stand mixer vs food processor

Years ago, I bought a food processor over a stand mixer because I read it can do the same as a stand mixer when used for baking. Does anyone have experience with both? Do you prefer one over the other (if you don't count the slicing and shredding features of the food processor, but mainly for say bread, cookies, etc)

I feel that when I use the food processor, there is more "clean up" - the bowl, the blade, the top, the part that goes into the feed tube and dough gets caught in the middle space of the blade attachment, just more "small" parts or uneven niches to clean while (if I'm thinking properly!), the stand mixer would just have the mixing bowl and the blade and maybe the pour guard? Am I thinking right?

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malcolm.mccaffery

It might depend on the food processor / mixer using, but I started out using a food processor for dough, but migrated to commercial grade KitchenAid mixer eventually. Food processor was faster but it heats up the dough more during mixing, which can be detrimental to final dough, and is easier to over mix in food processor. Also found food processor dough needed some manual kneading afterwards, whereas stand mixer doesn't. My other issue was capacity, my food processor could only do about 800g of dough but my stand mixer can do 3000g+, and cleanup is easier with the stand mixer. One final comment is for bread, not all stand mixers are equal. While even the cheapest stand mixers are great for cakes, for bread some lower end ones may have trouble...

Annette_Kam_303258

Malcolm, thank you so much for your wise advice! I had never thought about the dough possibly heating up, but I have experienced that come to think of it. And to me, I want clean up to be simple - otherwise, it takes away the fun!

James_McNulty_367565

And its is a lot bigger (counter space) and the parts you have to wash are a lot bigger. I think it also depends on the available counter space and the size of prepared dishes. Used to have both but no longer have room for stand mixer.

I've transitioned to Artisan bread, I don't eat a lot of raised sweets (I'm a pie man), and I use my food processor much more than I ever used the stand mixer. My daughter so badly wanted my stand mixer but I recently noticed she boxed it up and put it in storage. I in fact, I consider a food processor my most valuable kitchen appliance. Made pizza sauce last night and will make an avocado-garbanzo hummus today with it..

Just my observations.