The 7 Best Food Processors of 2023

Consider Breville’s The Sous Chef to be kinda like Bop It! for adults: You can mince it, slice it, knead it, dice it, and, in terms of easy clean-up, you can also twist it and pull it. Per the Good Housekeeping Institute, "It earned perfect scores for evenly chopping onions, mincing parsley, grinding parmesan, slicing tomatoes, and kneading dough, and was also excellent at shredding carrots and mozzarella."

There’s more to this workhorse of a food processor than just the two 8- and 12-cup mixing containers and super powerful motor: It’s also a breeze to assemble and operate, with just a single speed and three buttons (Power, Start, Pulse).

In addition to boasting a reversible shredder, micro-serrated S-blade, dough blade, and adjustable slicer with 24 thickness settings, the feeding tube comes with three chute options ranging in size from 1.5 inches to 5 inches, which is large enough to hold an entire tomato or a one-pound wedge of mozzarella.

Whether you’re a casual home cook or just in the market for a cheap chopper, the Oster Total Prep is sure to meet the basic needs of you and your wallet. From assembly and operation to clean-up, everything about this food processor is easy...in part due to the lack of bells and whistles. This basic model comes with a 10-cup dishwasher-safe container, a feed tube and lid, an S-shaped chopping blade, a dough blade, and a reversible slicing and shredding disc.

The Good Housekeeping Institute's kitchen experts found it was better at shredding and chopping than gentler tasks (for example, it "left parsley slightly bruised when mincing"), but we still think this an excellent kitchen tool for the price.

The Magimix Robot-Coupe is more than just a small appliance: It’s basically a Transformer. With accessories like a dough blade, an egg whisk, two grating discs, two metal blades, two slicing discs, a spatula, and a storage box, it’s no surprise this food processor is every chef’s dream: Even the Good Housekeeping Institute says "it has you covered whether you need to puree a small serving of baby food or knead brioche dough." Plus, it offers three mixing bowls in 6-, 12-, and 14-cup capacities and a Blendermix attachment to seamlessly transform it into a blender.

If you truly want it all, there are more impressive attachments available for purchase that can upgrade the Robot-Coupe to your go-to all-in-one appliance, including a citrus press, juicer, and spiralizer. Now, we get it, this may be overwhelming for the casual home chef, but if you want a restaurant-quality food processor with all the bells and whistles, this is the one to get.

You’ll never need another small appliance again with the Cuisinart Elemental Food Processor, which the Good Housekeeping Institute said "was a top-performing model in our Kitchen Appliances and Technology Lab’s test, earning high scores at nearly every task." With 4.5-cup and 13-cup bowls, you’ll be able to transition from cooking for two to serving a crowd with this easy-to-use kitchen tool. Offering seamless clean-up thanks to the included cleaning tool and storage case, this baby has it all.

Though it may seem pricey compared to the average food processor, consider the fact that you’re getting a variety of tools—including a dough blade, dicing disc, chopping blade, reversible shredding disc, and an adjustable slicing disc—in one adaptable gadget, so you can do everything from kneading dough for a baking bonanza to pulsing salsa for game day. Worth it.

Despite its compact size, the KitchenAid Mini Food Processor packs a powerful punch if you’re a home chef in a small space (college dorms and shoebox apartments, we’re looking at you) or don't want an arm workout every time you lug a bigger food processor out of the cabinet.

Equipped with solely a single chopping multi-purpose blade, the Good Housekeeping Institute's lab testers found this dishwasher-safe model wasn't "able to slice tomatoes or cucumbers in this model, but we found the lack of attachments made it a breeze to use."

With two pulse speeds (chop and puree) and even a hole in the lid to easily add ingredients to your mixture, there’s nothing “small” about this petite appliance’s capability. Plus, it comes in a variety of fun colors to match your kitchen decor, not to mention an included storage compartment for the cord.

Is your home the go-to spot for friends and family for holidays, watch parties, and game nights? Secure your status as the host with the most with Hamilton Beach’s Stack & Snap. Three is certainly a magic number with this food processor, which features a trio of blades for shredding, slicing, and chopping, as well as three functions for pureeing/mixing, slicing/shredding, and pulsing.

In addition to easily operating with the push of a few buttons, this is perhaps the simplest to assemble out of all the models on our list, thanks to its double-latch locking lid. "Because the lid locks on with two latches, you don’t have to fuss with the typical lining-up-and-twisting-the-lid-into-place routine," says the Good Housekeeping Institute.

It may not be able to make dough, but you’ll be able to do a variety of tasks with this versatile gadget, from evenly chopping mirepoix to grinding a block of Parmesan. Oh, and did we mention the blades, bowl, and lid are also dishwasher-safe?

Whether your kitchen counters are cramped enough as it is or you don’t want to shell out extra cash for an appliance you’ll only use intermittently, if you own a Vitamix Ascent or Venturist, this Vitamix Food Processor Attachment will be the answer to your food prep prayers. This super-smart accessory features a base that communicates to your blender when it’s in use, so you don’t have to worry about ending up with an onion smoothie.

It currently comes equipped with a 12-cup bowl, a large and small pusher, two reversible slicing and shredding discs, an S-shaped multipurpose blade, and a slim storage case, but if you need more accoutrements, you can also pick up a julienne disc or a reversible fine shred and slice disc.

The Good Housekeeping Institute's experts were also impressed with its capabilities, saying that it excelled "making smooth hummus" and "chopping fine parsley".