Various blenders, grinders, whisks, food processors and hand-held food mixers are found in many modern kitchens be them home or commercial kitchens. One brilliant time saving device, which I have to say that my first one was brought for me as a anniversary gift is the food processor.  I also have brought food processors as both a great wedding or anniversary gift for my friends and relatives over the years. The brilliant food processor I love using mine it saves me lots of time and gives consistant results everytime.

The chopping, grating and shredding blades of a food processor can make the business of preparing large amounts of raw food a matter of seconds, rather than minutes if done by hand. They are exceptionally useful for chopping a succession of ingredients, for instance when you are making vegetable soup or even a salsa. Processors make easy work of making soft bread crumbs in seconds .  Just  simply cut the crusts off a few thick slices of bread and process them in your food processor into bread crumbs for you to use in your cooking. Another useful thing that food processors are useful for is to make flavoured butters, which beats having arm ache from beating the butter by hand.

The Kenwood KM020 Major Titanium Food Processor 6.7 Litres, 1500-Watt for example is a great machine which is versatile and will last to be used for endless applications within your kitchen and save you hours. With its different speeds & powers, plus its selection of 20 attachments you will find this will become your top kitchen gadget.

If you only want to chop one item most processors have a additional small bowl and chopping blade which is useful for such small jobs such as chopping herbs. Most processors come with a variety of blades and discs for various chopping, dicing, slicing, blending and mixing jobs. You just select the tool you need for the cooking job you are doing.

Here is a great idea for an instant sorbet you can prepare in your processor:

Use your food processor to make an instant sorbet by simply tipping a punnet of raspberries, (or other such soft fruit available or in season), into your food processor and add 2 tablespoons of icing sugar. Then process until smooth. Then freeze your sorbet  in a suitable container. It is up to you how you serve this, in a glass or wafer cone, decorate it with some fruit and mint for example & enjoy.

Why not let me know what you use your food processor for? Which attachments do you use the most? Tell me all about your great instant food processor tips or recipes?