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Kitchen appliances are more than a lifesaver, they are nearly a necessity. Today’s hectic lifestyles and on the go eating have made the idea of convenient cooking into one of a necessity. Often overlooked though, kitchen appliances should be evaluated and upgraded often.

Kitchen appliances are a matter of personal taste. Some people can live without a dishwasher or the convenience of a food processor. Others on the other hand, would struggle without a microwave. Here are a few offered suggestions that might help you pick the appliances that are best for you.

A double oven is a great tool to have around the kitchen if you entertain a lot or have a large family. These are often stacked one on top of the other and allow for you to cook in two ovens at the same time at different temperatures. You have to love that! These, along with a separate stove range will provide extra space for cabinetry as well. And who doesn’t need more cabinet space?

Dishwashers are another appliance people often think about. But there are more than the standard under the cabinet dishwashers to content with. There are also smaller countertop models, and for those of you who do not have a lot of floor space but a little closet room, there are the roll-away types.

One of the most versatile kitchen appliances has to be a food processor. These are great for saving time when prepping food for cooking. Sometimes they can save you hours. Just remember to buy one that is easy to clean and easy to operate. If you do not, then you run the risk of spending the time you save using the processor on cleaning it properly.

A radio or flat screen TV could be considered a kitchen appliance in a way. It really depends on where you mount it. Making a little room for this sort of extra entertainment will help you pass the time away while you are cooking, or just having a cup of coffee in the kitchen. For the news and entertainment junkie, these are kitchen necessities.

Whatever appliances you purchase, think convenience and ease of cleaning. You should be able to keep whatever comes in contact with food sanitary. Often we buy complicated pieces of equipment that can chop up onions and a whole cow in 30 seconds but takes an hour to disassemble and sanitize, and seldom gets put back together. They end up not being utilized.  So keep this in mind when purchasing any type of appliance.

Finally have some fun with your appliances. Usually most appliances will come with a few recipes. Try them out. Live a little, experiment some and have a good time. Kitchen appliances can do a little more than save us time, they can broaden horizons as well.

I love my Kitchenaid Food Processor. It has greater capacity than any processor I have ever owned. It is very cosmetically appealing food processor. Now that I have it, I feel confident it can take the challenge of my cooking style. This is a reliable machine. We even mixed cookie dough with it, using a recipe that came with the processor. It is also very easy to clean. Here are my other notes:

1. The food pusher separates into 2 pieces. There is a red plastic insert that twists off and comes out of the larger, clear plastic food pusher. Removing this red insert creates a smaller feed tube in the larger pusher which is handy for feeding smaller (thinner) items such as carrots or the like when you want greater control of how the food hits the slicing blade.

2. The handle is the key for the locking mechanism for the lid-to-bowl and the bowl-to-base. Once the bowl is in place on the base and the lid is locked down to the bowl, there is a locking pin in the handle that engages and the bowl cannot be removed.

3. The base is again, very solid and well weighted. The button pad is completely covered so there is no chance of food leaking into the buttons. There is an On, Off, and Pulse button. I use the pulse button frequently as the engine is so powerful, you won’t need extended food processing times as you might with other food processors to accomplish the same goal.

4. Large rubber pad are found at the corners of the base to prevent sliding and movement when that big 700 watt motor fires up. And speaking of which, the motor on this unit is incredible. It is so powerful, yet it is like a whisper in comparison to the noise emission of other food processors I have used. You can actually talk on the phone and finish getting that recipe from Mom while processing your food.

5. I am so pleased with this purchase. I looked high and low for a food processor that does everything since I have a small kitchen and try to keep appliances to a minimum. It does dough so well that I do not plan on getting a stand mixer anymore. Everything comes apart simply and is a breeze to clean. Noise is at a minimum, doesn’t shake at all. Simple to use, simple to clean.

6. Salad dressings. This works very well, though I used the big bowl when I should have used the small. I didn’t think I would use the small bowl much but it’s great. One handy feature when making salad dressings is that you can pour oil into one side of the plunger and it will drizzle into the bowl slowly. Very handy!

This machine is awesome. I’ve had very good experience with KitchenAid products, and this one is no exception. It’s well-designed, quiet, and very powerful, easily kneading a heavy wheat bread dough. The smaller bowl is the perfect size for making pesto or doing similar jobs. The bowl- and blade-locking mechanisms are well designed – intuitive to use, without any leaking or messing around. Feels very stable and sturdy!

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