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This compact FP196 food processor from Kenwood has some of the same added extras as the larger FP980, so we were interested to see whether you can get away with this processor - which is less than a quarter of the FP980's weight - if you just want to deal with smaller quantities of food. We tested this food processor in our labs to find out.
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Test criteria Rating
Performance
Chop Preparation time, evenness and fineness of chopped nuts and onions. Subscribe
Grate Yield and quality of grated cheese and carrot. Subscribe
Knead Quality of bread dough. Subscribe
Mix Quality of cake mix. Subscribe
Slice Yield and quality of cucumber and carrot. Subscribe
Whip Preparation time, volume increase and consistency of egg whites and cream. Subscribe
Whisk Preparation time, volume increase and consistency of egg whites and cream. Subscribe
Liquidising
Mayonnaise Quality and consistency of mayonnaise. Subscribe
Pureé Quality of pureed food, how fine and even the puree is. Subscribe
Smoothies Time taken, quality of blend and consistency. Subscribe
Shakes We replaced the milkshake test, with a soup test, at the end of 2010. If there is no rating for milkshake it means the model was tested after we removed this. Generally, if the model scores well for smoothies, it will be able to make a good milkshake. Subscribe
Soup We added the soup test, to replace our milkshake test, at the beginning of 2011. If there is no rating for soup test, it means this model was tested before we added this. Generally, if the food processor scores well for smoothies, purees and milkshakes, it should be able to blend soup. Subscribe
Convenience
Assembly Ease of assembling appliance plus any accessories. Subscribe
Noise How noisy the appliance is when in use. Subscribe
Cleaning How easy the appliance and accessories are to clean, are they dishwasher safe. Subscribe
Quality Build quality of appliance. Subscribe

Kenwood FP196

  • Launch date: Sep 2008
  • Type: Food processor
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