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

Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 12-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 3.3). 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 #5 in Best Food Processors Under $200

Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 12-Cup Food Processor

3.3

2 sources

The Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap is the large-capacity budget pick: a 12-cup processor with foolproof stack-and-snap assembly for around $70. TechGearLab found it did "exceptionally well at mixing, slicing, and shredding," which earned it an award, though it was "lackluster" at chopping and pureeing. Add a sealed pour-spout bowl and a Big Mouth feed tube and you have the easy-assembly, big-bowl value choice.

Strengths

— No-lock-and-twist assembly — bowl stacks and snaps on without aligning tabs
— TechGearLab found it "exceptionally" good at mixing, slicing, and shredding
— Big Mouth feed tube reduces pre-cutting of produce

Watch-outs

— Lackluster at chopping and pureeing — "couldn't carry its performance into our carrot-chopping challenge"

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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 Stack & Snap 12-Cup Food Processor

The big-bowl easy-assembly pick: its 12-cup bowl is the largest on this page, and it slices and shreds better than the Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor, which in turn chops and purees better. Its 500W motor is half the 1000 peak watts of the Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor, but it costs far less and holds more than the 8-cup Cuisinart FP-8SV Elemental 8-Cup Food Processor.

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 Stack & Snap 12-Cup Food Processor	KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)
Power	500W	500 watts
Capacity	12-cup sealed bowl	13 cups
Assembly	Stack & Snap (no lock-and-twist)	—
Feed Tube	Big Mouth wide chute	—
Blades	S-blade, reversible slice/shred disc	—
Speeds	2-speed + Pulse	—
Warranty	Limited	1-year limited
Dishwasher Safe	Bowl, lid, blades	—
Dimensions	8.5"D x 9.1"W x 16.1"H	8.7 x 8.75 x 17.44 in
Wattage	500 watts	—
Controls	—	Pulse, low, high
Weight	—	9.7 lb
Included Blades	—	Multipurpose blade, adjustable slicing disc, reversible shredding disc, dough blade

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