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mounted motor that drives the blade via a belt Failing at even the easiest of tasks, those processors aren’t worth the box they come in Instead, look for models with a solid-state motor attached directly to the blade shaft, with no intermediary belt or chain These take up a little extra space in terms of height, because the motor must be placed underneath the processor bowl, but that’s an easy trade-off The two best processors that fit all this criteria at a reasonable price are the KitchenAid 12-cup Food Processor ($199.95) and the Cuisinart Prep 11 Plus 11-cup Food Processor (about $165) And at such similar price points (admittedly much more expensive than many useless models), it all comes down to bowl design, and in this category, the Cuisinart wins: it’s got a larger feed tube, as well as straight sides that ensure that all your food falls back down into the blade For some reason, the KitchenAid has sloping sides Ingredients can ride up the sides more easily and may not be chopped or emulsified properly Stand Mixer, with Meat Grinder Attachment A good stand mixer is a true workhorse for anyone who bakes more than occasionally When selecting one, there are a few criteria that I look for: • It should have a dough hook attachment and a motor powerful enough to mix at least 2 pounds of bread dough without straining, shaking, or burning out • It should have a whisk attachment to whip cream and to whip egg whites quickly and efficiently into frothy meringues and foams • It should have a paddle attachment to cream butter and sugar effortlessly, as well as make short work of mashed potatoes and sausage mixtures • It should feature planetary motion, meaning the whisk attachment spins around its axis in one direction and orbits around the work bowl in the opposite direction, to maximize contact and mixing power • It should have a port for attachments such as a meat grinder or pasta maker Once again, just as with food processors, the epic battle for kitchen superiority (at least for the home consumer) comes down to KitchenAid and Cuisinart Despite the fact that many manufacturers boast their motor wattages in their advertising (for instance, Cuisinart does a side-by-side comparison of their 800-watt SM-55 mixer versus the 325 watts of the KitchenAid Artisan), these numbers mean very little Within a given manufacturer’s product lineup, it is an indicator of how powerful the motor will be, but the wattage is actually the power consumed by the mixer, not the power produced by the motor It’s a marketing gimmick, pure and simple Given a choice between two motors that perform equally well (say the 325-watt motor of the KitchenAid Pro 500 versus the 800-watt motor of the Cuisinart SM-55), it’s actually better to pick the one with lower wattage and save on electricity Both the KitchenAid and the Cuisinart have a meat grinder attachment available, an absolute must in my kitchen It saves money and produces incalculably better results for burgers, sausages, meatballs, and meat loaves ... equally well (say the 325-watt motor of the KitchenAid Pro 500 versus the 800-watt motor of the Cuisinart SM-55), it’s actually better to pick the one with lower wattage and save on electricity Both the. .. as with food processors, the epic battle for kitchen superiority (at least for the home consumer) comes down to KitchenAid and Cuisinart Despite the fact that many manufacturers boast their motor wattages in their... Within a given manufacturer’s product lineup, it is an indicator of how powerful the motor will be, but the wattage is actually the power consumed by the mixer, not the power produced by the motor It’s a marketing gimmick, pure and
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