"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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>>> But it's a feature that would cost nothing to add.
>>> I don't see any reason why it isn't already a standard
>>> feature of food processors.
>>>
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>> IMO, it is dumb. Some things you pulse longer than others so you have
>> the option of doing as you see fit. And it would cost something to add
>> the feature. One more thing to potentially break too.
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> Actually quite a few blenders (and other kitchen appliances) come with a
> Pulse feature (I think most food processors) and it is not dumb, it's
> actually quite useful. And the cycle time is entirely up to the user
> because it is controlled by a simple spring loaded switch, whereas the
> machine runs so long as the switch is held down and the machine stops when
> the switch is released.

Exactly. The OP wants an Auto Pulse that does a pre-determined pulsing, not
operator controlled.