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4.5
I read reviews for other Elemental 8's. Mine is a FP-8 no other numbers or letters, just FP-8, so I think it may be an older model. Anyway, I usually read the negative reviews first to see if there is the same problem over a number of years. I have to say this processor worked perfectly right out of the box. There is nothing fancy, no fancy lids that have catches you have to use to close it, no timers, no extra stuff to break. It has a chopping blade and the bottom blade is close to the bottom. If you read the instructions, it will tell you, if your chopping onions, green peppers other vegetables like these to push the pulse button 10 times. If you run it and don't pulse it you will have almost liquid. I made salsa, 2 green, 2 red peppers, some hatch peppers, some seranno peppers, 3 large onions, 8 lbs of tomato's, and a bunch of other ingredients, all through this processor. I love it, I am so happy with it that I have figured out that, except for a factory defect which will happen, the customer just has to be smarter than the processor. This model the Elemental 8 is to easy to use, so intuitive and only a bowl, a chopper and some graters and slicers, a top, and a plunger for slicing, that's it. Simple, Simple, Simple. I read one review that said they did not like it because the stem, that the bowl sets over and spins the accessories had to be cleaned. ? huh, I suppose if you filled it to the very top of the bowl some liquid may somehow get onto that spindle, but I really don't see how. I love it, love it, love it and would recommend it to my family, friends and anyone else that want a machine that does what it's supposed to without a bunch of extra latches, switches, etc. etc.
