Hamilton Beach 70595 Big Mouth 14-Cup Food Processor with Bonus Blade

by Hamilton Beach

Product Features

• 14-cup food processor with 450-watt motor reduces prep time in the kitchen
• Extra-large adjustable feed chute; 4 speeds plus pulse control; 4-position locking bowl
• Stainless-steel mixing/chopping blade, reversible slicer/shredder, bonus slicing disc, and spatula included
• In-bowl blade storage; dishwasher-safe bowl, lid, and blades for quick cleanup
• Measures approximately 14 by 10 by 18 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 10 x 18 inches ; 11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0006FIZW4
• Item model number: 70595
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,477 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #59 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Food Processors

Product Description

Prepare foods without cutting them into smaller pieces. The Big Mouth food processor can handle whole tomatoes, potatoes and other large foods. The specially designed food chute grabs the food and helps you achieve even slices for the whole item. With 450 watts and 4 speeds, you can prepare any food. This model comes with an extra slicing disk and spatula.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

138 of 139 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great value if capacity and power are of primal concern, November 27, 2005

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aricool (SF, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hamilton Beach 70595 Big Mouth 14-Cup Food Processor with Bonus Blade (Kitchen)

I would have given if 4.5 stars if there was a choice for that. Some cleaning issues (see towards end below) detracted from 5 stars.

I've been using it almost daily for 6 months now and love it. I mainly use it to chop all kinds of vegetables, make pesto, chop garlic, and grate cheese. I picked it for is capacity, since I wanted to minimize my choping time by doing more at once. But, found its very easy cleanup and powerful motor a big bonus. I can fill it to the rim with onions, carrots, kale, what ever, and it is well designed to not only chop when the thing is full, but efficiently move the stuff so that it is chopped throughout, and not just at the bottom. You do have to fill it aleast to a minimum level for this action to work.

I though I should respond to that wildly negative feedback:

>1. It's well over a foot tall and very bulky, taking up ALOT of space. This thing is HUGE.

*well, it is not so huge, but it has a base about equal to the size of the container capacity. So, if you want to use less buy something else with less capacity.

>2. The cord is under the machine and wraps around manually underneath.

*who cares? I never fuble with the cord or wrap it around anything.

>3. The suction cups on the bottom sound like a good idea, but they're more of a pain.

*this is true. It would have been nice if the had a quick release feature. They hold very strong, which is needed sometimes because of its strong power jerks on pulse mode.

>4. I've tried pureeing with it several times. Unless it's filled to the max, it just pushes the food to the side and the blades chop air.

*probably an exaduration, but you do have put enough for the blades to work right. Probably midway is right. I puree tomatoes and pesto with no problem.

>5. I've used the slicing and shredding disks on potatoes, carrots and cheeses and am very disappointed.

*I agree. Slicing is adequate, but the shredding is poorly designed, where if you don't do it right you get chucks that whip around violently. It is controlable to get decent results if you work with it, though.

It is also good quality design. My main, if not only, con is there are some moving parts in the lid that are very hard to clean. It is relatively minor, but could have been done better.

For the price, I could find nothing close to this capacity and power.

Thought I should give back a detailed feedback since other's feedback has always been so helpful.

Well, hope this review helps you.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lotta power at a reasonable price., August 8, 2005

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Deanie N. (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamilton Beach 70595 Big Mouth 14-Cup Food Processor with Bonus Blade (Kitchen)

After cooking for my family for 25 years I broke down and decided to buy a food processor. After researching here, I decided this Hamilton Beach Big Mouth was the biggest workhorse for the littlest price. I was right. It is very easy to learn how to operate, it +chops, slices, and grates in seconds, and best of all is its "big mouth." Yep, just stick a whole onion, whole zucchini, or whatever in there and out it comes without dragging out your cutting board and knife to cut it half first.

I also purchased separately the french fry cutter blade, which makes awesome fries at just the right size. A piece of advice: DO NOT go to Walmart, Target, etc. and get this processor without that bonus blade! You really need that as the other blade slices very very thin.

Overall, I am VERY happy with this purchase. I keep it on my counter so I can use it without the pain of getting it out. It looks nice there.

87 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not What Expected, June 6, 2005

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D. Bailey (Waipahu, HI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hamilton Beach 70595 Big Mouth 14-Cup Food Processor with Bonus Blade (Kitchen)

I see the positive reviews for this thing, but I just really hate mine. I've had it for 7 months now, and every time I use it, I end up frustrated. Heck, this this manages to frustrate me even when when I'm not using it because of all the cabinet space it wastes. Here's my list of cons:
1. It's well over a foot tall and very bulky, taking up ALOT of space. This thing is HUGE.
2. The cord is under the machine and wraps around manually underneath. If you wind it in the wrong direction, it won't fit right, so start over. It's also a pain to hook it under the little tabs to keep the cord in place.
3. The suction cups on the bottom sound like a good idea, but they're more of a pain. I would rather have non-slip rubber disks on the bottom. But then again, for a machine as tall as this, perhaps it NEEDS to be suction cupped down.
4. I've tried pureeing with it several times. Unless it's filled to the max, it just pushes the food to the side and the blades chop air.
5. I've used the slicing and shredding disks on potatoes, carrots and cheeses and am very disappointed. When you get to the end of the veggie or cheese it slips in between the lid and the disk, just spinning in circles. When this happened with the potato, I thought the the lid was going to break.
And now for the pros (okay, pro, there's only one:
1. The chopping blade works great to make homemade bread crumbs. It's the only thing I've used it for that it actually works as it should. But even then, it's such a hassle to use, I end up frustrated. I'm going to send mine off to Goodwill and get a KitchenAid.