Grinding, mixing, chopping and blending tasks can be achieved easily and in no time with a food processor. These appliances have revolutionized food preparation in kitchens around the world. With our fast-paced lives and tight schedules, who has the time to waste on manually cutting or dicing food items. You can save valuable time and use these machines for appetizing and attractive presentation of food. Famous brands that sell high-quality food processors at affordable prices in Pakistan are Kenwood, Philips, Anex, Westpoint, Cambridge, Moulinex, and Braun. Shopsy enlists all these brands at one place for your convenient and easy shopping.

Pakistan has a rich cuisine that's packed with spices and flavours. Almost every Pakistani dish is served with a sprinkle of Garam masala powder (hot spice mix) or has it added during the cooking process. It is a blend of aromatic spices that is either grounded to fine powder or used as a whole to zest up various Pakistani dishes. Apart from the hot spice mix, Pakistani cuisine uses various blends of spices (masala) for every dish. These days ready-made spice powders are available by different brands but they are not even half as good as the homemade ones. Cooking connoisseurs prefer to grind these masalas at home to add exotic and aromatic flavours to the food. Lightly roasted and then home grounded Biryani masala is the soul of an aromatic and flavorful biryani. Homemade Korma masala adds an instant exotic flavour to your korma dish etc. You can do all these kitchen tasks within no time by adding a food processor to your kitchen. Even the most trained culinary professionals such as chefs use these kitchen appliances for saving time and stylish presentation of fine dining food. With these machines, the slices of fruits or vegetables are all proportioned and the spices and herbs are freshly ground to perfection. Chefs and home cooks are able to garnish their food to perfection with evenly shredded cheese and finely chopped nuts for toppings.

Food Processor Brands in Pakistan

With these kitchen appliances, you can instantly and easily chop, grate, knead, whisk, slice, shred, puree and grind almost any food item or masalas. Some models even come with attachments that let you make citrus and vegetable juice, beat cake batter, knead bread dough and beat egg whites. You can use these multipurpose machines to grind bread to crumbs, chop vegetables or grind a batch of peanuts to make peanut butter. Or extract juice out of fruits and vegetables to intake your daily dose of vitamins and other nutrients.

Anex AG-2050

It is one of the most affordable multifunction processors available in Pakistan with a juice extractor and fruit filter as well. An all in one machine, you can grind masalas, chop and cut vegetables, slice chocolate, nuts and cheese as well as blend and shred food items with this equipment. You can also puree food in the included plastic jar. AG-2050 comes with a 5-litre blender, an elegant looking fruit tray and features a 2-speed setting. 

Westpoint WF-9280

Another affordable and all in one machine that can be used as a blender, chopper, grinder, vegetable, cutter and beater. It includes a 3 blade vegetable cutter, a beater, as well as a set of different jars and blades. The blades are made out of stainless steel and are razor sharp to provide maximum efficiency. 

Kenwood Prospero KM266

Though not as affordable as the above two, the KM266 is the perfect tool for baking enthusiasts. Manufactured by Kenwood, it is an all-purpose machine that features high quality, tested components and a range of practical attachments. You can blend, knead, whisk, and process the ingredients you need to make delicious meals, pastries, breads and cakes etc. 

Basic Components of Food Processors

Basic components include a motor, bowl, lid, feed compartment and attachments. While the basic components remain the same, they vary in sizes, speed and technologies. You will find three basic sizes in the market; full, compact and mini. Out of the three, the full-sized are the heaviest because they come with bigger and more powerful motors. The heaviest part of these kitchen appliances is the base as that’s the place where its motor resides. The weight of these appliances has a utilitarian value as the heavier the base, the more the appliance will have stability and won't move around while the motor is running.

Materials Used

Originally these mixers had their bases made out of plastic only but today they are available in a wide range of colours and with stone, metal and plastic finishes, perfectly blending in with the décor of your kitchen. Some models feature large and small bowls for use with the same device.

Attachments

Modern food processors come with a huge variety of attachments that save the headache of manually chopping, cutting, dicing of a wide range of food items. There is a standard set of attachments with these kitchens appliances but to make your equipment more versatile, you can buy additional attachments such as a dough blade, egg whip, julienne disc, French fry disc, citrus juicer, non-citrus juicer etc.

What to Look for

While shopping for these appliances, remember to look for a user-friendly device that comes with stainless steel blades, dedicated blades for chopping, dishwasher safe important assorted attachments and compatible disks. The top quality pieces of equipment also come with integrated scales for precision blending and mixing. Major home appliance companies also manufacture an intelligent variety of these devices that features a variable and an auto speed function enabling allows you to choose the apt speed for every accessory. Some models come with ultra-tough glass that lets you blend both hot and cold items without the fear of cracking or shattering the material. With so many options, the best food processor is the one that meets your requirements and budgets.