Considered a basic necessity for every home, a food processor is an electric kitchen appliance that chops, blends, shreds and slices different foods. Food processors make cooking simpler and faster and can be used to prepare a variety of recipes. Pierre Verdan, a catering company salesman, introduced the first basic food processing device, involving a bowl with a revolving blade at the bottom. In the late 1960s, this simple appliance evolved into a motor-driven food processor used by the commercial catering industry. Adapting the design of Robot Coupe’s industrial processor, Carl Sontheimer developed the Cusinart, the first home food processor for the US market. In the UK, the first domestic food processor iwas introduced in 1972 by Magimix.While a blender performs several culinary tasks, its uses are limited due to having a single fixed blade. In contrast, food processors have a combination of interchangeable blades that are driven by an electric motor. Food processors have several different attachments such as a dough blade, an egg whip, a julienne disc, a French fry disc and a citrus juicer, and can perform different tasks including chopping, slicing, shredding, grating, mixing and kneading.There are a
