggestions since this could be a
fairly expensive purchase.

If you don't need a blender, whereas you want the FP to knead dough,
then that's what you should get. However a FP is not a totally
satisfactory substitute for a blender, when you need a blender.

I have the Cuisinart dual unit and I like it. The blender part is
plenty large for anyone; the FP is small (3 cup) but that meets my
needs.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Curly Sue said:

If you don't need a blender, whereas you want the FP to knead dough,
then that's what you should get. However a FP is not a totally
satisfactory substitute for a blender, when you need a blender.

I have the Cuisinart dual unit and I like it. The blender part is
plenty large for anyone; the FP is small (3 cup) but that meets my
needs.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Sue,does your unit have an optional dough hook for small batches of
dough..it seems to have the power?

maestro said:

My current living situation dictates conserving kitchen space somewhat
so I've been shopping for a nice kitchenaid or cuisinart
food processor or possibly other suggested brands but my sister thinks
I should considered the dual combo unit which has a small FP and a
small blender around 600 watts..my not so well informed argument is..a
good FP can do it all plus knead bread which I don't think the dual
units offer but I may be way on that point?

I do know there are many well informed people in this newsgroup who'll
hopefully give me some ideas and suggestions since this could be a
fairly expensive purchase.

If it's an either / or, go for the food processor, if you really think you
need one. I have a blender somewhere in the kitchen. I can't remember the
last time I used it. I have not needed it since someone gave me a stick
blender. The FP comes in handy for making bread crumbs, slicing orange
peels for marmalade, processing fruit for jam, and my wife likes to use it
for making meat loaf.