On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:02:10 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >, "Jean B." >
>wrote:
>
>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>> > I see no point to a food processor... for veggies it can't do anything
>> > quicker AND better than I can with a knife.... I've yet to see a food
>> > processor that can cut veggies to my satisfation... I once had a top
>> > of the line 11 quart cuisinart that after trying it a few times never
>> > used it again... years later I tried to give it away but no one wanted
>> > it so I tossed it in the trash. All a food processor can do is
>> > *masticate* (or is that masturcate) veggies and I can actually chew
>> > veggies neater with my teeth. I gotta peel and prep anyway, may as
>> > well finish the job with the same knife in hand... if I'm gonna pay
>> > good money for nice veggies I don't want them all mangled into
>> > non-descript bits n' pieces.
>>
>> Yes, that's part of the problem: the results are so uneven. I
>> like chopping, mincing, etc. by hand and find the results to be
>> much more appealing.
>
>Pretty much the same here, but still find the box grater useful for some
>stuff.

A grater is not really comparable to a knife... but I've found the box
grater (and other style graters) far more utile than a food processor.

The factory type food processing equipment used say at a cannery work
well but the type found in home kitchens are just toys r us gizmos for
the folks who can't wield a knife and/or don't care what kind of slop
they prepare. The food processor is in exactly the same catagory as
the electric knife.

When I tried to slice cucumbers with a food prosessor for cuke salad I
ended up with all sorts of twisted shapes and hardly any neat
slices... most of the cuke was wasted... I can slice cukes by the
dozen perfectly with my box grater with little effort and in less than
30 seconds a cuke... same with any sliced veggie, carrots, celery,
onions, any. And for stir fry especially I want neat uniform and
*cleanly cut* veggies... food processor blades can't slice cleanly,
they all tear, that's why they do okay for *over* processing foods,
like turning meat into mousse. A food processor is just a differently
configured blender... a food processsor does lots of chores but does
nothing well.