Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Oh pshaw, on Tue 15 Aug 2006 06:50:47a, laurie meant to say...
>
> >
> > "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> > 28.19...
> >>>
> >>> A major use for either item will be for pizza dough.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for your recommendations.
> >>>
> >>> laurie
> >>
> >> Well, I happen to have both, and I find that I almost always use the
> >> food processor for pizza dough.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Wayne Boatwright
> >
> > What about for other things in general, which one do you find that you
> > use more often?
> >
> > laurie
>
> If I could only buy one, I'd buy the KA stand mixer first. While it
> doesn't chop and slice like the food processor, it's superior for making
> batters, larger quantities and heavier bread doughs, whipping cream, etc.
> Bottom line, though, it really depends on your needs and what you do most
> often.
>
> One suggestion... I'd never skimp and buy a lesser mixer, but you can get
> a pretty decent food processor for less money, so perhaps you could afford
> to have both sooner than you think. I have 2 food processors, a Cuisinart
> 14-cup model, and a *much* less expensive Hamilton Beach 14-cup model.
> While the Hamilton Beach isn't as heavy a machine, I have yet to find
> something it failed to do.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
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The KA mixer does not directly chop / slice like a food processor,
however it does with a pretty inexpensive attachment and that attachment
generally seems easier to use and clean than a food processor. It also
allows continuous processing of just about any size batch as opposed to
limiting you to batches that fit the food processor bowl.

Then there is the grinder / sausage stuffer / pasta extruder attachment
which adds several more significant capabilities in another fairly
inexpensive attachment.

You're also correct about the food processors. Most of the cheap ones
perform just as well as the expensive models, but just don't look as
good in the set dressed show kitchens. If you only want to cook with it
get the cheap one and save the money for other useful items.

Pete C.