On 28 Apr 2005 19:40:32 -0700, "maestro" > wrote:

>My current living situation dictates conserving kitchen space somewhat
>so I've been shopping for a nice kitchenaid or cuisinart
>food processor or possibly other suggested brands but my sister thinks
>I should considered the dual combo unit which has a small FP and a
>small blender around 600 watts..my not so well informed argument is..a
>good FP can do it all plus knead bread which I don't think the dual
>units offer but I may be way on that point?
>
> I do know there are many well informed people in this newsgroup who'll
>hopefully give me some ideas and suggestions since this could be a
>fairly expensive purchase.

If you don't need a blender, whereas you want the FP to knead dough,
then that's what you should get. However a FP is not a totally
satisfactory substitute for a blender, when you need a blender.

I have the Cuisinart dual unit and I like it. The blender part is
plenty large for anyone; the FP is small (3 cup) but that meets my
needs.

Sue(tm)
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