Head-to-head · Best Food Processors Under $200

Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor vs KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318) comes out ahead by a clear margin (4.0 vs 3.7). KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318) is best for: Cooks who prep large batches of sliced, shredded or chopped vegetables and want fast assembly and tidy accessory storage. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #4 in Best Food Processors Under $200

Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor

3.7

1 source$50.3as of Oct 11

The Hamilton Beach 70730 is the best budget food processor: around $70, with surprisingly strong chopping and pureeing. TechGearLab found its chopping "on par with some of our higher scoring models" and said it made the best hummus of anything they tested, helped by a clever manual bowl scraper. Slicing is the weak point (it "destroyed our tomatoes"), and the machine is heavy and loud. For the price, the chopping and pureeing are a steal.

Strengths

— Best budget pick — TechGearLab found chopping "on par with some of our higher scoring models"
— Made the best hummus of any processor TechGearLab tested
— Manual bowl scraper pulls stuck food back into the mix without stopping

Watch-outs

— Slicing is weak — TechGearLab said it "destroyed our tomatoes"
— No preset programs or adjustable slicing

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Higher ratedRanked #3 in Best Food Processors Under $200

KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)

4.0

1 source$179.99as of Oct 16

The KitchenAid KFP1318 makes assembly quick: the bowl drops onto the base with no twisting, the hinged lid locks without screwing, and every blade and disc stores in a caddy inside the bowl. Tom's Guide rated it 4 out of 5. The large bowl is its weakness: Tom's Guide could not get hummus smooth and had to scrape cookie dough off the sides, and TechRadar found the capacity limited for dough.

Strengths

— Bowl drops onto the base and the hinged lid locks without twisting, which Tom's Guide found saved time
— All blades and discs store in a caddy inside the bowl
— Chopped an onion in three seconds and sliced a potato in seven in Tom's Guide's tests

Watch-outs

— The wide bowl spread hummus too thin to purée smoothly and pushed cookie dough to the edges in Tom's Guide's tests
— Cheese built up in the lid and chute when grating, per Tom's Guide
— TechRadar found the capacity too limited for a standard loaf of dough and the fixed handle position awkward

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How they stack up

Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor

The budget chopping-and-pureeing pick: TechGearLab found its chopping on par with higher-scoring models, but its slicing is weak. The Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 12-Cup Food Processor has a 500W motor and is the reverse, strong at slicing and shredding and lackluster at chopping and pureeing. It costs far less than the Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor and Cuisinart FP-8SV Elemental 8-Cup Food Processor, and its 10-cup bowl is larger than both.

KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)

With a 13-cup bowl it is larger than the 12-cup Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap, 10-cup Hamilton Beach 70730, 9-cup Ninja BN601 and 8-cup Cuisinart FP-8SV. Its 500-watt motor matches the Stack & Snap and is half the Ninja BN601's 1000-watt peak rating.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor	KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)
Power	450W	500 watts
Capacity	10-cup	13 cups
Feature	Manual bowl scraper	—
Feed Chute	Extra-large	—
Blades	S-blade, reversible slice/shred disc	—
Controls	On / Off / Pulse	Pulse, low, high
Warranty	Limited	1-year limited
Dishwasher Safe	Bowl, lid, blades	—
Dimensions	8.5"D x 10"W x 16"H	8.7 x 8.75 x 17.44 in
Wattage	450 watts	—
Weight	—	9.7 lb
Included Blades	—	Multipurpose blade, adjustable slicing disc, reversible shredding disc, dough blade

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