Today, food processors for various purposes are no longer rare, they help solve problems arising in the kitchen, because for them there are no unsolvable tasks in terms of preparing food for further use. If at any time of the year you want to please your family with dishes made of vegetables full of vitamins, then purchase a universal food processor with a vegetable cutter.
Using this unit, you can quickly chop vegetables for salad, prepare vitamin cocktails, its participation in the preparation of various pickles for the winter is especially invaluable. All the advantages and disadvantages of this household appliance, as well as how to choose high-quality models, we will describe in this article.
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Which harvester is suitable for shredding cabbage
The participation of the food processor in the summer harvesting of vegetables for the winter period is invaluable: manually the process of shredding cabbage for pickling is long and tiresome. Before you pay attention to household appliances, where there is always an electric vegetable slicer, consider the most popular manufacturers.
Moulinex
This company enjoys the highest popularity among Russian consumers - original design, exceptional reliability, great functionality. The composition of the vegetable slicer includes at least 5 nozzles - they differ in color and perform such functions: shredding, grinding (fine and coarse graters), diced or like straws of different thicknesses.
The guide groove has such a configuration that the product does not fly apart - you can chop vegetables and fruits directly into the plate, which is quite convenient. All components are stored in a special compartment inside the device. The cost of the product starts from 2 thousand rubles, user reviews are only positive.
Smile
The electric shredder from Chinese developers is very popular due to its low cost and availability, it is used for cutting any vegetables, as well as in fruit processing. The body is made of durable white plastic, the equipment is small: 2 graters, 3 pushers for individual products, a nozzle for making mashed potatoes, a pallet and a container. Reviews are different, but most are positive.
Bosch
The German concern has always been distinguished by high quality products and enjoyed the confidence of customers, a household vegetable slicer has the following arsenal on board: 3 graters, a container for placing food, a blender with which you can beat whites at home or knead the dough. In expensive models, all the necessary nozzles are made of stainless steel, which many times increases both the service life of the unit and the quality of processing products.
How to choose the best
Specialists conditionally subdivide all household units into two separate categories:
- Compact food processor - has small dimensions, narrow functionality and low cost. Its working bowl has a volume of not more than 2 liters, but it takes up little space, which is important in a small kitchen. Power is rarely higher than 700 watts, speeds no more than three, but, despite this, it is used for blanks for the winter, kneading of different consistency of the test.
- Multifunctional unit - has a wider range of capabilities, therefore, its power reaches 1.5 kW and has more speeds in its arsenal. This technique is focused on large volumes, so its price is much higher. As a rule, the harvester consists of several varieties of household appliances, and its bowl volume is at least 3 liters, which means that it can process much more products.
For a large family, where a lot of food is prepared daily, not to mention seasonal preparations, it is necessary to purchase a professional processor that will facilitate the routine of the housewife in the kitchen and speed up the processing of food.
For those consumers who are financially constrained and do not cook so often, a compact model is ideal, and choosing the right option is not a problem.
The best models
Kitchen Aid 5KFP1644
Power 650 W, the volume of the working bowl 4 l, 2 speeds, pulse mode, the average cost of 54 thousand ₽, weight 13.6 kg. Aid 5KFP1644E is considered the most equipped and productive unit in the lineup Artisan. It has two latest technologies:
- visual control of slice thickness;
- dicing.
In the processing process, 3 bowls with different capacities can participate, which provide a continuous processing process. Three pushers of different diameters help push the ingredients to the screw.
A disk with a special corrugation blade will ensure cutting of pieces of a certain thickness within 1-6 mm, and adjustment can be carried out even during operation of the unit. For cutting in cubes, there is a set of disc and mesh with cells of 8x8 mm - a unique device for vegetables and fruits or slicing cheese into original salads. You can grind chocolate and even ice. Users respond positively about its capabilities and work, but complain about the big weight.
Bosch MCM 62020
The model of the combine is distinguished by German pedantry to the smallest details, smooth speed control, a pulse mode, a bowl capacity of 3.9 liters, so that everyone understands that the meat from 1.5 kg of meat plus 3 large onions is freely placed. The average price is 9.5 thousand rubles, the power is 1 kW, there is a separate 1.5-liter plastic blender, a juicer, but only for squeezing citrus juice.
Attention! Smart technology will not start working until the user aligns the grooves on the lid and the working bowl until a distinctive click is heard.
The kit includes: universal knife; nozzles: for working with dough, whipping cream and proteins; grater, a disk for cutting vegetables - shredded cabbage and carrots are obtained in perfect shape, there are two options - large and small. The advantages include users power, versatility, equipped with protection against unauthorized start, all nozzles are convenient to store. There are no flaws.
Moulinex DJ9058
A multi-cutter with a power of 280 W, equipped with five nozzles for various applications, 2 speeds, which are controlled automatically, the average cost of 7.7 thousand ₽. DJ9058 is a unique French quality, enclosed in an elegant ergonomic case, which implies not only the use of nozzles, but also their storage using small magnets.
