- After taking note of the amount of time his customers spent chopping and mixing food in the kitchen, French catering company salesman Pierre Verdan came up with an idea. He envisioned a bowl with a revolving blade in the base, an idea that was expanded upon throughout the 1960s. The concept for a food processor with a strong motor was introduced during the decade, and by 1972, the first food processor was available in the market.
- A food processor allows those preparing food to do so quicker by speeding up the chopping, mixing, shredding and grinding that is necessary to create certain dishes. One need only to place food into the receptacle, set the machine to whatever type of action it should do to the food and then turn it on. Vegetables are one of the more popular things to use in a food processor because of the amount of chopping that is required to prepare them manually.
- Food processors vary by the amount of operations they can perform. While some older food processors are limited to chopping, mixing and shredding, certain models have a wider range of blades and disks that allow you to use it for other types of food preparation. Some food processors even come with small bullet blenders that allow you to make soups or crush ice while you chop your vegetables.
- The main part of a food processor is the large bowl with blades at the bottom. When you place food through the feed tube and into the bowl, the blades move in such a way to perform a particular action. Most models have a variety of blades that you can use to prepare foods differently. Using either a knob or a set of buttons, you can decide how to process the foods that you place inside the food processor.
- Although food processors were once seen as a luxury kitchen appliance that was only practical for those with money to spare, their usage has become more widespread and it is quickly approaching appliances like the toaster as far as usage is concerned. Serious cooks get the most out of a food processor because the more you cook, the more time you save by having a food processor take care of the tedious, repetitive tasks for you. Top brands of food processors include KitchenAid and Cuisinart. You can purchase a basic food processor for as little as $30, while advanced processors can cost several hundred dollars.
