Hamilton Beach ChefPrep 525-Watt 10 Cup Food Processor | Model# 70670

I have never had a food processor. Last year I bought another highly rated brand but it was so complicated to just get it going, because of safety features, that I decided to give it to my daughter. She rejected it for the same reason. I then returned it. So this year I decided I really wanted one and saw this Hamilton Beach. It is just what I was looking for. It is so simple to use and the safety feature of a locked bowl and lid is more than adequate. I have only had it a week but have used it 10 times and it has preformed wonderfully. I sliced carrots, shredded zucchini, sliced cucumbers, made a cookie crumb crust and even used it to whip up a cheese cake. I hope it is durable and will last a long time. At the Walmart price it is a steal. Don't be afraid to try this because it is inexpensive. It does the job and then some.

I purchased this after reading several reviews from several different food processors. I was planning on buying a Cuisinart. I am okay with spending money on something that last a long time. The problem with Cuisinart is I read so many complaints about there warranty policy. After hours of time and thought I decided to get this one. It was a great buy! I have a garden and used this for shredding zucchini, making tomato sauce, and slicing veggies. It works great. I am giving it a 4 star because I don't feel I can give it a 5 until I see how long it last. I have only had it a couple months. I feel it is worth the savings of the expensives ones. For $4 I also purchased a extra 2 year warranty. So I have a total of 3 year replacement warranty and I only spent $42. It don't get better than that. It is a must for making cooking a little easier.

It works ok but the opening is rectangular so not that wide. You can't put a full cucumber or tomato or onion in it. You have to slice the cucumber in half and onion too to make it fit. Not a big deal for the discount price I guess but it would not cost them that much more to make a really big circular opening right?

I have had no issues with this machine. It slices and and purees well. My only complaint is I can't seem to control the thickness of the slices as much as I'd like to. Overall I'm really happy with the machine though. It was a good deal for the money.

It's great for chopping up fruit and vegetables. I'm disappointed it is not designed to grind seeds and grains, or process any thing that will marr the clear plastic cannister. The cannister should fit to the base more snuggly. It tends to travel from vibration or touching which causes the motor sensor to shut off the motor until the cannister is nudged back exactly in the run position. I like that the main cutting blade easily lifts out allowing free access to and easing pouring of the chopped or pureed material from the cannister.

Pros: I made a killer hummus, creamier than my Ninja could get it. I would say this is a great product for the price you are paying. I am personally going to return it because i cook all the time and need something a little stronger. My two faults with this product: 1. The manual states you are not supposed to run the motor for more than a minute at a time. 2. The mouth that you feed vegetables through is very small. I could not fit a whole cucumber down the chute without chopping off (and wasting) some of the sides of the cucumber. When that happened, i immediately thought: I have to get a bigger mouth food processor that can handle potatoes, cucumbers and other wide vegetables. If you are starting out cooking and dont care about presentation or these two "faults" this would be a great buy for the price

I bought this to replace my 10 year old 7 cup Cuisinart that still runs but the bowl and cover cost a fortune to replace. The Hamilton Beach is great for chopping and slicing but lacks enough power to knead dough and has no dough blade. Compared to the Cuisinart it's just not strong enough for heavy duty use. Can't run for longer than 1 minute continuously without risking overheating and burning up the motor. You can't beat the price and it is great for chopping and slicing. It is fast at processing. I just wish it had a little more power and a dough blade option. The plastic bowl does seam a little flimsy and the blade is a little lightweight. Overall it's still a good processor for the price. Time will tell if it will hold up.

I wanted to buy a food processor particulary for making almond meal/milk and making coconut butter. It. Makes the almond milk/meal with no problem, but the liquid fill max is 2 cups so I have to make it in many small batches. If you're looking for something that's got the power to make coconut butter you need to look elsewhere and spend wayyy more money. I made a batch that was semi decent but it took an hour and was still quite gritty but I didn't mind. In the directions it says that if you are using the blender continuously for 1 min then you must give it 1 full minute of rest. I did this to avoid burning out the motor, this is mostly why it took an hour for the coconut butter. I have made muffin and brownie batter in this and it works like a charm. I have yet to use any of the slicers though

Man can this thing chop! Its great at that but the liquid fill is only 2 cups which makes it a downer if you have little ones you need to puree for or like to make soups. Can't hardly make my home made ranch dressing which is 2 cups without is spilling over to a mess.

The motor was strong, it would go fast enough to draw the food in, and it was easy to use. However I found after my purchase that I could not buy additional parts, and that the slicing disk made each slice so thin you could read through it. If you don't care about the slicing part, or don't want to add other slicing disks, then this would be good for you.