Hamilton Beach Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper for Slicing, Shredding, Mincing, and Puree, 8 Cup, Black

I can't believe this thing only cost $28. I've never owned a food processor in my life - I've always had this weird thing about having to chop everything by hand. And I cook a LOT. But I was finally thwarted by falafel - I had a grinder attachment for my KitchenAid that was just not cutting it, and my blender wasn't cutting it for the hummus I also love to make on the regular. Both made these simple foods take too long to prepare and make a huge mess. So I decided to initiate the Food Processor Experiment. This thing had great reviews so I thought it would probably be a good test subject.I had a batch of soaked chickpeas on deck and ready to go when this thing arrived in the mail (oh I love Prime.. as close as you can get to instant gratification). The first thing I threw in there was a big bunch of cilantro and parsley. Packed to the brim. Pulverized to perfectly uniform bits in seconds. I think I screamed. I took out the greens and next I threw in five cloves of whole garlic. Instantly shredded into fairly uniform bits, the size you'd get from chopping by hand. Then added two huge jalapeno peppers and some onions. Five seconds later, they are obliterated. At this point, I'm snapchatting the before and after photos of my chopped food to my sister and boyfriend, who are laughing at me. After all, I'm 27 years old, it's not like I've never witnessed modern technology before.Finally, I removed the previously mentioned ingredients and did the beans. Amazingly, they didn't stick, whole beans didn't float at the top while the bottom layer was turned to mush, but I think I did about 4-5 cups of whole beans at a time and let it go for 45-60 seconds and the falafel was perfectly ground with excellent uniform particle size and cohesion. They were my best batch yet.Since then I've been tossings things in there willy nilly, just to try out the shredding disc as well as the chopping blade. Made some almond and hazelnut flour from raw nuts. Sliced a whole bunch of celery and beets, cabbage, onion, with the shredding disc.My favorite things:- It's idiot proof and easy to click the bowl onto the base with one hand.- Easy to clean- The chopping blades are spaced well so that food at the top is drawn down toward the blade and your whole substance receives a uniform chop.- 8-cups is perfect. I think 10 cups would be too big for anything, really. I have made batches of food big enough for 10 people with this size easily.My only gripes with this processor...- It only has two speeds: 1 "Really High", and 2 "Insanely High". The Pulse function pulses at "Insanely High." So you can't really coarsely chop things like greens.- It is extremely loud. Think: laying your face directly against a vacuum cleaner. Or, a cheap hand mixer at its highest speed. If you live in an apartment your neighbors will definitely know when you're a-processin.' On the other hand, it'll only be for a few seconds because dang this thing is powerful.- Because of the high speeds, it is difficult to get uniform slicing when doing small/soft things like green onions or cucumbers with the shredding/slicing disc. It is just so fast that after the green onions get past the point where you can hand-feed it into the chute, they just get sucked in and shredded from whichever angle they hit the slicing blade. So, I had a bunch of green onions which were perfectly tiny cross sections, and a bunch of long skinny shreds of green onion that had been sliced longitudinally rather than axially. This wasn't a problem for harder things like onion, beets, and cabbage. which I was fine with being sliced that way. (If anyone has ideas on maneuvering around this, leave a comment!)If I could change anything, I would give it a low speed setting.Nevertheless, that doesn't change my overall starry-eyed adoration for this amazing contraption. It is an excellent value and super powerful for its price. I am very, very happy with this purchase. $30 well spent.

The Hamilton Beach 70740 8-Cup Food Processor is a powerful and efficient kitchen appliance. It has a large feed chute that can handle whole fruits and vegetables with ease, and an 8-cup capacity bowl that's perfect for preparing meals for small to medium-sized families. The machine has two speed options and a pulse function, which makes it versatile enough to handle a wide range of food prep tasks. The blades are made from stainless steel and are dishwasher safe, which makes cleaning up a breeze. The compact design means it won't take up too much counter space, and the price point is affordable for those on a budget. Overall, it's a great value for the money.

This food processor is amazing. Not just amazing for the price, it's amazing overall.The food processor is a pretty good size, but it does not take up lots of counter space. It's perfect for us.I received it today and used it twice.I made some amazing nice cream in this! (Ice cream made by blending bananas and either berries or coca powder) The nice cream turned out with a creamy soft serves consistency. The bananas and raspberries I used were straight out of the freezer, too. It took about thirty seconds to blend it smooth.The next thing I made was some brown sugar. I combined organic cane sugar with molasses and made some of the most delicious brown sugar I have ever had.The machine arrived in it's original box with the mailing address on it. I liked this a lot because they're not wasting anymore cardboard by sticking a box in another box.It's super easy to clean and the lid isn't impossible to snap back on.The only con to this machine is that it is VERY loud. Definitely take that into consideration if you live in an apartment complex or something like that. I have found that sticking some sort of towel or dish cloth under it lessens the noise!The pro to the loudness of the food processor is that it is super strong. You would never guess this machine was only $22! It's definitely amazing.I'm not sure how this machine will hold up in the coming months, but based on what I experienced today I think it should last at least a year for me... And I plan on using this every day for some nice cream. Just make sure to attach the parts properly and clean it after every use. This should last quite a while.

The food processor stopped working 10 days after Amazon's 30 day free return window. Hamilton Beach Customer Service replaced the item under warrenty, although I had to pay $14 for shipping. The food processor does work wel and is inexpensive.

This thing is POWERFUL! Diced an onion in 2.5 seconds on pulse! Literally! Just remember to take the chopper out of the bottom when you put the slicing/ grating plate on top, unless you want minced paste! I was so excited to use it, I forgot that part.

Very powerful food processor!! I use it occasionally to make smoothies, it does an excellent job.