Cheap 🥰 Braun FP3020 12 Cup Food Processor Ultra Quiet Powerful Motor, Includes 7 Attachment Blades + Chopper And Citrus Juicer , Made In Europe With German Engineering 🧨

8 reviews for Cheap 🥰 Braun FP3020 12 Cup Food Processor Ultra Quiet Powerful Motor, Includes 7 Attachment Blades + Chopper And Citrus Juicer , Made In Europe With German Engineering 🧨

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Peter Besenbruch – March 21, 2018

   This unit replaces a Breville BFP800XL whose motor refused to turn on after a little more than three years. After the Braun shipped, the Breville started working again. Go figure. That said, the unit that stayed on the counter is the Braun.The Breville has a larger capacity. It is looks somewhat more sturdy, even if it isn’t. Consumer Reports continues to rave about the performance, and I agree with them. Compare making peanut butter with the chopper blade. The Braun takes 30-50% longer, and never quite gets rid of a gritty feeling. The Breville can handle grinding two pounds of meat; the Braun can do half that.For smaller jobs, both offer inserts. Braun has the better system. It not only chops smaller items better, it prevents splashes into the main bowl. People who complain about the small bowl’s fit, probably haven’t lined up the arrows on the small bowl with the arrow on the main bowl.The Breville comes with an excellent slicer that opens up to 8mm and closes to 1mm. The basic Braun kit comes with one slicer insert for a separate disk unit. It slices fairly thin (I estimate about 3mm). I got the deluxe model that included a wide slicer which is barely wider than other brands’ “normal.” I tend to use the “wide” slicer for most of my slicing. The super deluxe model comes with a French fry disk insert, and wasn’t available new when I ordered.Where the Braun excels is in the grating department. It comes with coarse, fine, and powder level inserts. Be careful how you use them. The powder level insert is for very hard cheeses only, such as actual Italian Romano or Parmesan. American Asiago tends to melt and make a mess. The Asiago does work with the fine shredder, though. The coarse shredder works on hard vegetables, like carrots and cabbage. It can be used as a substitute for the French fry disk, if needed.This is the first multi-speed food processor I have worked with. I never really felt like I needed it with the Breville, but with the Braun, it’s useful. I can better control the speed of drop in the food chute. Canned tomatoes chop better at slower speeds (I used the slicer in the Breville). Braun offers some guidance, but frankly, their overall instructions are awfully thin, and often hard to figure out.The difference in capacity shows in the food tube design. Breville offers a narrow chute in the middle of its pusher. It’s over half the width of the Braun chute. The main Breville chute accepts large amounts of food, the Braun, not so much. That said, the Breville processor only works with the main pusher inserted at least part way. The Braun doesn’t have, or need that kind of interlock system.So why did I replace the Breville? For several reasons. While the Breville deserves its high rating, it’s not the most reliable brand out there. I have had trouble, not only with this one, but also with a Breville toaster oven. Not only did my food processor fail to run for a while, I have had issues with the lid/chute assembly. If you drop them, they don’t just crack, they shatter. Replacements are hard to come by. Breville is invariably out of spare parts. The bowl is almost as delicate. It is not dishwasher safe. Yes, Breville touts the bowl and lid as BPA free, but that makes them far more fragile, contributes to extra hassle when cleaning. All of the Braun pieces go in the dishwasher. Even with hand washing, the Breville bowl and lid grew cloudy within a month. After a couple of months in the dishwasher, the Braun’s remain stubbornly clear. If you have a dishwasher with a heater coil below the bottom rack, you might want to move the pieces with plastic in them to the top rack to be safe.The Braun system of using disk inserts translates to less space needed for storage, and less space for such things in the dishwasher. And speaking of space, by placing the motor to the side, the Braun sits low on the counter top. It takes up some length, but relatively little depth. The Braun fits below my cabinets without issue. The Breville only fits with the lid/chute turned upside-down and placed into the main bowl. Thus, the Braun sits there looking ready for action, while the Breville looks like a jumbled, cloudy mess. The Braun also frees up quite a bit of space when pushed to the back of the counter, under the cabinets.After a couple of months it’s too soon to tell how reliable the Braun will be. At this point with the Breville, I had been on the phone multiple times, asking about a replacement lid. The shattered original had been super-glued together (with a number of gaps) and kept the Breville limping along. Still, I like a system that I don’t have to treat like a delicate flower. I will put up with a drop in performance from excellent to merely very good-excellent so I can throw everything in the dishwasher.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   frankie – June 27, 2020

