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KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318) 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.

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The short answer

KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318) comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.0 vs 3.8). 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.

KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)
Higher ratedRanked #3 in Best Food Processors Under $200
KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)
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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Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor
Ranked #2 in Best Food Processors Under $200
Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor
2 sourcesall derived$129.99as of Oct 11

The Ninja BN601 Professional Plus is the best value food processor: 1000 peak watts and four Auto-iQ presets that power through dough and chopping for around $130. It makes 2 lb of dough in about 30 seconds and shreds cheese fast. The motor works hard on dough, and the build is plasticky. For one-touch power on a budget, no motor in this lineup is stronger.

Strengths
  • — 1000 peak watts — the strongest motor here, makes 2 lb of dough in about 30 seconds, per BestReviews
  • — 4 Auto-iQ preset programs (chop, puree, dough, slice/shred) for one-touch prep, as BestReviews describes
  • — Often around $130 — strong power-per-dollar
Watch-outs
  • — Motor works hard on the dough setting — BestReviews questions its long-term durability under heavy use
  • — Only 9 cups — smaller than the KitchenAid's 13
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How they stack up

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.

Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor

The power pick: its 1000-peak-watt motor is more than double the 450W of the Hamilton Beach 70730 10-Cup Food Processor and double the 500W of the Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 12-Cup Food Processor, and nearly triple the 350W Cuisinart FP-8SV Elemental 8-Cup Food Processor. It adds four Auto-iQ presets, where none of those three has preset programs. Its 9-cup bowl holds more than the Cuisinart's 8 cups but less than either Hamilton Beach.

Specs side-by-side

SpecKitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor
Capacity13 cups9-cup
Power500 watts1000W peak
ControlsPulse, low, highPreset buttons + pulse
Dimensions8.7 x 8.75 x 17.44 in7.76"D x 9.88"W x 16.02"H
Weight9.7 lb—
Included BladesMultipurpose blade, adjustable slicing disc, reversible shredding disc, dough blade—
Warranty1-year limited1-year limited
Programs—4 Auto-iQ (Chop, Puree, Dough, Slice/Shred)
Blades—Chopping, dough, reversible disc
Feed Chute—Food chute + pusher
Dishwasher Safe—Bowl, lid, blades
Wattage—1000 watts
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