Speaking of Food Processors....

[cadman]

I picked up this Sunbeam Oskar recently...and while it's really too new for me, I couldn't resist the $3 price tag and lack of any signs of use whatsoever. I was curious if any AW's have experience with this model and if it's any good. I did note that it's French made. And really, surprisingly compact.

 

[dustin92]

We had one at our church, and it worked fairly well for what it was, but I found the lack of a pulse or on/off button annoying. When the lid was locked in place, it was running, and when the lid was unlocked it was off. I used to plug/unplug rather than mess with the lid.

 

[whirlcool]

We have had one for a long time. It's great at chopping enough onions, carrots, etc. for one meal at a time. Easy cleanup. The bowl and blade fit nicely in the dishwasher. It does a good enough job for us. We only use the main food processor about twice per year and that's it. Too much work dragging it all out, then cleaning the damn thing out and packing it away again. This is quick and easy.

 

[funktionalart]

Moulinex??

I may be wrong, but I thought I remembered Moulinex mfg/assembly on these. I know they made a great deal of Krups' coffee makers during the 80s and 90s.

 

[appnut]

I've hd mine since they were new.  Use it for very small jobs, rare in my kitchen. 

 

[danemodsandy]

The Best....

....Of the Cusinart Mini-Prep clones that abounded for a time in the late '80s/early '90s.

I never did get the whole Mini-Prep thing though - you can clean up a knife and a cutting board much easier and faster than you can clean up the parts of a mini-processor.

A full-size processor is different - it does large quantities that make the cleanup worthwhile.

 

[twintubdexter]

Sandy,

You're forgetting people like me. I'll bet you're another Julia Child when finely dicing half an onion...chop chop chop and you're done. With me and a cutting board, "finely chopped" looks like an onion run over by a truck with half of it on the kitchen floor. I'm more of a Julia Clutz so the little processor works well for me.

PS...of course processors really don't dice, but it's close enough

 

[tomturbomatic]

That work bowl & blade setup looks like the little mini processor that fits on my Oster blender, which is not surprising given the familial relations between Sunbeam and Oster.

 

[hydralique]

Off topic, but . . .

Since Cadman started this thread I figure he checks in now and then. This is a pic I snapped a few days ago in Los Feliz right next to Griffith Park. Cadman Drive isn't very large but as with most things - possibly even food processors - it's quality, not quantity that counts.

 

[brisnat81]

We had these in High school home ec. They were impossible to kill, even with 13yo's using them. Because of their low cost, they meant you could have 1 for every 2-3 students, rather than needing to share the big units. Back in the day here, the Breville Kitchen wiz with almost universally its big brother.

With the continuous feed chute, they'll grate and slice all day long without stopping, the blade is good for small batches of stuff, like crumb bases for cheesecakes etc.

Up until recently you could still buy the Oscar in Australia.

 

[jamiel]

Bought one in 1986 at L.S. Ayres in Cincinnati with my employee discount. It's great for small quantities, as stated. The continuous feed, although it works ok, is a little messy---I'd rather just grate into the larger food processor bowl. It fits well in the dishwasher, and is very convenient to use. I'll keep it until it dies; use it every couple months.

 

[tolivac]

Cleanup on food processor machines-most part easy!!Just put the parts in the dishwasher!

 

[circlew]

Jamiel

Which L.S. Ayres location did you work in? I went to the ones at Kenwood and Downtown every once in a while during that time period.