Food Processors

The Cuisinart and the KitchenAid food processors (see Equipment Sources) set the standard. They are indispensable for grinding nuts and chocolate, grinding sugar to a superfine consistency, pureeing fruit, and all sorts of kitchen activities that prior to the processor took much longer to accomplish. I also value the Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus processor for chopping small quantities of nuts or chocolate. The tiny Cuisinart Mini-Mate Plus chopper/grinder is unequaled for producing superfine citrus zest or dispersing vanilla bean seeds. (Just add a little sugar from the recipe.)