Hate Chopping Vegetables? This Food Processor Will Do All Your Slicing For You

Sure, some people might say Kelly Clarkson‘s first single, "A Moment Like This", was about her winning American Idol, but that won’t stop you from belting that power ballad at the top of your lungs the moment you discover the beauty that is owning a food processor. Some appliances can crush ice, purée baby food, or even grind up raw meat, but how many can do it all? Whether you're putting together a quick salsa, whipping up some pie crust, or just want to spend less time on food prep and skip straight to the good part, this multi-use small appliance will have your back.

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Our top picks

• Best Food Processor: Breville The Sous Chef 12-Cup Food Processor
• Best Budget Food Processor: Oster 2-Speed 10-Cup Food Processor
• Best Splurge Food Processor: Magimix by Robot-Coupe 14-Cup Food Processor
• Most Versatile Food Processor: Cuisinart Elemental 13-Cup Food Processor
• Best Food Processor for Large Groups: Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 12 Cup Food Processor
• Best Mini Food Processor: KitchenAid 3.5 Cup Mini Food Processor
• Best Food Processor Blender Attachment: Vitamix 12-Cup Food Processor Attachment with Self-Detect

How we picked these products

We get it, this is a lot of information to digest all at once. Luckily, our friends at the Good Housekeeping Institute are here to help. To find the best food processors, we consulted their team of on-staff experts—which includes all types: engineers! data analysts! registered dietitians!—who rigorously put everyday products to the test (and then more and more tests) in their New York City-based labs to determine which ones you can trust. Their kitchen tech experts looked at ease of use and assembly, noise level during operation, variety of settings offered, and cleanability to determine their overall capability when performing tasks like dicing onions, shredding cheese, mincing parsley, and more. No matter what kind of model you're looking for—mini, colorful, classic, restaurant-grade—we think you’ll find your food processor soulmate here.