How2Day: GE 14-Cup Digital Food Processor Features

Cut up your vegetables with a digital food processor. Diced lamb and vegetables for casserole image by Sophia Winters from Fotolia.com
A food processor is a flexible kitchen appliance which reduces time spent preparing ingredients for meals. Models like the GE 14-cup digital food processor allows you to knead your own bread and puree baby food, too. Author, TV presenter and cook Delia Smith tells us, "I am convinced every serious cook should have a processor--it's a great piece of equipment."

The count-down timer feature allows you to set the processing time at intervals from 16 seconds to 1 minute. It's operated by a digital display panel located on the processor's base. As well as the usual chopping, dicing, shredding, pureeing and mixing tools, the processor (Model Number: 169203) also has a dough blade for making pastry, kneading dough and mixing cake batters. Use this blade in conjunction with the digital count-down timer to avoid over-processing foods and ruining your meal. Set it at any of the three speeds using the instruction manual's recommended times to aid multi-tasking in the kitchen. The timer function not only aids cooks who experience frequent interruptions while at work, it eliminates the common cause of food processors failing due to excessive running.

The larger your family, the more time you spend preparing fresh ingredients for meals. The GE's 14-cup capacity and extra-large chute allows you to mix large quantities without the need for processing several batches. The chute sizing accommodates larger pieces of food, reducing the time spent cutting everything down. The GE processes up to nine cups of vegetables, 14 cups of fruit and 8 ounces of cheese and 29 ounces of cake batter, as well as 14 ounces of bread dough or scone mix.

The three blades of the GE digital food processor reach all parts of the bowl, ensuring no food is trapped or left unprocessed. Use the chopping or shredding blade for foods like meat, cheese, vegetables and fruit and chocolate. The dough blade mixes cakes and pastry and kneads dough.

For modern kitchens with little counter space, a food processor with a smaller base area offers a distinct advantage over larger models. The GE 14-cup digital food processor measures 10.6 inches long by 10.2 inches wide by 18.1 inches in height, making it an easy appliance to fit into smaller kitchens.

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