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food processor
noun
: an electric kitchen appliance with a set of interchangeable blades revolving inside a container
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Gather the ingredients and add them all at once to a food processor.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Use a food processor to blend your preferred bean, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and olive oil.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The brand introduced the first food processor to the American market in 1973, and it’s held the hearts of many home cooks ever since.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, salt and butter.
—The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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“Food processor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20processor. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
food processor
noun
: an electric kitchen appliance that has blades that turn inside a container and is used for cutting and blending food
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