Review on 🌀 Hamilton Beach Professional Stack & Snap Spiralizing Food Processor: Versatile 3" Round Feed Chute, 12 Cups Capacity, Stainless Steel by Don Devine

The S-Blade of my old $50 Cuisinart 4-cup stand mixer broke while my husband and I were making pina colada due to COVID-19. By the way, they were delicious! I still wanted a more complex food processor because I cook everything from scratch - I have rheumatoid arthritis so making everything by hand is becoming increasingly difficult. I just planted a garden of empty store shelves here in Washington state (photo attached). I plan to harvest some food from my garden this summer and I need a quality processor. After careful research, especially looking for all attachments, including blades, I settled on the Hamilton Beach Professional. It seemed like the best value for money (but I'm not sure if I'm holding it in my hands now). When I took it out of the box it was just beautiful but HUGE. So huge that it doesn't really fit under my cabinets on my rack (which allows for 2ft of height). I've attached a picture to show the difference in size between my 30 year old Kitchen-Aid, my 8L Ultra Instant Pot and my new Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer. So if you have a small kitchen like me, this may not work for you. When assembling it, I noticed that the plastic bowl has rough edges. Those rough edges wore off some of the base surface in no time - not a big deal, but still a bit annoying for me as I pride myself on keeping my stuff nice. I have a 30 year old Kitchen-Aid, remember? I've included another photo of the scratches for reference. When I first used it to chop onions, I noticed that the motor wasn't as powerful as I thought it would be. My small 4 cup Cuisinart motor turned out to be more powerful. Maybe Hamilton Beach is stronger and it's just slow to flip up and down - I'll give it to him. When I used the boost function it bounced up and down on my counter despite suction cups underneath. As a result, I had to hold it with one hand while pressing the pulse button with the other. My little Cuisinart has never jumped on the counter. Hamilton Beach didn't cut evenly; There were a few large and small chunks, although I pre-cut the onion into 1 inch thick chunks as suggested in the instruction manual. To get an even chop, you should grind it almost to the state of minced meat, not like a chop. Again, my little $50 Cuisinart fared better. Finally, there are ridges in the bowl that the chopped onion sticks to after processing. As a result, I had to use a spatula to pull the onions out of each of the 4 combs, which actually took longer than you think. My Cuisinart didn't have any combs inside, so I had to run the spatula quickly to get any bits. However, the only attachment that came with my Cuisinart was the S-Blade. I think for $50 a man deserves more than just an S-shaped knife. The Hamilton Beach shredder worked great with chilled cheese, but parts were stuck between the feed chute, lid and slider. These bits seemed to be clogging the engine, which worries me as it's not solid food, it's Colby Jack cheese I squished damn it. . I'm sure they will work fine - I'll update this once I actually use them. And apparently I can't grind spices with it? Why not? It should be able to do that. My little Cuisinart made it. The Hamilton Beach processor was difficult to clean. I don't have a dishwasher in my small kitchen, so you might want to reconsider this purchase if you don't have a dishwasher either. There are several nooks and crannies where food can and will get stuck. The handle has small holes. So when submerged in water, it gets dirty and stays dirty to the touch. This eventually leads to hygiene problems. They could easily have made this device more stable, with a more powerful motor and easy cleaning. They didn't. I don't see why not as the toaster I bought in Hamilton Beach is phenomenal. That's why I gave this brand of food processors a chance to start. Pros: It processes food in seconds. It literally took 5 seconds to grind the block of cheese. The same with onions. Has a convenient spout for pouring. Food will not spill out of the blade attachment (like my Cuisinart did). It has a practical storage box for all attachments. I'll leave it alone unless the engine fails or is about to fail. I just wish it was better built. I think I should have gone for a Brevile or another Cuisinart instead, even though they're double the price of a similar model. For me, I'd rather buy a quality product that will last a lifetime than a cheaper one that won't. I can't add photos. I am sorry.