Louis Cohen wrote:
> Damsel wrote:
> > I have two food processors. One that is quite small - it's an attachment
> > to the Oster Kitchen Center. It's rarely adequate for the task at hand. I
> > have a thrift-shop one that has a larger bowl, but is a royal pain in the
> > butt to use.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a good food processor that's easy to use and to clean?
>
> I have heard two chefs say that you don't need a food processor - use a
> chef's knife for chopping and a blender for purees. And a mixer for
> dough.

Only two chefs... just about every chef will say the same... and any
that don't ain't really chefs. Before foodtv hardly anyone used a food
processor, but sponsors have been known to push a lot of totally
unnecessary dreck on the pinheads who are mostly what're addicted to
foodtv.

If you're a large commissary operation, like a hospital, prison,
military food service, than a food processor is necessary, but a true
commercial machine, not those toys-r-us ones yoose guys are refering
to... but no home cook or small restaurant needs a food processor...
for relatively small quantities those things are more trouble than
they're worth, and the kinds yoose are speaking of really don't work
very well, about on par with the electric knife. Home cooks who use
food processors really can't use a knife very well, there is no other
explanation, none... okay, maybe a lot of yoose are handicapped.

Sheldon