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 it's an either / or, go for the food processor, if you really think you
need one. I have a blender somewhere in the kitchen. I can't remember the
last time I used it. I have not needed it since someone gave me a stick
blender. The FP comes in handy for making bread crumbs, slicing orange
peels for marmalade, processing fruit for jam, and my wife likes to use it
for making meat loaf.