food processor

noun

: an electric kitchen appliance with a set of interchangeable blades revolving inside a container

Examples of food processor in a Sentence

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Simply blend the first nine ingredients in a blender or food processor to create the tasty Peanut-Ginger Sauce. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024 Place remaining 18 chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form, about 12 pulses. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Add the flours, salt, sugar and toasted cumin seeds to a food processor and pulse five times to combine. Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2024 The Cuisinart custom 14-cup food processor is powerful, with a large feed tube that can hold whole fruits and vegetables and a small feed tube and pusher for liquids and smaller ingredients. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for food processor 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of food processor was in 1973

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“Food processor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20processor. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

food processor

noun
: an electric kitchen appliance that has blades that turn inside a container and is used for cutting and blending food

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