Using interchangeable cartridges, you can cut products into cubes or a uniform straw, which is so necessary when harvesting sauerkraut for the winter. The power of the device allows you to quickly cook any salads, which helps a lot when suddenly friends came to visit.
Advantages:
- very unusual design;
- convenient storage of components;
- quick cutting without spreading products;
- any capacity can be substituted;
- uniformity of slicing;
- ease of disassembly / assembly;
- easy to wash.
Some users complain that stuck pieces sometimes remain in the grid or grater - they can simply be removed with a toothpick. No other flaws were found.
Braun FX 3030
A multifunctional harvester with a power of 0.8 kW and two plastic bowls with a capacity of 2.0 and 0.75 liters has an average price of 15.99 thousand rubles. Until the working part is sufficiently fixed, the device does not begin to function - this is done for the safety of users. The kit includes a variety of nozzles, you can use a grater or shredder, there are 2 types of juicers: for vegetables and citrus fruits.
Perfectly sharpened knives, smooth speed switching and a wide range of modes makes this technique indispensable for working in the kitchen. With such an assistant, any housewife will quickly cope with the daily preparation of any dishes. In the ranking among analogues, the FX 3030 received 9.9 points out of 10 possible.
Users in the reviews note such positive qualities of the product: quiet operation, exceptional reliability, many nozzles and functions, 2 bowls of different sizes, so it is quite convenient to chop the vegetables for cooking, for example, borscht, where there are many different components. Of the shortcomings - there is no place to store all the details, it does not squeeze juice out of hard vegetables badly.
Philips HR7769 / 00
The new food processor with a vegetable cutter is recognized by experts as the best among analogues at an average cost of 9.6 thousand ₽ and functionality. The product assets include a 2.1-liter bowl, a 1.75-liter plastic blender with a transparent case, and a juicer that can prepare fresh fresh citrus fruits and a mill used to grind coffee beans. The abundance of accessories allows you to perform more than 30 functions.
An electric motor with a power of 850 W allows for maximum productivity in food processing. Unique technology
Powerful Chopping (PowerChop) ensures the quality of grinding of any ingredients, it is enough to cut them in portions so that they pass through the transparent loading cylinder to the cutting disc.
Low speed is used for making dough and whipping cream or eggs, and high is used for chopping vegetables, fruits or meat, as well as for grinding, chopping and slicing or straws. All accessories can be washed in dishwashers. A blender will come in handy to make 5 servings of smoothie at once - a refreshing dessert of crushed fruits or berries with the addition of ice, milk or honey.
The main working bowl allows you to prepare components for the soup, which is quite enough for a family of 5 people. All used nozzles can be stored in this container. User reviews note the optimal set of various nozzles and their quality work, beautiful design, while working, you can visually control the work on grinding products. Some skeptics believe that plastic bowls are a fragile design, they can not withstand the load.
findings
Food processors of various capacities and configurations are firmly entrenched in our lives; they help to quickly process any products - from meat to tender berries. When harvesting a large number of vegetables for the winter period, such mechanical assistants become indispensable: they chop, grind or grate so many products in minutes that you would have to spend the whole day manually.
Without a blender, the hostess would hardly be able to quickly prepare an original dessert for a large family, and a vegetable cutter helps grind products for your favorite salad, where all the ingredients will be of the same consistency in the form, for example, cubes of perfect size. In order for the combine to serve for a long time and without breakdowns, it is necessary to take care of household appliances, wash the components and conduct timely preventive inspection of rotating parts.
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| Title | Kitchen Aid 5KFP1644 | Bosch MCM 62020 | Moulinex DJ9058 | Braun FX 3030 | Philips HR7769 / 00 |
| Power | 650 watts | 1000 watts | 280 watts | 800 watts | 850 watts |
| Bowl capacity | 4 l | 3.9 L | 2 l | 2 l | 2.1 l |
| Control | number of speeds: 2, max. rotation speed: 1600 rpm, pulse mode | smooth adjustment, pulse mode | number of speeds: 2 | smooth adjustment, pulse mode | number of speeds: 2, max. rotation speed: 21000 rpm, pulse mode |
| Nozzles | dicing disk, universal knife, dough nozzle, whipping nozzle, grater, slicing nozzle, juliencing disk total number of nozzles: 13 | universal knife, nozzle for dough, nozzle for beating, grater, disk for cutting into strips total number of nozzles: 7; citrus juice squeezer; blender | Dice for cutting, grater: 2 in a set, nozzle for slicing: 1 in a set, disk for slicing in strips: 1 in a set total number of nozzles: 5 | Citrus juice squeezer / multi-purpose, multi-purpose knife, dough nozzle, french fries plate, emulsion nozzle, grater, slicing nozzle, jelly slicer total number of nozzles: 8 | Citrus juice squeezer, mill, universal knife, dough nozzle, emulsion nozzle, grater, slicing nozzle, jelly slicer total number of nozzles: 12 |
| Storage space for nozzles | there is | no | there is | no | there is |
| Price | from 33000 rub. | from 10000 rub. | from 8000 rub. | from 13500 rub. | from 8000 rub. |
