Magimix5200XL Food Processor | 3.7L BPA-Free Bowl | Quiet & Powerful Motor | Multifunctional 7 in 1 Solution | Red | 18585

This is a stupendous machine. I am gradually learning all the stuff it can do.And it is a truly handsome presence in the kitchen, in its own spot. Nice and heavy, so no worries about it jumping around. Very impressive motor, remarkably not too loud.It came with a citrus juicer, which is awesome, and a sort of ring thing to put in the top of the biggest of the three bowls for making smoothies if you want.There are two grating discs and two slicers, plus an egg white whisk, a Dough blade and the main S' metal blade for the main work bowls. The small work bowl has its own wee metal blade too.It even comes with a special spatula, shaped to get every last bit out of the bowls. The well designed plastic box holds all the bits safely.No more shop bought hummus, coleslaw or peanut butter for us! Sllicing, chopping and grating veg is an absolute breeze: especially with the extra wide feed tube, so you don't have to cut stuff up so much, if at all.In fact, all sorts of cooking has suddenly been made just so very much easier and, for me, lacking in knife skills,also much safer..no more cut fingers, although you do have to respect the ultra sharp blades.I have sent for a kit for cutting chips and cubed veggies, for that annual tsunami of tomatoes that need to be made into chutney: that job will no longer be a tedious messy slog!The wee hardback instruction and recipe book that comes with it is excellent, and gives a small number of recipes that are designed to show off what the machine can do.Today is carrot cake day...or maybe mascarpone cheesecake? Hmm...the scones are great, too..And all of the bits all can go in the dishwasher! What more can one ask?This machine has made life in the kitchen just a whole lot better. Highly recommended.Post Script.Well, we have had this machine for nearly a year now and it is still awesome.I really would recommend reading the instructions totally...I completely missed the bit where it warns that if you are using citrus, you should rinse the juice off right away...turns out that it clouds the bowl. But that just affects the appearance, not the structure or performance at all.And be warned: this machine makes dough and pastry making an absolute doddle...so we are eating a lot more pies, pasties, crumbles, scones and quiches these days. Brilliant,.but not for the waistline!I have never managed to figure out how to use that cubing/ chipping attachment I sent for, so can't recommend that yet, but actually don't really need it.Veggie burgers are a breeze with just the main blade and it' s a real eye - opener to see the vast quantity you get out of just a handful of veg.Goodbye to expensive shop bought stuff with dubious ingredients, we can make our own real food now.....thanks to this magic machine!

I bought this processor 6 weeks ago and now becoming more familiar with it. I had a Braun processor for 30+ years but the plastic spindle broke, so I couldn't grate anything and I used to make a lots of coleslaw, grating apples for desserts etc. I use my Kenwood professional for making pastry/cakes etc. but after a year or so of not having a processor whilst I deliberated on what brand and model to buy, a friend persuaded me to buy a Magimix ( she's had hers for over 20 years). I decided to buy this model. It has everything I need ( I love the three bowls). It's a nice solid machine with good stainless steel blades ( I shall purchase the extra julienne blades, then I shall have everything).I've grated carrots, cheese and apples and sliced courgettes and potatoes. I've pureed mango and apples and it's performed magnificently. Now I've moved it to more accessible place in the kitchen - I might give pastry a go. My friend uses hers for absolutely everything. I just found I couldn't lock the unit on the base and lid on properly at first - but that was my fault, I should have read the instructions before, rather than after trying to lock it.It is expensive, but not for the use and years I hope to be using it for. It is not at all flimsy like some others, so it will last years.UPDATE 2nd March 2019Still using my Magimix all week, still looks new and I've had no problems at all. Last year I bought the spiraliser attachments. Pricey (at £99) but I like spiralising vegetables such as courgettes or carrots etc. The spiraliser attachments are sturdy with stainless steel blades. Unlike the electric 80 watts spiralizer I had (which was weedy and there was a lot of vegetable wasted), the Magimix attachment is as powerful as the model you have, so you can imagine how quickly everything is spiralized with the Magimix 5200XL - 1100 watt. Impressive.

Should be a really good machine, but our first one packed up on the second time of using (I suspect it was something wrong with the safety switch) and the second one did not work at all. Fingers crossed for number three! No problem with replacements from Amazon; the packaging is very useful if you have to return the machine.

Very high quality product. There's not a part of it that doesn't seem made to a very high standard. It's simple to use but extremely capable. Everything is well thought out down to the locking mechanisms for the three nesting bowls to the generously thick plastic. If I were to summarise it, I'd say no corners had been cut. Cuts everything else, though. ;)A lot quieter than some food processors as well. Most that I've used are cheaper and you can hear the little motor whining away as it frenziedly goes at it. This thing feels like it would just calmly get on with it if I fed a dead body down the mouth piece. (Note: do not use Magimix 5200XL to dispose of dead bodies! I'm just trying to say that it feels very powerful and steady and never complains).Anyway, I cannot fault it. I would rather buy this product once than a dozen cheaper food processors year after year. I wouldn't be surprised if I could pass this on to my children one day.(Oh, and if you're trying to decide between this and the KitchenAid one, get this one. The only thing the KitchenAid one has over this is the niceness of glass bowls, but in every other way it's frankly just not as good).