A food processor is a must for those of you who either have too much to do in the kitchen or want to spend very little in the kitchen. It is a blessing as it allows you to do more than one function and saves you tons of time.

However, before you invest in a food processor, think about why you want to go in for a food processor. How much of use it will be to your household. If you have a large household, or you like throwing parties at home, or just plain experimenting in the kitchen, you will make full use of the slicing, shredding, chopping, pureeing, crushing, mashing functionalities of the processor. If you only need the chopper, there's no sense buying a whole food processor for it. Also check the capacity that you will need. No point buying something that is too small. You'll end up wasting more time. Also, there's no point in buying something that is too big—eventually you will realize it is too big for your use, and therefore it will end up in the loft of your house. So just check up on the available sizes and pick the one that will be enough for your family. A food processor will offer functions like mashing, pureeing, wet, dry, chutney grinding, whipping, shredding, crushing, blending, mincing, grating and the like.

BUDGET
Food processors are an easy-on-the-pocket appliance. The most it will cost you is Rs 12,000 and the cheapest one will come for Rs 3,000. Depending on the functions you want and the price you're willing to pay, you can choose a food processor.