A food processor is a kitchen appliance used to facilitate various repetitive tasks in the process of preparation of food. Today, the term almost always refers to an electric-motor-driven appliance, although there are some manual devices also referred to as "food processors".Food processors are similar to blenders in many ways. The primary difference is that food processors use swappable blades and disks (attachments) instead of a fixed blade. Also, their bowls are wider and shorter, a more appropriate shape for the solid or semi-solid foods usually worked in a food processor. Usually little or no liquid is required in the operation of the food processor unlike a blender, which requires some amount of liquid to move the particles around its blade.Its functions normally consist of:Slicing/chopping vegetablesGrinding items such as nuts, meat, or dried fruitShredding or grating cheese or vegetablesPureeingMixing and kneading doughs

There are no conveyor belts or giant industrial mixers in this industrial kitchen. Aside from a few food processors for mixing flavorings, the seven-day process is done by hand.

In the kitchens of today's cutting-edge chefs, food processors share prep space with appliances straight out of the lab. See a gallery of the most extreme kitchen tech, as well as some more accessible gizmos for the home chef.

Every cook has one gadget in their kitchen that they just cannot live without. For some it's a cutting board and others it's a food processor. In mine it's the Magic Bullet...

Every cook has one gadget in their kitchen that they just cannot live without. For some it's a cutting board and others it's a food processor. In mine it's the Magic Bullet...

This cute kitchen gadget make you drink Juice that produced by a little "Shake the Tummy" by Mickey. For 10,400 yen (about $100) get a limited Food Processor/Blender featured the half body of Mickey, in really cool design! Your familiy will love it!