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The Wall Street Journal may be a bible of financial wisdom, but should you trust it for advice about small appliances? This week, the WSJ Test Kitchen turned its attention to food processors, noting that the best of these countertop devices will "effectively replace a whole slew of more specialized appliances." Consumer Reports agrees, though with all due respect, we back up the promise with extensive testing of more than 30 food processors, rather than the five models profiled by the WSJ.
We also take exception with some of the WSJ's picks. For example, they describe the DeLonghi Die-Cast-3-in-1 Food Processor (model DFP950) as a "sleek, handsome machine [that] features a precise digital scale, and the slim food-pusher always got the job done." They do quibble with the model's blender feature and the difficulty they had locking the pieces in place. Our testers were a good deal less forgiving, for example noting that the DeLonghi botched several basic tasks, including chopping, grating, and pureeing.
That's probably not what you'd expect from a $300 food processor. Especially when you can spend $100 to $200 less on a model that's first-rate at shredding vegetables, chopping nuts and herbs, whipping up savory sauces, and more. Which models might those be? Check out our complete food processor Ratings.
—Daniel DiClerico
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