Morphy Richards 401012 Prepstar Food Processor for Innovative Meal Prep with All in One Easy Storage Solution, BPA Free Mixing Bowl, 350 W, White

Bought this after considering one by another brand I usually like, but user reviews said there was nowhere to store the pieces on the other, whereas on this one, they all have their place. If you're a physical puzzle fan, this can feel like playing perfection the first time you put it all away, there are definite ways they fit in (for example the propeller blade at first quick glance can look like it has identical blades, but no! Must be placed the right way up for the other pieces to fit.) Once you know how to pack it all, the compactness of it all is great, (I have a mandolin, and so easy for pieces to not be where they should they next time I want them, the hazards of sharing a kitchen. Although I have by no means tried every function, the ones I have so far have all yielded excellent results, in a very quick time. Considering the price was a fraction of the other one I was comparing it with, I think I definitely made the right choice with this one.

This was purchased as a replacement for a processor I had owned for 30 years and could not be more different. It is as described and is extremely compact, everything fits inside the bowl. This takes a bit of practice and time when packing away but is great for getting started as everything is at hand. It is light and easy to get in and out a cupboard with the cord wrapped around and held in place, it looks neat and could stay on the work surface if you were using it every day. The motor is like a big sturdy hand blender but the rest of it feels a lot more fragile and a bit like plastic which may crack. It arrived without an instruction booklet but good info about use was available online. So far I have had no problems.

What a fabulous buy. My old slice/grater broke after many years. I searched for similar but the price was so much more than I paid for mine. I saw this and once I read the description I thought this is ideal as I have dexterity problems. This does it all and much better than described, the grater function is brilliant, the slicer is just as good and I can't wait to make a cake as it is so easy to use and no stress on my hands. Can highly recommend this.

Terrible usability! Flimsy parts - first use and a bit broke off whilst assembling (see pic)!!! I have used different brands in the past and thought I'd try this one (giving the benefit of the doubt after reading some much older negative reviews). This machine is by far the worst!!! Could not get it to work for ages. Almost gave up on making tonight's dinner (soup) and ordering food in. The top motor shaft would not lock in place - just could not turn to lock it in! Eventually, and almost losing the will, and having taken it all apart several times, cleaned it (in case bits of food got stuck in little crevasses), it finally burst into action, for all of 5 seconds. A repeat of the disassembly, cleaning and reassembly proved futile! So annoyed!!! I was left with what I can only describe as sludge and lumps. That's soup off tonight's menu!!! What a waste!!! I am packing this dreaded machine back up (including the broken piece) and sending back straight away! Got it yesterday evening, planning on using it today, and after one use, I am convinced to return back to my tried and trusted brands!! Utterly disappointed!

My Morphy Richards 401012 Prepstar Food Processor came without instructions, so my initial use was a little trial and error and it's not immediately intuitive, however once I got the hang of inserting the motor correctly (more than one way to insert) it worked well for regular chopping. Large bowl worked well, and didn't usually leave too much content along the side of the bowl like some processors. One reason I purchased was because of the space saving this offered, which does work well but in the end I fond I was using daily so inserting everything into the bowl daily became tiresome, so this feature in the end was less of a feature. But if you want a processor that you use rarely, this space saving unit would be perfect. The bowl and attachments can go in the dishwasher, but the lid can't which is often sprayed with food, so that needs to be manually wiped or washed. The bottom of the motor sometimes needs wiping too, although not so often. Problem I found was with the slicing attachment. The blade protrudes high (be careful, I sliced my thumb) and the problem with that is, because that sits just under the lid when the unit is rotating the blade catches the bottom of the lid and the first two occasions mine shaved plastic from the bottom of the lid into the bowl. I don't know if that is just bad luck on my part having a faulty blade attachment or a design flaw, hard to tell. But for that reason I have chosen to return.

I got this product hoping it would make my prep work quicker and easier and it defiantly does! The machine is easy to clean due to the parts being easy to assemble and detach. As well as this due to the internal storage system it allows for the parts to kept together and means the machine is easy to store and doesn’t take up loads of room! Overall the product is easy to store and clean and is excellent when doing any recipes that have a lot of vegetable prep.

Initially it seemed perfect for my requirements, small and compact and everything in one place. It is all of those things but it’s not easy to operate, the motor is difficult to lock into place.. you need the strength of Garth to do it. if you don’t marry up the grooves in the utensil holder with the grooves in the bowl it jams into the bowl. Garth was needed again to free it. The drive shaft snapped this morning..Making pastry. Tried to get a replacement and there are none to be found anywhere, even Morphy Richards spares dept didn’t have any in stock..None available until September. Waste of money.