A food processor is a kitchen appliance that processes food, chopping big pieces of vegetables into small bites, grinding meat to pulp, and used even to puree nuts and all kinds of ingredients to make baby food. The uses of a food processor is endless. But if you’re having second thoughts on buying one, here are several reasons WHY you need it in your life:

• Process food like a PRO. 

If you’re a fan of processed meat like sausages, burger patties, meatballs, chicken nuggets, fritters and other similar food, you can bring this passion to the next level with a food processor. 

A food processor can grind all kinds of meat. Just make sure to remove bones and you’ll have super-fine ground meat in mere seconds. The best thing about this kitchen appliance is you can mix all other ingredients with the meat, so if you’re doing meatballs, you can drop in the herbs, spices, eggs, breadcrumbs, veggies, etc. into your mixture more thoroughly so the flavor gets deep into the meatballs. 

• Prep food 10x more quickly.          

Cutting, slicing, shredding, and peeling food can get tiresome. Ask many homecooks and the prep is one of the things they hate most about cooking. But with a food processor, this can change because prepping becomes so much easier. 

Tasks like these (which used to take you 15 to 30 minutes can now be done in under 2 minutes) and become less hassle with a food processor: 

• Shredding cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. 
• Cutting carrots and potatoes
• Slicing garlic and onions 
• Uniformyly cutting fruits and vegetables
• Puree peaches, apples, sweet potatoes, bananas, butternut squash and other fruits or vegetables for soups and baby food
• Chopping nuts, olives, celebrity, cranberries, peppers and other smaller and more texture ingredients

• Make healthier food choices. 

Food processors encourage you to prepare your meals with intention. Whether you’re making your baby’s food from scratch with it or planning make-ahead meals, you get to choose healthier food to include into your meals. For example:

• Follow a low-carb or keto diet – Making cabbage or cauliflower rice on your food processor is easier and less messy. Shredding zucchini for your “keto pasta” would surprise you how quickly you’d be able to follow the recipe. If you dig deep into the low carb and keto world, you’ll realize many recipes use a food processor (if you have one, makeahead low-carb meals would also be a breeze).  
• Reduce sugar – If your blood sugar is on the rise and your doctor has advised you to watch out for your sugar consumption, you can still enjoy some of your favorite foods by doing them from scratch. A good example of this is nut-butters. Do you know that store-bought ones are made from half-sugar and half-processed nuts? If you opt for homemade peanutbutter or almond butter, you’d be able to control the sugar you add (or even go for sugar alternatives like stevia).  
• Remove high-carb flours from your diet – You can create your own flour from almonds, coconuts, oats, and other ingredients that are considered low in carbohydrates. And because your food processor can also knead dough, you can go straight from grinding your raw ingredient to mixing your dough on the device. 
• Use your food processor as a blender or ice cream maker – Be intentional in making your homemade ice cream, shakes and smoothies by incorporating real fruits and veggies into your recipes. 

• Cook big-batch recipes easily.  

Have you ever hosted a huge family reunion and had to cook a big batch of mashed potatoes? Or whisk dozens of eggs for a recipe you’re cooking? 

The cool thing about food processors is that even if you’re cooking alone (or with just another set of helping hands), you won’t feel overwhelmed because it can handle bulk food prep.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

• Bring back the fun in your kitchen.

Have fun with your food processor. From turning old bread into breadcrumbs, to exploring new recipes that you never knew you could pull off, there are definitely a TON of things to do with your new kitchen appliance. Here are some more:

• Make salsas and dips – Fan of salsa? With your food processor, you can make salsa or any kind of dips from scratch. Be the VIP at your movie night or game night with your special dips.
• Homemade sauces – Making pasta sauces from real tomatoes, pesto, and other ingredients (that you also mixed into the food processor) can be such an exciting discovery. You won’t run out of pasta sauces to make once you get cracking on sauces. 
• Make use of your herb garden – You can process your herbs by including them into your processed meat, making pesto, and so on. 

You see, if you’re responsible for cooking the meals at home, a food processor can definitely change your life and bring back the passion for cooking in you.