Food processor
A kitchen appliance with a bowl and fast spinning blade, used to chop, grind, purée and make doughs quickly.
- Equipment, utensils and bakeware
In baking, a food processor cuts cold butter into flour for pie crust and scones in seconds, grinds nuts and cookie crumbs, and purées fruit. Pulsing gives control so pastry dough isn't overworked and nuts don't turn into butter.
Capacities range from small 3-cup choppers to 14-cup models for dough.
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Tools for this
Hamilton Beach 10-Cup Food ProcessorPastry dough, crumbs and nut flours in seconds.See it on Amazon
Vitamix 5200 BlenderBlends glazes, purées and sorbet bases perfectly smooth.See it on Amazon
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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.
- Food processor (Q1126251), Wikidata