Food processor in Israel

nylon

Tue, Jan 09 2018, 2:12 pm

Not in Israel but I have had a European Magimix and LOVED it, so much so that I got one in the USA too (they are more expensive here). I like it better than KitchenAid in fact. I don't have the dicing blade but I use the julienne and shredding blades all the time.

Teomima

Wed, Jan 10 2018, 12:54 am

Momof14 wrote:

Is the magimix very heavy to lift on the counter every time you use It? Does the dicing blade really dice. It's definitely a top brand machine.

I leave it on my counter. Counter space is at a premium in my kitchen, but cabinet space even more so.
The dicing aspect is a special chute with a grid of sharp blades that you push the vegetables through, then they meet another blade beneath that cuts the sticks strait into cubes. I don't really know how wise to explain it, sorry. Personally I found it a bit of a pain and, to me, it was just much easier to dice veggies by hand than to use the Magimix. But for shredding and chopping, it's great. My biggest complaint (and this is particular to the machine I have, others are styled differently) is that there are too many individual components to wash after each use. There's three bowls nestled inside each other and if I use the small or medium one, the large one tends to get dirty as well. Also the lid and chute are comprised of four different pieces, that all need to get washed after every use.
That said, performance-wise, it's great.