FOOD PROCESSOR

 Hamilton Beach Food Processor

hi guys today I'm reviewing the Hamilton

Beach 8 cup food processor it's 15 and 

1/2 inches tall and 10.7 inches wide it weighs a little over 6 pounds it's a midsize food processor it has two speeds and pulse control if you choose one or two the processor will run continuously the unit has suction cups on the base so it shouldn't move around on your counter this 8 cup food processor comes with the base classic pork bowl lid food pusher chopping and mixing blade reversible shredding and slicing discs and an instruction manual the maximum amount of fruits vegetables meat that you can the process is listed in the manual this a food processor is designed to chop mix slice or shred em Oakland Beach recommends that you do not grind spices crush eyes or knead the dough.  wouldn't recommend doing those things in most food processors because that's really not the purpose of a food processor however you can be dough in higher-end food processors to put the unit together turn the unit clockwise to lock into place put the plug in on the motor shaft turn the lid clockwise to lock put the food pushers in the food chute always make sure the knob is off or on o before you put the lid on because you don't want the machine to accidentally start to disassemble make sure the machine is on off unplug the unit then remove the the lid just turn and remove the blade turn the work bowl and remove let's go ahead and test the unit first all chopped onions make sure the unit is set to OFF put the chopping mixing blade 

on the motor shop, I have two medium 

yellow onions cut into about one inch pieces lock the lid put the food pusher in the food chute make sure the button is on/off I'll unplug the machine take the cover of the Hamilton Beach did a decent job of chopping the onions they're not all perfectly even but it's all chopped up decently and the onions were chopped very quickly the more you pulse the finer the onions will be I'll empty this and puree some Tomatoes these are three medium tomatoes cut into 1-inch pieces tomatoes are nicely pureed in just a few seconds next, I'll slice a  cucumber using the discs I've removed the chopping blade place the disc with the slicing blade on top will say a slice here that goes right on top always hold the disc by the sides because the the blade is sharp lock the lid my cucumber will fit in the food chute hole up to a certain point it gets a little bit thicker up here and it will get stuck so I'm going to cut the cucumber in half that fits nicely the food chute measures less than two inches across and about three inches lengthwise so you're not going to be able to fit a whole pepper a whole Apple or any big fruits like that you will have to cut the produce always use the food pusher to push the food down when you're slicing or shredding.

 I'll use the one set you can remove the blade by holding onto the square tab in the middle to low tricky so be careful the cucumber is sliced but they're not all perfectly even most of them however are the same thickness cucumber was also sliced pretty quickly next I'll shred carrots this time I'll use the side that says shred and put that on top carrots it really nicely in the food chute because they're slim you have to watch where you put the carrots because the shredding the disc has two big holes and when my carrots just went right through the hole I'm going to hold the carrots and use the pulse button ok now I'll use the food pusher there are two big pieces of carrots on the disc with any food the processor you will find some big pieces on top of the disc, you can stick your finger in the square tab and that might be safest the carrots are shredded very nicely let's try making some pie dough I have the chopping mixing blade in the the bowl I'm putting in two cups of all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt I'm adding 2/3 of a cup of cubed butter it's best to cube it and make sure it's nice and cold you can chill it in the fridge for a few minutes I also have a a couple of tablespoons of cold water put the put the food pusher in plug in the a machine that looks good there are two holes in the food pusher so you can add water through the food pusher let's try that looks good there is some flour on top of this bowl here it's really hard to get a grip on the blade and take it's out so I'm just going to remove the bowl first the top of the blade is slippery and it's plastic so it's really hard to get out you can stick your finger in the middle and then pull it out that works best okay that's not bad there's some flour on the bottom but the the dough is pretty much formed I can take this hold it together and form a nice a disc that I can flatten wrap up and put it in the fridge I wasn't sure how well the Hamilton Beach would handle pie 

dough because it's an inexpensive 

machine and it did a pretty good job removable parts of the unit are dishwasher safe on the top rock but of the course as always I recommend hand washing it in the warm soapy water right after using, this unit is light enough to move to a cabinet and take it out when you need it it really didn't move around on the countertop while I was using it which is good the unit did a decent job on the onions, the tomatoes were pureed nicely the unit slice the cucumber's but not evenly first you got circles and then you got this oval shape if you don't mind different shapes then you can use the slicer it does work and it's 

fast but you're not going to get even 

shapes the unit process the carrots nicely and quickly I was pleasantly surprised at the Uni can handle pie dough if you're looking for a machine to chop onions puree and make dough once in a while in this Hamilton Beach aid cup