Choose a cooking food processor if you want to prepare ingredients and cook them in the same appliance, provided its accessories cover the recipes you usually make. If you’re already happy with your cooking appliances, a food processor may be all you need for preparation. If you’re mainly looking for programmable cooking, consider a multi-cooker, bearing in mind that it won’t usually stir the food.
If you regularly make soups, sauces, slow-cooked dishes or steamed food, a cooking food processor is worth considering. Check that its programmes, accessories and capacity suit the steps in your recipes.
If your hob, oven or casserole dish meets your needs, a food processor can take care of tasks such as chopping, grating, blending or kneading. You can then use your existing appliances for cooking.
A multi-cooker can handle cooking tasks for rice, saucy dishes, steaming or slow cooking. However, you’ll need to prepare the ingredients and, in most cases, stir them yourself.
Consider it: when you want to prepare ingredients and cook them in the same appliance.
Bear in mind: what you can do depends on the accessories supplied, and you’ll need to clean the bowl and any parts you use.
Consider it: if you mainly want help preparing ingredients and already have suitable cooking appliances.
Bear in mind: you’ll need to transfer your ingredients to a saucepan, oven or another appliance to cook them.
Consider it: when your recipes mainly involve programmable cooking.
Bear in mind: according to Que Choisir, multi-cookers don’t usually stir food, so you’ll need to do this yourself.
| Criteria | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks covered | List the steps your recipes involve: chopping, grating, kneading, blending, stirring and cooking. Check which functions and accessories are actually included with the model you’re considering. | I’d like to avoid switching between appliances for my usual recipes, without assuming that one model can do everything. |
| Space and capacity | Measure the space needed for the appliance and its accessories. Compare your usual portions with the usable capacity and the filling limits given for each recipe. | The bowl needs to suit the quantities I cook, and the appliance should either be easy to keep within reach or simple to put away. |
| Cleaning | Check which parts need to be taken apart after the dishes you make most often. Look in the manual to see which parts are dishwasher-safe and how to care for the blades and seals. | If the bowl and several accessories need washing after every meal, I want to know whether that routine will work for me. |
| Guided recipes | Check which recipes are available with the appliance, whether access requires a subscription and what the renewal terms are. Also check whether you can cook using your own recipes. | On-screen instructions would help me cook, but I want to understand the access terms before choosing an appliance based on this service. |
According to Que Choisir, a multi-cooker doesn’t usually stir food. It may therefore leave you to do the chopping, blending or stirring during cooking that you hoped a cooking food processor would take care of.
Make a note of the steps involved in a few of your usual meals, then check which ones each type of appliance can actually handle.
For multi-cookers, Que Choisir points out that you may need to leave some space in the bowl to prevent spills. The stated capacity won’t necessarily be the amount you can use for every recipe.
Compare the quantities in your recipes and the manual’s filling limits with the number of portions you prepare.
Que Choisir notes that recipes linked to a cooking food processor may be free or paid. Terms vary between services: for example, Vorwerk France says its Cookidoo subscription renews automatically after 12 months.
Check which recipes are available with your chosen model, as well as the duration and renewal or cancellation terms for any subscription on offer.
The bowl, lid and accessories all add to the number of parts you need to wash and store. In a 2020 survey of 1,695 newsletter subscribers who owned a food processor, Que Choisir listed having too much washing-up as one reason for using the appliance less.
Check which parts you’ll need for your regular recipes, how they should be washed and how much space they’ll take up in storage.
These options include cooking food processors that combine preparation and cooking, as well as multi-cookers for recipes focused on cooking. For each one, compare the tasks you want to carry out with the features and accessories of the version you choose.
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Worth considering if you want to prepare and cook in the same appliance. Check that it comes with the accessories you need for your recipes, that its usable capacity suits your portions and that you’re happy with the terms for accessing connected recipes.
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If you want to combine preparation and cooking while following recipes on screen, check which accessories come with this version. Also look at the cleaning instructions for each part and the terms for accessing connected recipes.
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Consider this if cooking matters more to you than preparing ingredients in the same appliance. Compare the filling limits with your usual portions, and plan for any preparation or stirring your recipes require.
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This version is suited to meals for which you want a 7.1 L bowl. Check the space the appliance will take up, the filling limits and the steps you’ll need to carry out before or during cooking.
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The product title lists 12 programmes for this 8 L version. If the capacity suits your meals, check the filling limits, dimensions and how to care for the parts. When pressure cooking, follow the manual’s instructions for locking the lid and releasing pressure.
Not necessarily: what it can do depends on the model and the accessories supplied. If you already have suitable cooking appliances, a food processor may meet your preparation needs. A multi-cooker is mainly designed for cooking and, according to Que Choisir, doesn’t usually stir food.
It depends on the service linked to the appliance. Que Choisir distinguishes between free recipes and those available for a fee, and points out that you don’t need them to use a cooking food processor. Check what’s included with your chosen model and the renewal terms for any subscription.
Read the manual for the model to find out which removable parts are dishwasher-safe and how to care for the bowl, blades and seals. Also consider how many accessories you’ll need to wash and store for your usual recipes.
In France, the legal guarantee of conformity applies to goods sold by a trader to an individual consumer, as the DGCCRF explains in its guidance dated 9 September 2026. If the appliance you receive isn’t as described, report the problem to the seller and keep a copy of the product description and proof of purchase.