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KEY FEATURES

Speed
This indicates that the food processor can operate at more than one speed. Multiple speed levels give you the versatility in using different functions and operation speeds in your machine.

Type of switch
Food processors come with two types of switches—rotary and piano. The piano type switches are the international style push button speed selectors that are convenient to use. These can also give the maximum speed at one go. Rotary switches are the dial switches like we have in our mixers.

Type of juicer
There are two types of juicers available—Centrifugal and Citrus. If you require taking juices only from citrus fruits such as sweet lime, oranges etc, a citrus juicer is the right option for you. A centrifugal juicer also allows extracting juices from hard fruits such as watermelons as well as some vegetables.

Attachment
More often than not, food processors come with a coconut scraper attachment. This is especially useful for households where coconut is an integral ingredient for most delicacies. A scraper makes the otherwise tedious task of coconut scraping much easier.

Incher or pulse facility
The incher or pulse mode is useful to chop delicate and soft food such as hard-boiled eggs, onions or parsley—this will cut the food rather than mash it. The pulse is also used to carefully fold flour into batter to maintain the creaminess and it can be used to add whipped eggs or cream to more solid food. This is useful for whipping and making milkshakes.

Locking system
A very useful feature if you have kids at home. The machine does not start till the jar is correctly locked on the basic grinder unit making it safe for operations.

Over load protection
Quite a few times, we put more stuff in the jar than is recommended. This can result in motor overload and eventually in a burn-out. Many a times, without realizing it, people tend to put more material in the jar than recommended. This is why the processor comes with a special relay known as a circuit breaker, which works like a common fuse in the house. It is a necessary safety feature both for the shelf life of your processor as well as your home.

Lastly, food processors come with a fixed number of attachments as well as extra blades and discs that you can buy along with it. Most processors have sufficient functions without the necessity to buy the extras but depending on your usage you can go in for any of the additional attachments.

Also look out for any special features like bowls, variable speeds, spoons, spatulas that come with the food processors. These aren't very common across, so depending on the feature you want the most, you can make your choice.

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