Any household appliances for the home is an additional way to automate a particular job. Mini-harvesters are designed to free the owner or hostess from cutting, shredding and any such interaction.
Among the most famous manufacturers of these products are:
- Bosch;
- Braun;
- Philips
- Moulinex, etc.
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What are mini-combines and grinders: features, pros and cons
Shredders and food processors, being multifunctional household appliances, are able to replace a number of available kitchen tools: blender, grater, mixer, etc. In some cases, a food processor can act as a meat grinder and even a juicer.
The “natural” purpose is to unload during cooking: instead of cutting everything yourself, the equipment will do all the “rough” work for you. In terms of size and the number of operating modes, the devices are divided into mini-combines and grinders.
The decision to choose a chopper will be right for small families and single people. It is recommended that more selective customers and buyers from medium and large families pay attention to harvesters.
A significant drawback is the need for constant monitoring of the process, otherwise the products will be crushed to a puree state, which is not always required.
What to look for when buying
The chopper and, especially, the food processor have acquired a whole range of parameters and properties that should be considered when buying.
These include:
- Power is how the machine will handle the grinding and cutting of products. There are 2 categories: up to 200 W or more. Models with a power of more than 200 watts are able to interact with raw and solid ingredients, successfully pierce ice. Low-power devices are compact and work only with light, boiled and porous products.
- The presence and volume of the bowl. Numerous models suggest the use of any cookware as a bowl. The remaining mini-combines and grinders are available complete with dishes up to 1 liter or more. The first option is ideal for cooking dishes for 1-2 persons, while bowls of more than 1 liter "cope" with the hunger of 2-4 people.
- Modes of operation - how the device is able to manifest itself in a functional way. The most notable is the pulse mode, due to which the preparation of any ingredients becomes more accurate. With this grinding, the knife inside the bowl rotates with periodic pauses according to the type of jerking. The pulse mode is automatic and manual, when the movement of the drive occurs only when the button is held.
- The number of nozzles - parts that expand the scope of application. There are nozzles for shredders, for kneading dough, emulsifier disks, knife-disks for cutting products and others.
The best mini harvesters
Of the countless mini-harvester models available on the market, the following representatives are most recommended for purchase:
- Moulinex QA50AD;
- Kenwood KVC5000T;
- Bosch MUM 4 MUM4880;
- Philips HR2505 / 90.
Consider their technical features in more detail.
Moulinex QA50AD
A 900 W power harvester with about 9 tips. A 4.6 liter stainless steel bowl is also included. Available at 6 different speeds. The device copes well with both the preparation of the dough and the grinding of meat into minced meat, beating eggs.Knives are sharp and durable.
The design mark is also worthy of a positive mark. A noticeable minus will be the price for such an advanced unit, which will be about 21-23 thousand rubles. If you pay attention that a relatively small device replaces a meat grinder, mixer, automatic grater, blender and much more, then the question of the adequacy of the price becomes more measured.
Kenwood KVC5000T
This combine is a real giant with 1.1 kW of power inside its body and capable of grinding absolutely any product. It has a pulsed automatic mode, as well as smooth speed control with 6 different values.
Despite the great power, excellent optimization does not allow the machine to heat up, and the presence of two nests under the nozzle allows you to control the grinding more professionally. A pleasant moment is the touch control. Quite work and simplicity in management are positively noted.
The cost is within 35,000 rubles.
Bosch MUM 4 MUM4880
Such a technique is a frequent guest in many homes, thanks to a successful combination of price and its capabilities. With only 600 watts of power “in stock” and about 9 nozzles in the kit, the mini-harvester copes with its tasks perfectly. The only drawback is the operation of the device in blender mode, in which the ingredients can scatter along the walls of the bowl, however, this is not seen in all models.
Decisive for the choice of this sample is its price tag - 10 000 rubles.
Philips HR2505 / 90
With a price of 2.5-3 thousand rubles, this Philips harvester is simply obliged to appear in those apartments where budgetary value, combined with good quality, is appreciated. HR2505 / 90 has a power of 500 W and two nozzles and is more likely to be a class of shredders. The kit comes with a 1.1 liter plastic bowl.
With excessive pressure, shallow cracks may appear at the bottom of the bowl, so use the device with caution.
The best choppers
If the Twista chopper, one of the most budgetary options, has not yet become your choice, we recommend that you refer to the list of the best price / quality models:
- Bosch MMR 08A1 is a 400 W single speed chopper. It comes with a 0.8 L plastic bowl, which is the most noticeable minus: the capacity is too much for one serving and not enough for two. Due to its low power, the device can hardly cope with frozen and solid products, which increases the risk of breakage. A pleasant moment is the cost: 1.2 - 1.4 thousand rubles;
- Philips HR1388 - appliances with a price tag of 4,000 rubles and a nice bonus in the form of 6 different nozzles and the ability to use any dishes as a bowl. The unit behaves very mediocre when working with raw products. You should also select the appropriate dishes in order to avoid emissions of crushed products on the table and floor;
- Moulinex DJ9058 is the most “modest” 280-watt chopper with 2 speeds and a set of 5 nozzles. With a price tag of 7-8 thousand rubles, the device shows a very controversial operation in the cubed mode: a noticeable periodic wedge of products in cutting cells is noticeable. In general, the equipment copes with its main task - shredding and cutting.
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| Title | Moulinex QA50AD | Kenwood KVC5000T | Bosch MUM 4 MUM4880 | Philips HR2505 / 90 |
| Power | 900 watts | 1,100 watts | 600 watts | 500 watts |
| Bowl capacity | 4.6 l | 4.6 l | 3.9 L | 1.1 L |
| Blender | there is a volume of 1.5 l | no | there is | no |
| Control | number of speeds: 6, pulse mode | number of speeds: 6, smooth adjustment, pulse mode | number of speeds: 4 | Automatic speed selection |
| Nozzles | Meat grinder, mill, nozzle for dough, nozzle for beating, grater, nozzle for slicing the total number of nozzles: 9 | dough nozzle, whipping nozzle total number of nozzles: 3 | Citrus juice squeezer, meat grinder, dough nozzle, whisk nozzle, grater total number of nozzles: 9 | grater: 2 included; total number of nozzles: 2 |
| Price | from 23500 rub. | from 39990 rub. | from 10300 rub. | from 3000 rub. |
