publication date: Sep 26, 2007
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author/source: Anne Coates
When my last
food processor gave up the
ghost I didn’t
replace it and have
relied instead on a
liquidiser and good,
old-fashioned wooden spoons, knives,
graters etc.
But
then along comes the
Pro Chef Quattro. The press release
states it is “for anyone
short of
time and
space in their
kitchen” – time because the
Rotomax gear
mechanism means that
one turn of the
handle rotates its blades
four times; space because
one item performs so many
functions.
I’d
add another
virtue – it isn’t
electric so by using it you are
not increasing your
carbon footprint! And, of course, doing things
manually you could
burn off a few
calories as well!
What it does:
- chopping
- blending, mixing and whipping
- grating and slicing
- julienne
- shredding
- zesting
- citrus juicing
- egg separating
All of the
parts are
dishwashable.
I
made chocolate brownies and pastry to
test the
mixer which worked
well on
both counts. The
citrus juicer is far more
effective than my
plastic one but the
zester (and I do a lot of
zesting!) was
fantastic - just taking the
zest and none of the
pith underneath.
This has a
great addition to my kitchen. The
only drawback I can see is that the
bowl wouldn’t be
big enough if you were making a
large cake.
Availability and price
For stockists ring 020 7691 3888, price £14.99
