Food processors, mixers and blenders

Magimix Premium 5200XL review

Magimix Premium 5200XL

CHOICE Expert Rating

81%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Very good overall.
  • Very good for performance overall.
  • Excellent for making pesto in mini processor bowl.
  • Very good for making curry paste in mini processor bowl.
  • Separate storage boxes for most blade accessories, all bowls stored in unit.
  • Large chute has a safety lock feature and needs to be in place to operate.
  • 3 chute sizes, large chute has a safety locking system.
  • 30 year warranty on motor.
  • Includes medium and mini processing bowl.
  • Centrifugal juicer with smoothie insert, blender mix and citrus juicer attachment included.
  • Comprehensive instructions with recipes and guides and access to the app.
  • Unit fairly stable on bench.
  • Citrus juicer performs well.
  • Has an ON indicator light.
  • BPA free.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • One speed only.
  • Possible hand access to slicing shredding blades through second largest chute.
  • No grading on processing bowl.
  • Can be difficult to remove mini bowl from inside midi bowl, limited grip as it sits inside the bowl.
  • Continuous pressing of pulse button can be annoying.
  • Unit can jolt with a heavy load.
  • Bowl is not sealed, overfilling can cause spills onto the unit.
  • Stainless steel can show smudges.
  • Large bulky unit with very large storage box for attachments which can be difficult to store.
  • When using the mini bowl food can spill into both bowls making cleaning more of an effort.
  • Very heavy unit.
  • Noisy during processing.
  • No separate storage for citrus juicer, smoothie accessories and additional juicing lid.
  • When using the juicer attachment you need to turn unit on and off every time you need to discard used orange and place a new piece of orange into the juicer. Can be time consuming when juicing a large quantity of oranges.
  • When using the citrus juicer attachment, juice can run into the processing bowl.

Type

Size
Food processor
Size of bowl
Large

Recommended products

Recommended
1%

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
81%
Performance score
88%
Ease of use score
70%
Slicing a hard food score
90%
Crumbing score
100%
Shredding a firm food score
70%
Shortcrust pastry score
90%
Emulsifying score
90%
Blender performance
Not tested
Noise (dB)
77

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$1,399.00

Sustainability

Warranty (years)
3 (30 years on motor)
Shop Ethical rating

Specifications

Number of blades
10
Wattage (W)
1100
Weight (kg)
8.4
Capacity (mL)
3600 / 2600 / 1200
Blender capacity (L)
Not recorded
Dimensions (cm, H x W x D)
46 x 21 x 27
Website
magimix.com.au

Features

Blade/attachment storage
Dishwasher-safe accessories
Follow the manufacturer's instructions
Cord storage
Double-feed chute
Processing blade
Dough blade
Fine slicing blade
Blender
Mini bowls
Coarse slicing blade
Fine grating/zesting blade
Fine shredding blade
Coarse shredding blade

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