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Kenwood MultiPro Express FDP65.890SI review

Kenwood MultiPro Express FDP65.890SI

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Very good for performance.
  • Express serve feature delivers chopped/sliced items directly into an external serving dish.
  • Storage bag for shredding/slicing blades.
  • Processing blade has a spindle attached to it making it easier to grip for assembly and disassembly.
  • 1.5L Blender, spatula, emulsifying tool, dicer, chips and crudités tool, and mill included.
  • Blender is light weight.
  • Easy to use controls, clear labelling, and with a user key guide on the control panel.
  • Some reversible blades.
  • Blender is excellent for partially frozen smoothies.
  • Excellent result for grinding nuts using the mill attachment.
  • 5 year warranty.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Only OK for ease of use.
  • Possible hand access to slicing shredding blades through large chute, no safety lock feature on chute.
  • Slicing and shredding discs have limited grip. Care needs to be taken when assembling and disassembling.
  • Many parts and attachments can be difficult to store.
  • Difficult to grip control dial to use pulse function.
  • Some parts are fiddly to clean with cracks and crevices.
  • Blade base is not removable for easier cleaning.
  • Can't run the machine for longer than 1 minute without a rest period.
  • Bowl is not sealed, overfilling can cause spills onto the unit.
  • Separate spindle needs to be inserted into base of unit first then processing bowl over the top.
  • No ON indicator light.
  • Unit can jolt with heavy load.
  • Instructions include parts and accessories not included with this particular model and includes other languages, can be confusing.
  • Blender is only OK for chopping hard foods.
  • Blender is poor for blending fibrous leafy food.
  • Blender is very poor for crushing more than 6 ice cubes at a time.

Type

Size
Food processor / Blender Combo
Size of bowl
Medium

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
82%
Ease of use score
67%
Slicing a hard food score
80%
Crumbing score
100%
Shredding a firm food score
80%
Shortcrust pastry score
80%
Emulsifying score
70%
Blender performance
53%
Noise (dB)
78

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$239.00

Sustainability

Warranty (years)
5
Shop Ethical rating
C

Specifications

Number of blades
6
Wattage (W)
1000
Weight (kg)
2.8
Capacity (mL)
1500
Blender capacity (L)
1.5
Dimensions (cm, H x W x D)
41 x 22 x 24
Website
kenwoodworld.com/en-au

Features

Blade/attachment storage
Dishwasher-safe accessories
Yes (all parts can be washed at low temperatures except the power unit, blender, and blade assembly)
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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