If you’ve never used a food processor before, Bon Appétit says it’s like having an “extremely powerful knife.” And, it comes with a large bowl and a lid with a chute that lets you add ingredients while the processor is running. The attachments include a shredding disk that makes quick work of veggies like cabbage and cauliflower (and those Brussels sprouts) and a blade that does practically everything else: It blends sauces and dips, makes pastry dough, chops finicky ingredients, like onions, garlic, and ginger, grinds nuts, and pulverizes graham crackers to use for pie crusts. You can even get a blade to effortlessly knead bread dough. This appliance is definitely a multitasker!
Ina Garten uses a food processor for many recipes, including Whipped Feta for Tomato Crostini (via YouTube), to grate spuds for her Perfect Potato Pancakes recipe shared on her website, and to make savory breadcrumbs for her Crispy Mustard Roasted Chicken. Martha Stewart is a fan of the appliance, too. She uses one in a tutorial on her YouTube channel to make a quick, homemade pasta dough. Stewart uses the pulsing function to blend ingredients gradually without the risk of overworking the dough. “MasterChef” and “Chopped” judge Aarón Sánchez uses a food processor to make a Cilantro and Cotija Cheese Pesto (shared on his website) in just two minutes.
