Kenwood Food Proccesor FP570

Purchased from the now defunct Index catalogue store in 2004, the Kenwood FP570 now remains a second hand or supply stock bargain purchase on online sites such as EBay. Four years on how has it faired? This is a long review based on use. One of the main advantages of buying the FP570 is simply because of its myriad of attachments that, for the most part the more experienced baker in the home may well appreciate. At the time of purchase we made several decisions on several different food processors not least Kenwood who had three other models on offer and the opposite end of the market, Magimix, which came with great recommendations from friends. However ...

I was given this processor as a present about two months ago. My first reaction was that I would have preferred an electric mixer, but I have actually grown to like it. Lets start with what you get..... Power unit, bowl, lid and pushers,blender,twin beater whisk,citrus press,slicing/shredding plates,dough tool and steel chopper blade. You also get a storage box for the slicing/shredding plates which is useful to keep sharp blades away from the children. I started out by making the children milkshakes and smoothies in the blender, this seems much the same as any other blender I have used. I then tried out the twin beater whisk. This is a ...