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Nothing can save you more time in the kitchen than the best food processor. These handy home choppers can slice, chop, grate, and even mix homemade dough hands-free. Food processors come with sharp blades to slice through onions, carrots or avocados in seconds, and they often have pulse settings that can be used to make dips like hummus or guacamole.
Each and every one of the best food processors in our guide has been tested by the Ideal Home team for even chopping, ease of use, and (of course) the cleaning process after you're done. Although some food processors do take up a lot of counter space, especially the ones with attachments for blending or even juicing, others will slot easily next to your toaster until you need it.
The right one for you will depend on your cooking preferences. We've tried some masterful and mighty models from Kenwood and Sage that will last for years to come, and are perfect for family-sized meals, but some of the smaller options from Magic Bullet and Russell Hobbs will do more than enough to keep smaller households happy. A lot of these come with attachments to double up as the best blenders, but if you already have a blender you love and just want a food processor, we've included those too.
The best food processor won't need smart modes to make life easier, but you will benefit from having more than one speed to choose from. One of our top picks from Ninja has specific modes to chop and mix, whereas the Kenwood food processor has up to 8 speeds for you to choose from. If you want something a little smaller, take a look at our guide to the best mini choppers.
The quick list
Looking for a brief overview of each of the best food processors? Then this is the list for you. For more detailed explainers, find more information on each machine further down this page.
Best food processor overall
This machine has four pre-sets (chop, puree, slice, and mix) and three manual speeds, you can make the most of a selection of settings with the touch of a button. Its 850 watts of power will crush through all sorts of ingredients with ease and everything's dishwasher safe.
Best food processor for attachments
This food processor comes with a huge amount of functionality and kit – so there’s a tool for almost any food preparation job. Think built-in scales, weighing plate, several slicing and grating discs, knife blade, dough blade, whisk, folding tool, mini bowl, grinder, blender jug and even a citrus press
Best food processor for everyday use
This machine looks good, can tick off the basics – blending, slicing, grating, chopping and mixing – while still being powerful enough to handle a variety of foods. It’s more of a day-to-day appliance rather than one you haul out every so often. Plus it’s lightweight and compact.
Best food processor blender combo
The base can be used to blend soups and smoothies in the large 2.1 litre jug or the personal-sized 700ml cup, and there's also a 1.8-litre food processor attachment. It has a blend, chop, puree, and mix setting, as well as a pulse button and three strengths for blending.
Best food processor for value
This food processor comes with a decent blender attachment that held up well when making soups and smoothies. It also has a mini chopper attachment. There's also a citrus juicer and a whisk. It's all dishwasher safe, and there's a carry case that neatly stores all the extras.
Best food processor for small kitchens
While there is only an On, Off and Pulse setting, these are incredibly powerful and fast. The reversible disc really cuts back on space demands and works to slice and grate everything quickly. The whole lot fits comfortably in the dishwasher, too.
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Best budget food processor
Coming in at well under £100, this machine may not have all the bells and whistles but what it does do very well is chopping and blending. It has two speeds and a pulse setting and it also features a creaming disk, perfect for things like mayonnaise
Best compact food processor
Everything comes stowed away inside a caddy that slots into the generous 4 litre bowl which lifts out for use. The chopping disc is clever, too. It has three blade attachments for grating and slicing, and these pop out for easy alternation.
Best food processor for versatility
This machine comes with three bowls that nest inside each other, meaning you cut down on washing up. You also don’t have to pick the speed to use with each task, it’ll do it for you. One other point of difference is a BlenderMix ring that helps to make soups and sauces smoother.
Best food processor for keen cooks
This food processor comes with a mighty 2,000W induction motor, stacked four-bladed chopping knife and a variable slicing disc with settings from a super-skinny 0.3mm to 8mm, each designed to suit a particular need from a julienne disc for matchsticks to a French fry cutting disc for chips.
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Best food processor overall
The Ninja BN650UK Food Processor is our top pick for powerful food chopping, and it costs under £100. The 2.1 litre bowl may be smaller than some, but the double-stacked blades ensure that every ounce of space is used well and that there's no uneven chopping.
There is also a dough blade that can be used to make pastry or cookie dough, and the reversible slicing blade will also grate anything from cheese to carrot.
With four pre-sets (chop, puree, slice, and mix) and three manual speeds, you can make the most of a selection of settings with the touch of a button. Everything is also dishwasher-safe, making cleaning up as straightforward as possible.
850 watts of power will crush through all sorts of ingredients, and we found that it was easy to add an onion and watch it chop for a few seconds, completely hands-free. By the end, everything had been evenly sliced by the stainless steel blades.
Ideal Home's rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Best food processor for attachments
Multi by name and by nature, if you want a food processor that handles almost every part of your prep, this is it. The MultiPro Express Food Processor comes with a huge amount of functionality and kit – so there’s a tool for almost any food preparation job, but you’ll have to find somewhere to put it all.
As well as built-in scales and a weighing plate, it comes with several slicing and grating discs, knife blade, dough blade, whisk, folding tool, mini bowl, grinder, blender jug and even a citrus press for on-demand OJ.
It has a three-litre main bowl – with the option of a ‘mini’ 1.6-litre bowl that fits inside. Although the chopping bowl is quite large we found that it struggled when filled above half way, with anything above this point struggling to reach the blades.
There is an incremental speed dial for processing plus a pulse. The range of blades will suit both the keen chef and those who like to batch cook. An extra-wide feed tube accommodated every vegetable without much chopping beforehand. Other features of note are a 30-minute eco mode, and a storage box for the blades, ensuring that they stay as sharp as possible.
The whisk tool and folding tool are especially clever in design – both slot onto the spindle in the centre of the bowl and work with the lid in place – meaning that the contents are whipped or mixed without any worktop mess. It’s quick too – our egg whites took less than a couple of minutes to form firm peaks.
Ideal Home’s rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Best food processor for everyday use
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