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

Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor vs Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor

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

The short answer

Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.2 vs 4.5). The gap is mostly about budget cooks who want maximum motor power and one-touch presets, especially for dough and heavy chopping — read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #4 in Best Food Processors Under $200

Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor

4.2

$69.95as of Jun 7

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 its weak point (it "destroyed our tomatoes"), and it's heavy and loud, but 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"
— Heavy and noisy in operation
— No preset programs or adjustable slicing

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Higher ratedRanked #2 in Best Food Processors Under $200

Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor

4.5

$129.99as of Jun 7

The Ninja BN601 Professional Plus is the best value food processor: a 1000-peak-watt machine with four Auto-iQ presets that powers through dough and chopping for around $130. It makes 2 lb of dough in about 30 seconds and shreds cheese fast, though the motor works hard on dough and the build is plasticky. For one-touch power on a budget, it's the strongest motor in this lineup.

Strengths

— 1000 peak watts — the strongest motor here, makes 2 lb of dough in about 30 seconds
— 4 Auto-iQ preset programs (chop, puree, dough, slice/shred) for one-touch prep
— Consumer Reports notes strong shredding and chopping performance

Watch-outs

— Motor works hard on the dough setting — questionable long-term under heavy use
— Plastic build feels less premium than the KitchenAid
— Only 9 cups — smaller than the KitchenAid's 13

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How they stack up

Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor

The budget chopping-and-pureeing champ: out-purees its price class and chops nearly as well as pricier machines, but its slicing trails the KitchenAid KFP1318 and Ninja BN601 badly. Similar price and capacity to the Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap, which slices better but chops worse; cheaper and bigger than the Cuisinart FP-8SV.

Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor

The power pick: its 1000-peak-watt motor and dough preset out-muscle the KitchenAid KFP1318 on stiff dough, but the KitchenAid is more precise at slicing and better built. Far stronger than the budget Hamilton Beach 70730 and Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap; bigger and more powerful than the compact Cuisinart FP-8SV.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor	Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor
Power	450W	1000W peak
Capacity	10-cup	9-cup
Feature	Manual bowl scraper	—
Feed Chute	Extra-large	Food chute + pusher
Blades	S-blade, reversible slice/shred disc	Chopping, dough, reversible disc
Controls	On / Off / Pulse	Preset buttons + pulse
Warranty	Limited	1-year limited
Dishwasher Safe	Bowl, lid, blades	Bowl, lid, blades
Programs	—	4 Auto-iQ (Chop, Puree, Dough, Slice/Shred)

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