Recommendations food processor

I've had my Magimix for 30 years. Not used daily but nonetheless an excellent product. Going 'off piste ' slightly. Just purchased a soup maker....absolutely brilliant!!@

I have a SAGE food processor. Recommended by Hestor Blumenthal. It has a 25 year guarantee. Very powerful. It seems to be able to make everything. I should use it more often than I do. I've just got out of the habit. New year's resolution..........

Magimix definitely! The motor is direct drive and therefore more powerful than the belt driven ones. I’ve had mine for nearly 40 years and it’s the workhorse in my kitchen. The only thing I don’t use it for is meringues as you can’t get enough air into the mixture.

Interested in these comments. I am on second Krups in 40 yrs and feel will need replacing soon. Use for coleslaw, biscuit dough, breadcrumbs. I use a 'stick blender' for soups, cream etc and still need to use hand cakemixer. There is a liquidiser attachment but no need to bother getting it out as stick blender so much easier. Pity I did not invest in Magimix yrs ago! Another cheaper one will probably see me out.....

Another vote for Magimix. Mine's got lots of attachments but I don't bother with them - the main blade does everything from cakes/pastry to chopping herbs. I also have a tiny version which I use for making pesto and for breadcrumbs if small quantities.

I have had a Kenwood for years and wouldn't be without it. The liquidiser is ideal for soup making.

I had my Magimix for forty years but last year it finally gave up the ghost. Feeling that buying a new one would be rather an extravagance as I no longer used it as much as in the past I bought a much cheaper Kenwood. The lid is impossible for me to remove it is so stiff DH has to come and help remove it! Not at all robust, I wish I had paid up and replaced my lovely Magimis.

I have had my Magimix for over 30 years, would highly recommend

KitchenAid all the way for me.
I've not long ago handed my grandmother's machine down to my son and its still in perfect working order

Get a Thermomix - nothing compares.

Magimix 4200 without a doubt. Had it for years and it's so versatile. Highly recommended.

Magimix 3200XL here too. I have to keep on the work surface as it's too heavy to keeping putting in and out of a cupboard. If it was in a cupboard I fear it would be a case of out of sight ..... much as I love it!

I love my Magimix too which my dear Mum bought me nearly 40 years ago; it is beginning to sound it's age though. And I have had to buy replacement bowls & lids several times despite (mostly) washing them by hand...

I've just bought a Magimix 3200XL food processor, and love it.
It cost around £250, and takes up little counter space. The machine does so many things, grating cheese, chopping veg, cake mixing etc. It saves lots of time, and I would recommend.

I have a Magimix which I love. I use it for everything except bread and cake making. For these I have a 40 year old Kenwood Chef which was originally my mum's.

Magimix! I had one for decades and cracked the bowl - you can get replacements for the bowl and other bits, and then the basic motor which makes it all work keeps going. It felt like getting a new appliance for a fraction of the cost. I asked in a kitchen shop about the best food processor and they said with no hesitation that Magimix was the best. I did have a Kenwood, but the motor gave up and I didn't replace it - it took up lots of space.

I bought my Kenwood 50 years ago. Its been serviced once in all that time. I use it frequently for baking. I have a few of the fittings and for some reason 2 mincer attachments. Its been worth its weight on gold to my over the years. It cost about £45 when I bought it.

Have you read the rest of the thread? Magimix do a small version with a smaller footprint than their larger one.

I am frustrated (daily!) by the tiny size of my kitchen and teeny weeny amount of counter space. In fact I have a fold-out table and often open it up in the living room and put things on it, just to clean the surface counter! So does anyone have any suggestions for a version of this appliance that is very small? Thanks in advance.

Kenwood Chef Titanium. Does everything, including a sausage making/mincer attachment.

I love my Magimix

Magimix all the way here too. When my bowl wore out I bought a new bowl from a spares company. They just go on and on. I would though have a look at a Kitchen Aid as I have one of their blenders and its fab. Neither are cheaper though. It all comes down to how often you use it really.

Another Magimix fan here. I am on my second (which is not bad in 40 years of marriage) and have a smaller one in my caravan. I did buy a cheaper one for over there, but it was false economy, and I ended up replacing it with a Magimix.

I would advise getting a large capacity one if space allows, as they come with smaller bowls if you only need to mix smaller amounts, and the extra power is useful. The small one does take up less bench space, however, and it is definitely a good idea to keep it out if possible, as you will probably use it less if you have to drag it out of a cupboard and set it up each time.

My magimix is also nearly twenty years old. I also think it is excellent.

My Magimix is nearly 20 years old and excellent.