Kenwood MultiPro Express Weigh+ FDM71970SS
Good Points
- Very good overall.
- Very good for performance overall.
- Excellent result for making orange juice using citrus press.
- Excellent result for grinding nuts using the mill attachment.
- Excellent accuracy for inbuilt scales.
- Storage bag for shredding/slicing blades.
- Processing blade has a spindle attached to it making it easier to grip for assembly and disassembly.
- Citrus juicer, 1.5 L blender, spatula, maximum liquid disc, weighing tray, express serve slicing, dicer and disc slicer, mill attachment included.
- Control panel is angled upwards for easier viewing.
- Reversible blades.
- Express dicer works well.
- Easy to use controls with clear labelling.
Bad Points
- Only OK for ease of use.
- Possible hand access to slicing shredding blades through large chute, no safety lock feature on chute.
- Very noisy during processing on high speed.
- Many parts and attachments can be difficult to store.
- Slicing and shredding discs have limited grip. Care needs to be taken when assembling and disassembling.
- Due to inbuilt scales, best to leave unit out on bench and minimize movement in order to prevent damaging scales.
- Large glass blender is heavy and takes up space when not in use.
- Large processor bowl is awkward to clean in a domestic sink.
- Lots of parts which are bulky and some parts are fiddly to clean with cracks and crevices.
- Do not run the machine for longer than 1 minute without a rest period.
- Bowl is not sealed, overfilling can cause spills onto the unit.
- Large glass blender is heavy, base is removable but strength required to remove for ease of cleaning around blade.
- Separate spindle needs to be inserted into base of unit first then processing bowl over the top.
- Fairly heavy unit.
- No ON indicator light.
- Stainless steel exterior shows fingerprint marks and requires extra effort to clean.
- Fairly basic instructions, covers parts and accessories not included with this particular model and includes other languages, can be confusing.
- Processor blade performs better than the dough blade for pastry.
- Continuous turning of dial to pulse can be annoying.
- Unit can jolt with heavy load.
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