   I got this to replace a small (3.5 cup) KitchenAid that’s still going strong but is way too small for a lot of things I want to use it for. I did a lot of research before buying this and have used it almost daily in the last few months for a variety of tasks.What I like the best:-The low profile design and lighter base means I can easily stash this on a bottom shelf without aggravating my bursitis. I was a little concerned that the lighter weight would mean the motor didn’t have enough giddyup, but it’s great. I love, love the size compared to similar capacity models.-The variable speed really does make a difference in processing different foods well. When I first saw this model I thought it was unnecessary, but now I’m sold.-The disk blades snap into a single plastic disk, so I don’t have to store six metal disks. And it comes with a blade guard for the standard S blade– this is the only brand I saw that had that.-The arrows make it easy to align all the parts.-It’s easy to switch parts/blades as you go. I used it for 8 ingredients for one recipe and was able to keep working at a good clip.-It does beautifully on these foods (I’m forgetting a bunch I know but this gives the idea):—Tomatoes and onions– chopped evenly without almost any juice!—Cucumbers and potatoes– Nice even slices—Cheeses– can handle hard and soft cheeses thanks to variable speed—Garlic and herbs– smaller chopper does these very well. Quick and even.—Pie crust. I used the pastry attachment to make an all-butter dough for individual pastries, and they turned out beautifully at the recommended speed– the pastry was very flaky and held its pinwheel shape.Downsides:-At first I had trouble getting hard nuts (e.g. almonds) to a consistent size using the smaller chopper without basically turning them into dust. I did have better luck when I made sure to follow the max amount recommended (I think it’s 50 g), and I’ve found that slightly softer nuts (e.g. pecans) are easier to get to a uniform consistency.-I love margaritas and had some hopes for the juicer despite seeing a video review saying it was mediocre. I rolled the limes beforehand and tried various things but was worried that sufficient pressure would burn out the motor, so I gave up and got a manual juicer that works like a garlic press. Not a big deal because it’s not why I bought the machine.-As noted in other reviews, the instruction manual leaves a bit to be desired. Mine came with a very small (3″ x .5″) sticker with barely visible pictures of different foods and speeds, which is needed for some things they left out of the manual. It’s helpful but I can barely see some of the items with my glasses on.Final notes:Another reviewer said that the box said parts are dishwasher safe whereas manual said to hand wash them. Both the box and manual I received say all parts are dishwasher safe. Also, I noticed that several reviewers had problems with the processor jumping around the counter. I haven’t had that problem at all, though I did with my old one.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Mel Unruh – October 17, 2022

   This unit is super quiet. It grates hard cheeses in a flash like it was nothing. Recently used it to make pesto. It chopped the pine nuts and four cloves of garlic with just a few quick pulses. Then it pureed four cups of basil, olive oil, cheese and the chopped ingredients to a perfect consistency in seconds. A dream to use and love all of the blades and attachments that come with it. A high quality appliance. Very happy with our purchase.

4. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Tammy Korzeniewski – November 7, 2022

   I liked how quiet it was. Plus so many attachments. I like everything about it. For what I paid for it. It’s a keeper. Lol

5. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   anna – November 13, 2022

   This food processor rocks! I didn’t use all the blades yet, but the main chopping blade is great and I love how quiet it is. I love it!

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Gary Glenn – November 24, 2022

   I checked out all my quality and price options before buying. Found this one the greatest food processor- Does the job quickly and it’s amazingly quiet. Says it needs to be hand washed which is really the only downfall BUT worth it in the long run. Fantastic!!!

7. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Nancy McCabe – November 30, 2022

   Glad to have a new food processor NOT made in CHINA!!

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – December 6, 2022

   Really a very nice food processor and I particularly like that it was not made in China.