Professional Food Processor

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Product Features

• Rated number one in its class by a leading consumer magazine
• Powerful 670-watt motor handles all processing tasks
• Three bowls: 11-cup, 9-cup, and 3-cup mini bowl with its own blade
• Citrus press for juice; two-piece food pusher for small items
• Dough blade, egg whip, slicing/shredding discs, with storage case

Product Details

Product Manual [1.92mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 16.9 x 10.8 inches ; 10.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 23 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005LA9E
• Item model number: KFP670OB
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #188,057 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This sleek appliance demonstrates why KitchenAid food processors enjoy an unsurpassed reputation. It's big: the main bowl holds 11 cups. It's powerful: a 670-watt motor guided by an electronic sensor provides smooth, consistent speed. It's remarkably easy to use: precisely fitted parts assemble and disassemble quickly, the flick of a fingertip controls the on/off and pulse switches, and a two-piece food pusher makes it easy to process herbs and other small items. It's flexible: a 9-cup chef's bowl nearly doubles the processor's capacity while permitting a second ingredient to be processed without cleaning the main bowl, and a 3-cup minibowl with its own blade fits inside the big bowl for smaller jobs.

Operating the processor is a thrill--like driving a luxury car. It weighs 10-1/2 pounds and measures 14-1/2 inches high, 8-3/4 inches wide, and 10-1/2 inches deep. There are no seams to trap food, making cleanup a simple matter of wiping the base and placing all the parts in the dishwasher.

Included with this model is a citrus press for quickly extracting juice; a whip for egg whites and cream; a dough blade; a thin (2 millimeters), reversible disc for slicing and shredding; and medium (4 millimeters) shredding and slicing discs. All store in a transparent plastic case (10-1/2 by 7-1/2 by 7 inches). The instruction booklet is exceptionally easy to follow and includes dozens of recipes. Should the processor fail during its first year, KitchenAid's total replacement warranty guarantees delivery of another machine. Other than that unlikely eventuality, no cook would part with this processor. --Fred Brack

Product Description

KitchenAid KFP670OB Powerful, durable, and easy to clean. KitchenAid's Ultra Power 11-cup food processor has a 670W motor that has the muscle to handle tough jobs. It features multipurpose stainless steel blades and a pulse control to deliver precise processing while helping to prevent over processing. Includes . Dishwasher safe accessories.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

161 of 164 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It all depends..., January 18, 2003

By	Jonathan M. Mason "jm_1951" (Punta Gorda, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought one of these fairly recently. It is well constructed and works well, however whether one of these is right for you or not will depend largely on what you want to do with it.

I bought it because: 1) I have been making bread by hand for several years and am finding it a bit tedious, but am not too keen on bread machines as they can only do one loaf at a time; 2) I periodically make grapefruit marmalade, and cutting up the grapefruit peels is very tedious work that can make your fingers sting (or you can cut yourself); 3) I hate slicing onions as it moves me to tears; 4) a lot of recipes suggest the use of a food processor to slice things quickly.

After some research, this one looked like the one to get. But don't be deceived by the 'Pro' tag on the name, because this thing is way too small to have much professional use.

The first thing I found out is that although this machine is the 11-cup size, it can't really handle more than about 3-4 cups of anything. For example with bread, the largest amount of bread dough it can handle is about 3 1/2 cups, which means you can just about make 1 large loaf. However, it blends the dough very, very quickly once you have figured out the correct proportions of water, so it does not take too long to make 2 loaves one after another, once you have done the measuring etc.

On the marmalade, the machine does a wonderful job of juicing citrus fruit, and is pretty good at chopping up the grapefruit rind, once you figure out which blade to use. Then again, you have to chop the grapefruit by hand into quarters before you can feed it in, and after two grapefruit the work bowl is full, so you have to empty it before you continue. (Makes you wonder about the 'Pro').

It does a great job of slicing onions. Again you and your knife quarter the onions and the Kitchen Aid does the rest. I have found it does help me approach new recipes, for example today I made a squash casserole (more of a souffle, really), and it did a great job of slicing the squash and then blending the other ingredients (with the dough blade).

Yesterday I made a chocolate cheesecake. The machine didn't do such a great job of breaking cookies into crumbs for the base, needing a bit of help from fingers, and I rather think that the old freezer bag and a few whacks with the rolling pin trick is more effective. But it did a wonderful job of blending the ingredients for the filling, which can be tedious by hand, and although I haven't done it yet, I can see it will be great for making pastry and mixing cakes.

So there you have it. Whether it is good for you or not will depend a great deal on what kind of cooking you do. In any case, this is just a power tool with attachments that you may or may not be able to incorporate into your culinary style. There is definitely a learning curve, but if you are a persistent kind of a person, you will probably be able to do some things quicker and some things better with it.

If you want something to peel potatoes or tomatoes, though, you will need a spouse, a lover, or an obedient child.

80 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars i do like this machine, but..., May 28, 2002

By	E Rice (western ny state) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

i have a cuisinart from the second year the product was available, and i loved it from the first time i used it. however, it's large, and accessories had been lost in various moves, so i decided to get a smaller, newer machine. some of the comments from reviewers, and the consumer's reports rating, pointed me in the kitchen aid direction.

the first thing i noticed about the machine was how quiet it is. the next was that, unlike the cuisinart, it does not leave slight amounts of liquid on the bottom of the bowl when processing a batter (not a recipe threatening thing, but this suggests better mixing with the kitchenaid). i like having all the accessories, expecially the egg white whip.

the small bowl and steel blade worked very well in making a struesel topping for a coffee cake and in pureeing vegetables and spices for an indian dish.

but, be aware: the 11-cup capacity means you won't be able to mix up a three-layer cake recipe, or any other similar recipe. the chef's bowl can only be used with the disks, something not mentioned in the amazon review. for some this may not be a problem, but i was disappointed. i have recipes for which i could easily use two large bowls with the steel blade and i had hoped that, with the chef's bowl included, i would not have to order another bowl.

when making a spinach dip (which the machine mixed superbly well), for some reason the base bounced continuously. since the most solid ingredient was bits of dried vegatable, i am at a loss to explain this.

overall, though, i am very happy with the machine. while i have kept my cuisinart for those times i need the capacity of its larger bowl, i use the kitchenaid more frequently. the smallest work bowl is perfect for many of the tasks i used to find easier to do by hand. and, even though i was disappointed in the limitations of the chef's bowl, having the three bowls is a great convenience. the mixing action is extremely good. its wonderfully quiet. i would recommend it.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Way beyond my expectations, October 27, 2002

By	Brigette McConnell (Akron, OH USA) - See all my reviews

Being in the market for a food processor I naturally purchased the Cuisinart model at a local store. I was led to believe that Cuisinart was unbeatable as a food processor. Wrong! I returned the Cuisinart after one day and resumed my search. After reading the reviews of the KitchenAid KFP 670 on Amazon I decided to, once again, take a chance. This was a great decision! This is a kitchen appliance that, in my opinion, not only lives up to its reputation but exceeds it. The food processor has performed flawlessly in every application I have tried with it. Having had the opportunity to operate both the Cuisinart and the KitchenAid I feel there's no comparison. The KitchenAid is a superior product with the Cuisinart food processor having only one small advantage, that of a longer warranty. While a longer warranty would've been nice, the quality and sturdiness of the KitchenAid will, I think, in most cases make a longer term warranty unnecessary. It was an excellent choice!

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