When you have a food processor in your home or perhaps are still planning to buy one you will undoubtedly look at its power. Both from the perspective of whether it is a good device for your kitchen pursuits, and with consumption in mind. Although watts and fine indication, sometimes the amount of watts you can sometimes not amount of watts can not quite read how powerful your food processor actually is. Today I will take you past the power consumption of the food processor.
What about the power of a food processor?
The power of a food processor is often indicated in Watts. People often think that this directly equals power, or the greater the Wattage the more powerful it is. In many cases this is true, but not always. In fact, it indicates the minimum amount of energy the motor needs to run properly.
Less Wattage may therefore save energy, but there is also the case that the less Wattage the food processor has, the faster it can overheat.
Drive: direct and indirect
If you want to determine the power of a food processor you need more information than just the number of Watts. The secret is mainly in the drive. With food processors, a distinction is often made between direct and indirect drive. With a direct drive, the machine is driven directly by the motor. With an indirect drive, there is a component in between. This part is driven by the motor and this part in turn drives the machine. Thus, an indirect drive requires more effort and energy.
What power do I need? And how much energy does it take?
If you are looking for a food processor that is good for frequent use for heavy ingredients then you need different Watts for a food processor with a direct and indirect drive. With a direct drive, 325 Watts is fine, with an indirect drive you should rather think about 1200 Watts. Quite a big difference!
A small calculation
So, then let’s calculate approximately how much energy this takes. Mind you, this is a general indication and will not be 100% accurate for everyone, but this is a good example to get an idea of how it works.
Direct drive
In this example, we’ll take a 325-watt food processor. 1 kilowatt hour is equivalent to 1,000 watts. So in this case we are dealing with a food processor of 0.325 kWh.
If you use the food processor for half an hour, that equals 0.5 x 0.325 = 0.1625 kWh. If the energy rate at your supplier is $0.22 cents, which is a reasonable average, then you end up with 0.1625 x 0.5 = $0.08, so not very expensive!
Indirect drive
In this example, we take a food processor of 1,200 watts. 1 kilowatt hour is equal to 1,000 watts. So in this case we are dealing with a food processor of 1.2 kWh.
If you use the food processor for half an hour, that equals 0.5 x 1.2 = 0.6 kWh. If the energy rate at your supplier is $0.22 cents, which is a reasonable average, then you end up with 0.6 x 0.5 = $0.30. This is not too bad in itself, but it is a big contrast when you look at the direct drive.
In conclusion
So, in conclusion. You will initially put down a little more money for a food processor with a direct drive, but if you are buying a food processor partly with an eye toward using less energy in the kitchen, which for many people is also a reason for buying a food processor besides convenience, then a food processor with a direct drive is the way to go.