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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.
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Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Use a food processor to blend your preferred bean, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and olive oil.
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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.
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Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, salt and butter.
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The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Word History
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 7 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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