Monday, December 23, 2024
Our Awards
Overall Winner
Best Buy Winner
Date Reviewed
January 2016
January 2016
January 2016
Pros
excellent performance; 25-year warranty; 8 attachments; blade storage; wide feeder tube; large and small work bowls; timer; good customer service
excellent performance; quiet; two work bowls; great warranty; wide feeder tube; blade storage; good capacity; efficient; versitile
affordable; capable of dough; compact; easy to store
Cons
expensive; heavy base; difficult to clean; poor emulsifying capability
expensive; poor performance with whipping; difficult to clean; no cord storage; heavy
lightweight base; loud; groove in feeder tube system trapped food particles
Ease of Set Up & Clean Up (30%)
Type
Full-Size
Full-Size
Mid-Size
Capacity (cups)
16 and 2.5
16-cup and 4.5
10
Warranty
25-year motor warranty; 1-year limited warranty on unit
20-year motor warranty; 3-year limited warranty on unit
1-year limited warranty
Base Weight (our measurement)
Control Panel
Touchpad
Touchpad
Buttons
Speed Settings
Continuous and Pulse
On, Off, Dough, or Pulse
Off, Slice/Shred, Mix/Knead, and Chop/Pulse
Attachments
8 attachments: 2 'S' blades, dough blade, adjustable slicing disc, reversible shredding disc, julienne disc, French fry disc, and whisking/emulsifying disc
5 attachments: 2 'S' blades, dough blade, adjustable slicing disc, reversible shredding disc
3 attachments: 'S' blade, dough blade and reversible shredding/slicing disc
Large Tube
5.75" x 3"
5.75" x 3"
4.5" x 2.5"
Small Tubes
2" circular
3" x 2"
2.5" x 2"