A Lifetime's Worth of Use From This Food Processor
Written: Feb 13 '04 (Updated Feb 14 '04)
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Pros: Easy to use, Easy to Clean, Very Quiet, Will Last a Lifetime.
Cons: Bulky. Might be bad for those with limited counter space.
The Bottom Line: This is an excellent quality Food Processor that you will love in your kitchen. It is quiet, cuts prep time, and will last for a very long time.
bluedot-79's Full Review: KitchenAid KFP500 Ultra Power 9 Cups Food Processo...
This Kitchen Aid KFP500 Food Processor was something I received as a wedding present over three years ago. My mother has loved Kitchen Aid products for years and bought this for me along with a Kitchen Aid Ultra Power 5-Speed Blender and a Kitchen Aid 4.5 Quart Classic Stand Mixer. It made me happy to have such high quality in my kitchen, and it made my husband happy to have a wife that would cook (and bake)!
The food processor gets used constantly. It’s certainly a staple in my kitchen. It will cut your kitchen prep time considerably, so it’s fantastic for working families or people on the go.
I’d say that I use it most for doing simple things like grating cheeses, making salsa, or making chocolate truffles, but this powerful little machine can handle just about anything! (It can even knead dough!)
The Kitchen Aid KFP500 is useful for many of your kitchen needs. Included are the following:
A Heavy Duty Power Base with buttons that will stay clean. The three buttons are one-touch pads for ON/OFF/PULSE. The motor is very quiet, which I really like. The base has an Electronic Processing Sensor, which Kitchen Aid designed to give the user a constant speed every time it’s used. The base is smooth and rounded and extremely easy to keep clean. However, it is a little bit bulky and takes up a lot of counter space. The base also features a built-in power cord storage.
A Large Bowl has a capacity of 9 cups. It is very easy to clean and to lock into the base for use. It also comes with a unique spatula designed specifically to fit into the edges of the large bowl, which is great for scraping the sides and getting every little bit of food out of the bowl.
A Cover for the large bowl, including a Feed Tube and a Feed Tube Pusher.
A Mini Bowl and a Mini Sabatier Stainless Steel Blade, which are just great for small mixing or chopping jobs because you can keep the large bowl clean. I love this when I have to chop a cup or so of pecans for brownies and other small tasks.
Two discs:
A Reversible Slicing/Shredding Disc which has a sharp slicing blade on one side and shredding blade (2 mm openings) on the other side. This blade is sharp and sturdy. It will cut anything, I’ve used it for things from cheeses to firm fruits and vegetables.
A Medium Shredding Disc (4mm openings) for larger shredding. It is helpful if you want to coarsely shred vegetables and fruits that are firmer, but works for cheeses as well.
Two Large-Size Blades:
The Large Sabatier Stainless Steel Blade is the blade that gets the most use in my household. It does practically everything. It will chop, mince, blend, mix, and emulsify in mere seconds. I love this blade.
The Dough Blade is shaped like the regular blade, but is thicker and made of plastic instead of stainless steel. Kitchen Aid specifically designed it for mixing and kneading yeast dough. It works well, but doesn’t get much use in my kitchen.
Also included with this purchase, is the instruction manual/recipe guide. It is very handy and has some pretty good recipes included. It will guide you step-by-step (including pictures) for practically everything you might need to use the machine for. Topics Include:
Safety Instructions
Warranty Information
Assembling Your Food Processor
Operating Your Food Processor
Disassembling Your Food Processor
Care and Cleaning
Food Processor Tips
Helpful Hints
Recipes
Kitchen Aid offers a One Year Full Warranty from the date of purchase on the KP500 Food Processor. This includes replacement parts and repair labor costs to correct defects in materials and workmanship.
Overall Feelings:
Ease of Use: Good. This machine is extremely easy to use, but if you have any problems, they can be easily addressed by the instruction manual.
Durability: Excellent. Expect to have this machine for a lifetime. It is very well made.
Ease of Cleaning: Very Good. The base is cleaned easily because of the style of buttons. The bowls, lid, pusher, and blades just go straight into my dishwasher.
Ideal for making bread, this food processor combines medium capacity with full-size power and includes a dough blade that mixes and kneads yeast dough...More at YourWarehouseDirect.com
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