Handy Helpers

Every smart homemaker gets a kitchen robot. After all, she won’t want to strain herself kneading thick yeast dough. She’d rather leave the work to the machines. But we don’t just use a food processor for preparing sweet baked doughs. Who would want to go to the trouble of manually chopping carrots, cabbage, or onions for a salad these days? Even a mechanical grinder for preparing ground meat for meatloaf or meatballs is no longer necessary.
Let’s take a look at the types of food processors available in stores:
 
Multipurpose models meet any requirement

. With this type of food processor, you can easily mix yeast dough for delicious bread, cakes, or Christmas bread, as well as shortcrust pastry and buttercreams using the dough hook, balloon whisk, and whisks for delicate batters. Accessories typically include various attachments for grinding meat and poppy seeds, a herb and nut grinder, and a cookie cutter. A must-have is, of course, a slicer for various types of vegetables and fruits, as well as a juicer for making fresh juices for your morning breakfast. A citrus press is also included. Do you enjoy making your own homemade fries at home? Manufacturers have thought of that too and have added this type of attachment to the range of accessories.     
For a large family, you’ll need a large mixing bowl. When shopping, be sure to ask about the size of the mixing bowl. Sizes range from 3 to 5.5 liters; some manufacturers even offer models with a 6.7-liter capacity, which is quite substantial. One handy accessory is a plastic storage box where you can store slicing attachments and other accessories. This saves you space in your kitchen cabinets. You
certainly wouldn’t expect a food processor to cook for you. But nowadays, even that is possible. Manufacturers have developed appliances that can even melt chocolate right in the food processor, let dough rise at a low temperature, or steam a delicious meal.
A perfect, sturdy metal construction and a powerful motor are essential. Don’t forget to measure the length of the power cord before buying to ensure it easily reaches the outlet.