can it chop carrots, etc for soup
242690
Oh yes. It is great for soup vegetables. Just a pulse or two. I chop dates with nuts and make a great crust for fruit pies etc. There are several blades for slices that I haven't used yet. This is not your mother's food processor!!! Much better.
242691
Yes it sure can. However, sometimes I find that it does "too good of a job". On things like onion used in a potatoe salad, it comes out more minced than my husband and I like. Sorta ends up mushy and I have to drain the onion juice away from the end product. It might be me though... I prefer to chop onion with a manual chopper. "Carrots, etc?" I love it!!! You will too!! I can't recall the differentiations of this model vs another as I did a comparison with a good share of other models and brands a long while back. it has done a superb job!.... Hope this helps.
242692
Absolutely. We use it to shred carrots and cabbage for coleslaw, but if you use the larger slicing disc, it would be great for chopping veggies for soup, etc.This is a great product. We purchased it a year ago and it still works like new :)
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For those of you who get great results shredding carrots: WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??? My main purpose for buying a food processor was to grate carrots for carrot cake. I am EXTREMELY DISATISFIED with this processor!!! It creates huge pieces of carrot mixed in with the shredded carrot in the bowl. And, LOTS and LOTS of chunks of carrot are left on the top of the shredder, not even making it into the bowl. I have to fish out the chunks of carrot before I can use the shredded stuff. Please tell me I'm doing something wrong. I was so excited to buy this food processor but now it just sits on the shelf. For those of you who get great results shredding carrots: WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??? My main purpose for buying a food processor was to grate carrots for carrot cake. I am EXTREMELY DISATISFIED with this processor!!! It creates huge pieces of carrot mixed in with the shredded carrot in the bowl. And, LOTS and LOTS of chunks of carrot are left on the top of the shredder, not even making it into the bowl. I have to fish out the chunks of carrot before I can use the shredded stuff. Please tell me I'm doing something wrong. I was so excited to buy this food processor but now it just sits on the... » Read More For those of you who get great results shredding carrots: WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??? My main purpose for buying a food processor was to grate carrots for carrot cake. I am EXTREMELY DISATISFIED with this processor!!! It creates huge pieces of carrot mixed in with the shredded carrot in the bowl. And, LOTS and LOTS of chunks of carrot are left on the top of the shredder, not even making it into the bowl. I have to fish out the chunks of carrot before I can use the shredded stuff. Please tell me I'm doing something wrong. I was so excited to buy this food processor but now it just sits on the shelf. « Show Less
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I have only used it for ice cream thus far. It is not insulated, so it would not keep the soup warm for a prolonged period of time. Also, it will not protect your hands very well from the heat of the soup inside.
1839186
I've only used the chopping function once to make the soup recipe that it came with.... and that was a few months ago. What I recall, it was like a runny salsa. Sorry I can't be more help.
95393
Yes. It has several different grater plates to do almost any style you would wnat. Just know that carrots and suger have a high sugar content so use sparingly if anyone has a high blood sugar problem.
219543
This thing struggles to chop onions. I haven't tried cooked meat like chicken, it could be possible but honestly if I had to do it again i'd just purchase an electric chopper.
2090795
Yes, I cut carrots all the time, along with celery & onions. It does an excellent job.
1362297
Yes this chopper works well on foods. The more fine you want it the more you chop...the blade changes direction with every chop so it rotates the food easily.
1475565
I haven't tried that but I'm sure it can. It's very powerful and sharp. I only tap it a total of 3-4 times to chop ginger down to fluid
608672
I know you can slice fruit with it. I have not tried to slice vegetables but it also chops and purees Ice. I know it chops vegetables. Sorry that I can give you a better answer. I love mine.
2242600
Yes it chops very well all the usual UK veggies......carrots, potatoes, but some are difficult like broccoli
293141
Hi April, it's a good machine for basic chopping and some blending, some vegetables do need to be chopped into smaller pieces in advance of going in, overall, a pretty good unit for the money, hope that helps!
639081
Yes. This model has a stainless steel wand and its own beaker, whisk, chopper and purée masher attachment . Plus the Soup XL pan blender - an attachment specially designed for blending soups directly into the saucepan without splashing.
2013768
I have chopped cabbage in mine. You can't fill it very full, so you'll have to do the process several times.But this little baby can chop--fine or coarse. I love it.
359906
Yes - we have used the blender for carrots, turnips, and making tomato paste from our own vegetables. The process takes a while at several speeds. My wife also has a dedicated food processor that she prefers for "soup work".
301728
I haven't chopped lettuce; however, it's too small to do lettuce. This chopper is great, but meant for smaller foods. For instance, it will chop one clove of garlic or a cup of carrots. It's even useful for chopping foods for the baby.
2106916
Yes, you can chop raw carrots. My suggestion is to measure the raw carrots needed before they are chopped. That might seem like an unnecessary suggestion, but when I made the mistake of chopping some things and then measuring, it made a difference in the recipe and not a good one.
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I'm not sure. I use it primarily for my green smoothie. It has a soup button, but never used it.