confused about food processors

[Wren]

I had a good onion crop this year grown from 50 autumn grown sets that equated to about 25 lb of onions. I pulled them in early June, dried them well in the sun (i only have my shed for hanging an it's not big enough for 25lb o onions) but it soon become apparent that they were not great keepers and i have just finished slicing an dicing the whole lot by hand for the freezer *wipes eyes* i managed about 12 big onions at a go . Frozen chopped onion is a handy thing to have an i have given lots away but the agonies o chopping that lot have made me realize that it's about time i invested in a food processor. I can't work out what one will fit the bill though as non o them say on the outside o the box exactly what they do!
I want a machine that will chop an slice onions to a medium course size that is handy to just grab an throw in straight from the freezer with basic stew's, chili etc, plus will chop down finer for garlic and nuts too. I would like a dough hook as well, plus a mixer for cake making.
I have tried googling but the results are mind boggling. So i figured that you folk would be the best ones to ask as you have crops to process for the freezer and enjoy baking like myself.

I don't want to pay out on a machine that does not do what i need it to do either. I am looking to spend up to £60 on a machine that will process my crops and assist in my baking.

I would really appreciate you're opinions afor my eye's rot an fall out my head.

many thanks

Wren

[rustylady]

I have one of these Rachel Allen Compact Food Processor & Blinder on eBay (end time 24-Oct-10 21:41:07 BST) More gadgets than I need but the processor and liquidiser are used a lot.

[Wren]

Thanks, but that one say's it only has four attachments, no dough hook or mixer either, bit confused because it dosn't list what i wanted.

Wren

[SarzWix]

I've got a 20 year old version of this: KENWOOD FOOD PROCESSOR CHROME MODEL FP126 on eBay (end time 25-Oct-10 16:27:32 BST)

The slicer and shredder plates that it mentions are the ones you want it to have if you're looking at other machines

[Wren]

Does it have a dough hook too? sorry to sound like a numpty being so specific but i get problems with my wrists an need a dough hook attatchment as well. It's been really hard trying to find the machine that does 3 basic things, mixes, chops to various grades, an has a dough hook.

Wren

[SarzWix]

Mine will do dough just with what it calls the knife blade. Apart from that, no, it doesn't appear to have a dough hook. But as I said, what you want to do your onions is a slicer and/or shredder plate so if you have a look at other machines, make sure those things are listed

[SarzWix]

Kenwood Food processor (with attachments) on eBay (end time 28-Sep-10 12:42:37 BST)

Bargain!

[Wren]

have just added that to watch do you know what model it is? it seems to cover my needs.

[SarzWix]

Very similar to the one I posted above I think Wren. It says something about it being an 'FP series'. Seems to come with everything bar the kitchen sink too