Best Food Processors Under $200

The KitchenAid KFP1318 is the best food processor under $200, taking Reviewed.com's best-overall spot and rating as a Consumer Reports value standout. A 13-cup bowl, an externally adjustable ExactSlice lever, and even chopping and shredding make it the most capable all-rounder at ~$180. Stiff dough needs a hand and the 500W motor is modest, but for everyday prep it is the most polished pick here.

The Cuisinart FP-8SV Elemental is the compact pick: an 8-cup, ~$127 processor that Tom's Guide calls a strong value and Consumer Reports rates very good for chopping. The small footprint suits tight kitchens. Its 350W motor is the weakest in this lineup and it is slow on dense loads. For light-to-moderate daily prep in limited space, it is a sensible, affordable Cuisinart.

The Hamilton Beach 70730 is the best budget food processor: around $70, with surprisingly strong chopping and pureeing. TechGearLab found its chopping "on par with some of our higher scoring models" and said it made the best hummus of anything they tested, helped by a clever manual bowl scraper. Slicing is the weak point (it "destroyed our tomatoes"), and the machine is heavy and loud. For the price, the chopping and pureeing are a steal.

The Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap is the large-capacity budget pick: a 12-cup processor with foolproof stack-and-snap assembly for around $70. TechGearLab found it did "exceptionally well at mixing, slicing, and shredding," which earned it an award, though it was "lackluster" at chopping and pureeing. Add a sealed pour-spout bowl and a Big Mouth feed tube and you have the easy-assembly, big-bowl value choice.