The food processor was originally build by Carl Sontheimer back in 1973, well over thirty years ago! Once the invention was published and produced it took the public many years to realize how handy and helpful this invention is. Once the public realized how useful this is it became very popular! Today, thirty five years later it still is a very popular item.

Because it can quickly and easily chop, slice, shred, grind and puree almost any food, it is one of the more flexible kitchen appliances available. Additionally, some of the models aid in juicing, beating batter, kneading dough, and grinding meats.

Food processors today come in three sizes: full, compact, and mini. All of the sizes are made up of the same necessary parts: a motor, a bowl with a lid and a feed tube, and a set of attachments. Various models come with both large and small bowls, which can be used interchangeably with the same base.

The shredding disc speedily and efficiently grates common ingredients like cheese and carrots, and the slicing disc yields perfectly even slices of potatoes and apples in no time at all. You just push the food through the feed tube using the nozzle.

Some added techniques are required to chop, grind, or puree food. Attachments fit on the shaft that is lowered into the bowl in simple food processors. The most frequently encountered attachments are shredding and slicing discs and S-shaped blades. The metal discs sit on top of the bowl over the shaft. When food is pushed down the feeding tube, it hits the discs, which then grate or slice the food before it drops into the bowl.

The shredding and slicing discs on your food processor can yield fine, medium, or coarse pieces of food. Each disc can be purchased separately if not already included with your appliance. You may want also buy additional attachments for your food processor, such as a blender processor which can be used to make your food processor more multipurpose.

If you are multi tasking and don't have the time to wash the bowl of your food processor, it is very convenient to have a central storage container that holds all of the attachments and extra bowls. This makes it easier to juggle all of your tasks.

The food processor was originally built in 1973, well over thirty years ago! Once the invention was published it took the public many years to realize how handy this invention is. This is one of the best kitchen appliances you will ever find. It can do practically every kitchen function with virtually any food item you can come up with. If you purchase specific models and "additions", you can do other things such as juicing, baking preparation. You may want also buy additional attachments for your processor, such as a blender processor which can be used to make your tool more multipurpose.