Food processor

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Braun Multisystem K1000 kitchen machine from the 2000s
Kitchen machine with rotating bowl kneading bread dough
Food processor of the 1960s and 1970s
Semi-professional kitchen machine from the 1990s
Kitchen-Aid with mixing bowl

A food processor is a mechanical or electrical kitchen appliance for kneading, stirring, rasping, pureeing or juicing, among other things. Modern devices consist of a basic unit with a mixing or collecting bowl and various add-on parts, for example a chopper, blender, grain mill or juicer as well as various inserts (cutting and rasping discs, dough hooks, beater and whisk).

Historical

In the past, the term food processor was also used for other kitchen appliances. Originally it referred to wood or coal-fired stoves ( cooking stoves). These large, heavy forerunners of the kitchen stoves, manufactured in iron foundries , appeared from the middle to the end of the 19th century. They were initially referred to as "cooking machines". The further development of these "machines" led to the use of (lighter) sheet metal and enamel plates and to production in stove factories. The terms also changed.

Younger story

With the development of modern kitchen appliances, which were now increasingly electrically powered, the use of the term for kitchen stoves became obsolete. Kitchen machines are now all kitchen appliances whose mechanics corresponded approximately to a machine . Devices with several functions, also the forerunners of today's kitchen machines, were called "universal kitchen machines". The current term, on the other hand, is very narrow and only describes a certain type of kitchen appliance.

Bread makers could also be viewed as a subspecies of the universal kitchen machines. These have driven rotating parts (machine property) and a large number of built-in functions. However, they are restricted to a single, clearly defined end product (bread).

In contrast to hand mixers (hand mixers) and hand blenders , kitchen machines are mostly designed for stationary use. However, some hand mixers can be supplemented with a table stand and a mixing bowl (accessories) to form a free-standing device, so that they can replace a food processor in smaller households together with a hand blender and corresponding accessories. The stability of the machines at work can be improved by clamping or suction devices, heavier devices achieve sufficient stability through their own weight alone.

Tools and functions

The processing tools can be disc , drum or conical . Some devices allow plugging individual dough hook or wire whisk . Mixing bowls or collecting bowls are integrated in the device or can be removed; In some cases, your own tools are built in. Some additional devices are complete units ( meat grinder , juicer) that only use the machine's drive. The speed can usually be set in several stages or continuously. A cooking function can also be integrated.

In order to reach all areas of the mixing bowl equally, high quality kitchen machines have mechanisms that move the mixing tool eccentrically, such as a so-called planetary mixer .

Hand-operated kitchen machines

  • “Minna” with stainless steel insert discs for grating, schnitzels, rasps and a juicer

Manufacturer of electric kitchen machines

historical

Web links

Commons : Food Processor  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scan Magazine, Issue 90, July 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .