This is one of those gadgets where we wonder how people ever survived without. We use this almost every day, from pureeing soups and chopping nuts to making salad dressings and dough for tarts.Our favorite is the Elite 14-cup model, which retails for about $300, because of its capacity, but the 11-cup works just as well and costs about $100 less.

Available at Williams-Sonoma, Crate and Barrel, Macy’s, and Sur la Table 

This is one of those gadgets where we wonder how people ever survived without. We use this almost every day, from pureeing soups and chopping nuts to making salad dressings and dough for tarts.Our favorite is the Elite 14-cup model, which retails for about $300, because of its capacity, but the 11-cup works just as well and costs about $100 less.

Available at Williams-Sonoma, Crate and Barrel, Macy’s, and Sur la Table