Braun Combimax K 700 Food Processor

How everyone doesn't have one of these I'll never know! It does EVERYTHING! It chops, blends, purees, mixes, grates, slices, kneads, EVERYTHING! I use it for making pancake batter, smoothies, breadcrumbs, grating big batches of cheese, slicing veg, pureeing baby food, making flavoured butter, blending soup, mincing chicken and beef for certain recipes and it can also be used for kneading dough and mixing cake batter but I have my kenwood chef for that. The two different sized bowls/compartments are great for saving on washing up but all the extra attachments only fit the bigger one. The smaller one only has blades. I would suggest you get a small box to hold all the extra attachments as I don't like storing them in the main bowl/compartment and having to take them all out before use.

Firstly, may I suggest that you disregard the useless review by 'Mark Eaton "Mark"' who gave this product a score of 1 without even trying it out! His review was completely out of order and helped nobody. I took delivery of this processor recently and, as expected of a product from Braun, I was not surprised to discover that it performs extremely well. This is the first processor I've used that is fitted with dual mixing bowls but, I must say I like the convenience. Please note that, only one of the bowls can be used at a time, and there is a safety mechanism built into the machine to ensure this is achieved. The (very sharp) large mixing blades come with a purpose-made safety shield. The spiral mechanism built into the bowls and motor block ensure that the bowls are held firmly in place, with no chance of either of them disengaging whilst in use. The instruction booklet covers several languages and contains a common page at the front to identify the various parts of the machine. I don't usually like instructions that cover several languages but, this one is an exception. It is clear and concise. When the processor arrived by post, I must admit to being surprised by the size of the carton! It was enormous! However, upon unpacking the machine, it became clear that the size was needed to accommodate the excellent packaging to protect the processor. No way would it have been damaged in transit. The fitted power plug is of the two-pin continental design and an adaptor was included for UK sockets. I would have preferred that a UK plug was already fitted, but this was no great deal and I have replaced it accordingly. I am not employed by Braun! Well done Braun.

I purchased this to replace a well used and much loved Braun food processor which eventually gave up the ghost after 25 years - switch failed. Having read reviews of a range of replacements I was concerned by how many reviewers referred to reliability, longevity (or rather lack of it!) and performance issues. I was puzzled by the lack of reviews and availablility of Braun processors (they are apparently not retailed in the UK any more) but eventaully tracked this down on Amazon. All the user reviews were very positive (apart from one user who marked it down because he didn't use it very much!) so decided to stick with what we knew and order another Braun. We are delighted we did so. It workes beautifully and is very quiet and smooth in operation. We have yet to try all it does but so far it has handled all basic food preparation with aplomb. This was shipped direct form Germany by Avides Media. It arrived very quickly and was well packaged and protected. Both product and supplier are highly recommended.

This is my 1st food processor so I do not have anything to compare it with. At 1st I was going the same way as a review I had read where the person sent her food processor back. It actually took the combined efforts of myself and my husband to get it working. The machine came with a 2 pronged plug with no instructions on how to adapt it to our 3 pronged plug system. I phoned the free number given for problems but being the weekend nobody was there and a recorded message said what to do with shavers which had a 2 pronged plug but nothing about food processors with one. My husband suggested we try his shaver plug and it worked. I have still not used all the machines attachments, so this is what I have found with what I have tried. I have found dough and cake making OK but not so good as by hand - the final product is not so "airy" and my family commented on the fact. Where the Victoria Sponge was concerned, since brilliant results can be obtained using soft margarine and mixing all the ingredients in together I shall continue to use this hand method and save myself on the extra washing up which using the machine entailed. I found grating chocolate with the processor brilliant (I sprinkle the chocolate on top of milky hot chocolate), as was slicing, shredding and grating vegetables but alas, the citrus press was useless. I tend to buy 6 lemons at a time, juice them all at once and then freeze them in small containers and use when wanted. I thought it would save me so much time using the citrus press but no. After trying to juice 2 lemons and a lot being left behind in the lemon which I ended up going onto the manual press to finish, I reverted back to my manual press and found I did the remaining 4 lemons in less time than it took me to do the 2 on the machine!! The ridges on the juice press do not seem to be deep enough to do the job. Another thing I have found the processor good for is making pastry crumbs. I tend to make these in bulk and keep them in the fridge. When wanted simply weigh out the required amount and add the water at that point. The manual does not tell you how to do this so follow the instructions for making pastry dough without adding the water.

This is our second Braun Combimax and we only required the new one because the old fittings were cracking and becoming unservicable after 15 years. The base unit is still working perfectly and I see no reason that the new one will not last just as long. Delivery was very good.

The product is stated as not working in the US, but it was supplied to the UK with a European plug. Avides failed to respond to simple requests for confirmation that the product was useable in the UK and kept 'losing' the emails to them even though they were logged in the Amazon system. In the end I had to apply to Amazon for a refund under their A-Z Guarentee because Avides were incapable of providing a coherent answer or organising a refund effectively. I have no idea how well the product works as it does not fit UK sockets and the supplier was incapable of telling us whether it was safe to use with an adaptor. Whilst I am sure the product is fine I would seriously avoid purchasing this product from Avides on the basis that you will end up having to make a claim against them to get your money back.

After owning an expensive kenwood food processor (with bits easily lost and expensive to replace) and the bowl cracking (even though it was dishwasher safe), I then bought a magimix processor, but was never in love with it ( soup leaked down the middle shaft on processing and it was not always easy to clean). On ebay I saw a braun food processor for sale and remembered that I had one when first married. So I decided to buy one from amazon sellers. (for a fraction of the price of the kenwood and magimix) at last I am completly satisfied, no leaking down the shaft, a bowl that feels as though it will last. I would recomend the Braun CombiMax K 700 Vital

We had this type of Braun Food processor for years (and used it all the time). When it came time to get a new one we tried another well known brand. Lasted 6 months - it was hopeless, so went back to this one. Highly recommended does everything we need well!