14-Cup Food Processor, from manual at Cuisinart.com
Long before we had supercomputers in our pockets, our gadgets were mechanical. In the 1970s, if they weren’t in the garage, they were in the kitchen. Food writer Mark Bittman wants to restore to power the one appliance to rule them all: the mighty food processor.
In a long article in yesterday’s New York Times, Bittman writes an extended ode to his food processor, praising its compact versatility:
The food processor replaces the whisk; the pastry cutter; the standing mixer (for which there are still some uses, but only if you’re a dedicated baker); the mandoline… and, perhaps most importantly, the grater… I gave the food processor the greatest compliment possible: I upgraded its position in my kitchen from a cabinet to a spot on my itsy-bitsy counter.
Bittman even shelves his blender, opting just for a lightweight immersion blender for margaritas. Music to my ears: like Bittman, I also have near-zero counter space. (The food processor plus immersion blender combo is the kitchen equivalent of the office’s B&W laser printer plus portable scanner all-in-one alternative.) Throw in a rice cooker, and baby, you’ve got a stew going.
What’s more, Bittman puts his cooking money where his gadget-loving mouth is, posting a series of first-rate food-processor recipes, for dishes from pound cake to mayonnaise. If your food processor’s gathering dust in a basement grave somewhere, these just might tempt you to clear off your countertop.
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