Process your bits with a little Kenwood (Kenwood FP220)

Member Name: blissman70

Product:	Kenwood FP220
Date:	29/10/09 (94 review reads)
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Advantages: Small, easy to store and good for those small jobs in the kitchen

Disadvantages: quite noisy and may struggle with larger items

I tend to spend quite some time in the kitchen these days but I don't really mind as I do like cooking, I suppose that stems back to when I was 'cheffing' for a living.
Anyway, back when I was 'cheffing' you had to do most things by hand, cooking wise that is, so it was a little more work back then. These days life in the kitchen is so much easier, what with all the mod-cons that are on the market to give chefs a little helping hand.
One of them items, which I am the owner of and have been for some time, is the kenwood Multi Pro food processor/liquidiser.

** Brief specs...

* White food processor.
* Separate liquidizer.
* 1.2 litre mixer capacity
* 2.1 litre bowl capacity
* 750 watt power
* 2 speed and 'pulse' button
* Safety interlock to prevent accidental start without lid.
* Detachable blades for easy cleaning

** IN CONCLUSION...

As I have had previously used Kenwood products before and had been quite pleased with what they had to offer so I was quite adamant that this little processor would be as good as it claimed.
Plus I didn't want a monster of a processor, as I knew I wouldn't need to use it all the time so it would have to slot into the cupboard without stopping the door from shutting, so when I saw this I thought it would be the perfect size.

Setting it up is fairly simple with the bowl fitting onto the middle shaft, although it can be a little tricky at times, but not enough to spoil the show.
The liquidizer is by far the better of the two 'bowls' doing a much finer cut and being so easy to clean in itself.

Cleaning it is just as easy with it's removable blades, which, by the way, are made of quite high quality stainless steel so will probably out last the processor itself.

It has what Kenwood call a unique patented 'Dual Drive system', what ever that means, but as the motor is not the most powerful then I'm guessing it has got nothing to do with that, if it has then it maybe needs to be a 'double-dual drive system'.
Speaking of the motor, well, as I said, it may not be as powerful as other processors, being unable to handle anything as big as a whole onion or the like, but it is still good enough to take on smaller items with ease, or even pre-chopped onions if needs be.
It may not be one of the quietest of motors either, in fact it sounds a little like a jaguar with a dodgy manifold, especially when you use the 'pulse' button, and when I turn the dial to change up a speed there is a bit of a loud thudding noise as the motor changes gear, like that jaguar again only this time the automatic transmition having failed, so you know something is happening.

As for its looks, well, it is not the most attractive of machines, with a big white button slapped on the front being used as the control dial, turning clockwise for the two speeds and anticlockwise for the 'pulse' mode.
The two 'bowls' it comes with are made of rigid transparent plastic and both fit quite well onto the main body, at separate times of course, with the processor itself having the usual 'chimney' type funnel for pushing in those extra bits without having to take the lid off. The Liquidizer itself having small metal blades which whip round to make pulp out of those bits of fruit you've thrown in.
Both 'bowls' have good sized handles attached to them for easy pouring which is
Although it states that one of the bowl is 2 litres but only half that size is really of any use so don't expect any big meals in one go.

It is ideal for what I need it for, such as chopping vegetables, although it can struggle with some larger items so I do advice shopping things up a little bit smaller before dropping it in.

In all, a nice little food mixer which is great for those small jobs in the kitchen, although I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who is constantly using a processor in the kitchen.
If you want this smallish appliance in your kitchen and you don't mind the noise levels upsetting your pets then you can get it from around £30.00, which for what get is not a bad price.
Although, always remember to put that little piece in the lid of the liquidiser before hitting the on button or you will have one hell of a mess, believe me.

Summary: Something for those small jobs in the kitchen

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