HOW TO...CHOOSE BETWEEN A JUICER & FOOD PROCESSOR

The only kitchen helpers in the Blogger's tiny kitchen is a top-of-the-line chef's knife, a professional-standard electric hand mixer and a bog-standard stick blender.  None of them are necessary but all efficiently speed up food preparation.

                            (written January 2016 - check current availability & prices)
  
Juicers and food processors have always fallen firmly in the category of unnecessary luxuries.  But with another birthday on the way, and bargains galore in the sales, thoughts turned to the very covetable juicers and food processors.

67's kitchen doesn't have enough counter or storage space for both.  In any case, having both a juicer and food processor seems an extravagance in a small household.  

Life is becoming busier than ever though and speed is becoming more important when preparing food.  

The Blogger was leaning towards a juicer, despite the not-exactly-cheap price of £80.  But the January sales counter at John Lewis presented an unexpected alternative -- a combined juicer-food processor.  

The 'Ninja Kitchen System Pulse' not only juices, it processes food (grating, chopping, mincing), blends and apparently even kneads dough into breads and cookies. And it's not lacking in power - 700 watts to the 600 watts of current juicer favourites.  

There are a few drawbacks.  It is more hands on - literally.  You have to hold bits down to make the machine work - it doesn't switch on and keep going. Take the time to double-check the lids on the juicer/containers; it's too easy to accidentally screw on the tops at an angle and the cups won't be properly sealed. The juicing blade seems efficient and crunches through ice cubes with ease but the Blogger would be nervous using raw carrots.  (That problem is easily solved by grating the carrots first.)  Moreover, Pulse does not have the space-age aspect - or the covetability - of the Nutribullet or a Nutri Juicer. If not downright ugly, it is certainly...plain.   

On the plus side, the machine comes with lidded portable cups as well as a blender bowl and four separate blades.  And it fits neatly under normal cupboards - the perfect size for a small kitchen.   

Food Processor/Juicer: Perfect for small kitchens

The best part of the product, though, is this: it was in the John Lewis sale at £49, down from £110! (price January 2016)

The machine performed well in tests at home but the blender blade requires careful handling to prevent accidents.

The Kitchen System is a available at the usual outlets, online and in the shops, but prices will vary.   

So the answer to How to Choose Between a Juicer & Food Processor?  Don't, unless you have to.



Note: the Blogger has made an independent assessment of this item and has not been paid in any way for this recommendation. 

  

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