Hamilton Beach 70550RL PrepStar Food Processor with Bonus Chill Lid

I purchased this FP 4 1/2 years ago and it is still running strong. I have grated, diced, and mixed well over 1500 pounds of food and have yet to experience any problems.

Christmas, 2 years ago, I was making a dough that was so thick, the motor was barely going, even on the high setting. I was horrified to see smoke pouring out of the back of the stand, so I shut it off and figured that I had killed it for certain. Not so! After cooling down for half hour or so, it was up and running again as though nothing had happened.

I use this when I puree my pumpkin each fall. Over the course of 3 or 4 days, I generally do around 200-300 pounds of pumpkin and this FP has sailed through with out any problems. This includes running times into the hours. (4 or 5 hours at a time without any longer than a 30 second break between batches)

I have dropped it... it fell into a sink of water...it was in a box that fell down a flight of stairs... I have basically done anything and everything one...Read more

Shreds carrots and zucchini very nicely for soups and salads and purees good, too. However, the food chute isn't very big and I have to cut up everything. Other than that, I have no complaints. I just wish I had paid more attention to the size of the food chute before making my final decision on which processor to buy.

I would have preferred to give this 0 stars, but that was not an option.I got this item based on a good review that I had seen here. The plastic housing around the S-blade cracked after 2 uses. I got ahold of Hamiliton Beach and was told to send back the blade for a new one. I did. Many months went by. I called and, "they aren't in stock, but we'll send it as soon as it is!" I waited some more. I finally contacted the company again and made a big enough fuss that they agreed to send me another unit. I have had this one for all of 3 months, (I only use it about once a week) and the S-blade is completely cracked once more! What is the point of getting a replacement that's just as bad? This tells me that the original one breaking was due to the horrible quality of the product and not a random defect. I also agree with a previous review that there really is only one speed. And I also discovered that if I tried to do anything that was even a little on the liquid side, the thing...Read more