Hamilton BeachBig Mouth Duo Plus 12 Cup Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper with Additional Mini 4 Cup Bowl, Black (70580)

This food processor is our favorite. I have spent $$$ on a high end processor that went back to the store the next day because the bowl got stuck. I was told that was a known problem. This little Hamilton Beach food processor is amazing. I use it almost daily and no job is too large. This is my second one and the first lasted over 11 years. The price is unbelievable for the excellent quality and performance.

I’m on my second Hamilton Beach Food Processor this summer. The bowl of the first one hit the floor with a bang and broke. The Hamilton beach website shows this bowl to be about $10, but was out of stock. In fact, all of the separate parts for this food processor seemed to be out-of-stock. So it seems that a new food processor was needed, and I liked this one so well that I replaced it with the same food processor.I was recently told by my doctor that I needed to eat more salads for health reasons. This thing makes enough salad to last me for a couple of days.I haven’t gotten around to using the small bowl yet. The large slicing wheel works great with the large bowl, but the slicing wheel will only work with the large bowl. The chopping/mixing blade works with either bowl.There is a safety that prevents the food processor from operating unless the large food pusher is started at the top of the food chute. It just has to be started. It does not need to be pushed all of the way down. Anything you are putting into the large chute needs to be cut small enough to fit the large chute.The large food pusher has a hole in the center for a smaller food pusher. The smaller food pusher is not required to put food through. This allows for carrots, cucumbers, celery, etc, to go entirely through the smaller opening.Personally, I think it is great.

Love this food processor. If you're in a hurry and don't have time for all the cutting and chopping, this works great! I would recommend.

I've had this machine for almost 5 years. I've been using it just about every week for the past year and a half. About half that amount of time the first 3 and a half years. When you pour the contents of the processed food out of the bowl, it pours over an enclosed piece of the bowl and when pouring, the food goes into this section which has a small slot on the top and just a tiny hole with something in that hole on the bottom leaving very little room for anything to drain out. It was getting so dirty on my machine that I took a drill and drilled 2 holes so I could easily get water into that section and get it to drain out. I can get it much cleaner now but still not perfectly clean. The was a major design flaw of the machine and I can't understand why no one stopped the manufacturing of this machine before it got started. I know what to look for in the next machine I purchase. This one is garbage because it has to be put away dirty and thats just not right.

Basically, I like this food processor. I have been using Kitchenaid for years with the smaller cup inside so vwhen I saw this one with the small bowl, it was the selling point for me. Problem is: I can't figure out how to get the top on it to use it! It's not an easily accessible, no directions type of processor like my kitchenaid was. I dodgy buy another Kitchenaid because they are so heavy for me to pick up when I'm trying to use it. This Hamilton Beach was PERFECT in that regard! It's lightweight and cuts very strong and precise! I LOVE it! The design flaw is in the cleaning of the safety lock on the lid. There's no way to open it and I'm very careful about shaking the water from it really good if I hand wash it or making sure it's upside down in the dishwasher and letting it go completely through the drying cycle. Anyway, the big mouth on the lid gives me and opportunity to use it for a whole or half onion or half bell pepper or whatever. I was looking for something comparable to my Kitchenaid without the heaviness and a good price point. This fits the bill! Just be mindful of the design flaw that I warned you about with the safety lock, because otherwise I could easily see it becoming a health hazard. The four stars are for the design flaw. Otherwise, I would've given it 5 stars all day long!

Iv'e hit a home run with this Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Food Processor It has been a joy to use Iv'e always wanted one, but took about 3 weeks researching them Videos are the best tool. I went through 3 or 4 choices before I decided on this one.My critera was: ease of cleaning, 3 speeds including pulse, big mouth feed for larger items and capacity with minimum of 8-10 cups This one is 12 cup capacity. It has a decent warranty, but purchased an extension, knowing I would use this item a lot!Iv'e made humus and still trying different recipes/ingredients, I make tacos on regular basis shredding cabbage, cooked chicken or pork and cheese. I make numerous cabbage recipes including cole slaw with different ingredients, since it's so easy now .Iv'e sliced tomatoes for sandwiches The slices aren't picture perfect, but good enough with time saving for clean up. I've also started dicing fruit for fruit salads which I have learned to love from the fresh fruit flavor.This Food Processor has become a central part of my kitchen I rated it 5 stars for everything because it has lived up to it's tasks. It's rare I know, to be so pleased with a product these days -I got lucky!I'm going to give a friend for her birthday the same Food Processor. I definately recommend this product!