Crockpot & Food processor suggestions?

[Booyamos]

well more and more of the recipes i want to cook are calling for a crockpot and i am getting tired of chopping all this stuff by hand so i am looking for a food processor/blender.

Been holding out because i have roommates who don't always clean everything so i hate having them use all my appliances and not use/clean them correctly.

Anyways with xmas upcoming i thought i would find some good ones to have my parents give me for a present.

Anyone have any suggestions? a crockpot with a timer would be nice to have, though i could rig it up like my dehydrator hooked up to a xmas light timer ha ha.

[TofuNinja]

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Try That link, they test a lot of products and what not. They are normally pretty good on what they give good ratings. Check it out.

[hoey222]

we have a rival crock pot
and a small kitchenaid food processor - i think it's like 7 cups - the big one is 11 i think
both nice no probs

[welfareloser]

crockpot... they all work. i've never seen anything special about any of em. get a used one for a dollar at a yard sale.

for food chopping, i use a zyliss thingy... i know they sell them at williams-sonoma, it's around $20. you just bang on the top, and it has this wavy blade thingy that spins a quarter turn with each whack and does an excellent job. easy to clean.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004T14C/104-1529842-0747954?v=glance

or, get a food chopper attachment for whatever brand blender you have. i have one for my sunbeam; don't use it nearly as much as i do the hopper-chopper.

[Kim]

I like my crockpot that has 4 different time settings, also, make sure you get one with a removable crock. I think they all are now, but make sure. I'm seconding WF suggestion on the chopper. I use mine 5 times more often than my food processer.