For those who’ve already received a blender, stand mixer, or juicer, you could really feel such as you’re all set for prepping for meals, however—as the most effective cooks will agree—no kitchen needs to be with out a respectable meals processor. The right multitasking instrument for slicing, dicing, chopping, and extra, with a very good meals processor you’ll at all times really feel such as you’ve received an additional pair of arms serving to you within the kitchen.

The most recent home equipment can chop, shred, slice, grind, grate, cube, knead, and puree on the contact of a button. A meals processor is especially good for shredding greens to boost salads and for smoothing selfmade sauces akin to pesto or hummus. You may also use it to puree elements for no matter stage you’re at in life—be it for weaning a 6-month-old child or making champagne Bellinis for a Friday night time.

In our decide, we’ve included a spread of tall and small designs to swimsuit each giant and petite kitchen cabinets. To evaluate the efficiency of every meals processor, we used them to arrange hummus with chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, tahini, and sea salt. We additionally used them to cut carrots evenly to cover in Jamie Oliver’s Versatile Meat Ragu recipe, which is scrumptious in pies or served with pasta and rice. We’ve additionally rated every meals processor on versatility, design, and what number of helpful attachments the set contains.

For extra of WIRED’s kitchen guides, try our Best Stand Mixers, Best Blenders, Best Air Fryers, Best Electric Kettles, and the Best Gear for Small Kitchens.

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