magimix Food processor 3.6 L - 5200XL - Ultra-Sharp Blades, Satin

I bought this processor 6 weeks ago and now becoming more familiar with it. I had a Braun processor for 30+ years but the plastic spindle broke, so I couldn't grate anything and I used to make a lots of coleslaw, grating apples for desserts etc. I use my Kenwood professional for making pastry/cakes etc. but after a year or so of not having a processor whilst I deliberated on what brand and model to buy, a friend persuaded me to buy a Magimix ( she's had hers for over 20 years). I decided to buy this model. It has everything I need ( I love the three bowls). It's a nice solid machine with good stainless steel blades ( I shall purchase the extra julienne blades, then I shall have everything). I've grated carrots, cheese and apples and sliced courgettes and potatoes. I've pureed mango and apples and it's performed magnificently. Now I've moved it to more accessible place in the kitchen - I might give pastry a go. My friend uses hers for absolutely everything. I just found I couldn't lock the unit on the base and lid on properly at first - but that was my fault, I should have read the instructions before, rather than after trying to lock it. It is expensive, but not for the use and years I hope to be using it for. It is not at all flimsy like some others, so it will last years. UPDATE 2nd March 2019 Still using my Magimix all week, still looks new and I've had no problems at all. Last year I bought the spiraliser attachments. Pricey (at £99) but I like spiralising vegetables such as courgettes or carrots etc. The spiraliser attachments are sturdy with stainless steel blades. Unlike the electric 80 watts spiralizer I had (which was weedy and there was a lot of vegetable wasted), the Magimix attachment is as powerful as the model you have, so you can imagine how quickly everything is spiralized with the Magimix 5200XL - 1100 watt. Impressive.

This is a stupendous machine. I am gradually learning all the stuff it can do.And it is a truly handsome presence in the kitchen, in its own spot. Nice and heavy, so no worries about it jumping around. Very impressive motor, remarkably not too loud. It came with a citrus juicer, which is awesome, and a sort of ring thing to put in the top of the biggest of the three bowls for making smoothies if you want. There are two grating discs and two slicers, plus an egg white whisk, a Dough blade and the main S' metal blade for the main work bowls. The small work bowl has its own wee metal blade too.It even comes with a special spatula, shaped to get every last bit out of the bowls. The well designed plastic box holds all the bits safely. No more shop bought hummus, coleslaw or peanut butter for us! Sllicing, chopping and grating veg is an absolute breeze: especially with the extra wide feed tube, so you don't have to cut stuff up so much, if at all. In fact, all sorts of cooking has suddenly been made just so very much easier and, for me, lacking in knife skills,also much safer..no more cut fingers, although you do have to respect the ultra sharp blades. I have sent for a kit for cutting chips and cubed veggies, for that annual tsunami of tomatoes that need to be made into chutney: that job will no longer be a tedious messy slog! The wee hardback instruction and recipe book that comes with it is excellent, and gives a small number of recipes that are designed to show off what the machine can do.Today is carrot cake day...or maybe mascarpone cheesecake? Hmm...the scones are great, too.. And all of the bits all can go in the dishwasher! What more can one ask? This machine has made life in the kitchen just a whole lot better. Highly recommended. Post Script. Well, we have had this machine for nearly a year now and it is still awesome. I really would recommend reading the instructions totally...I completely missed the bit where it warns that if you are using citrus, you should rinse the juice off right away...turns out that it clouds the bowl. But that just affects the appearance, not the structure or performance at all. And be warned: this machine makes dough and pastry making an absolute doddle...so we are eating a lot more pies, pasties, crumbles, scones and quiches these days. Brilliant,.but not for the waistline! I have never managed to figure out how to use that cubing/ chipping attachment I sent for, so can't recommend that yet, but actually don't really need it. Veggie burgers are a breeze with just the main blade and it' s a real eye - opener to see the vast quantity you get out of just a handful of veg. Goodbye to expensive shop bought stuff with dubious ingredients, we can make our own real food now.....thanks to this magic machine!

Very high quality product. There's not a part of it that doesn't seem made to a very high standard. It's simple to use but extremely capable. Everything is well thought out down to the locking mechanisms for the three nesting bowls to the generously thick plastic. If I were to summarise it, I'd say no corners had been cut. Cuts everything else, though. ;) A lot quieter than some food processors as well. Most that I've used are cheaper and you can hear the little motor whining away as it frenziedly goes at it. This thing feels like it would just calmly get on with it if I fed a dead body down the mouth piece. (Note: do not use Magimix 5200XL to dispose of dead bodies! I'm just trying to say that it feels very powerful and steady and never complains). Anyway, I cannot fault it. I would rather buy this product once than a dozen cheaper food processors year after year. I wouldn't be surprised if I could pass this on to my children one day. (Oh, and if you're trying to decide between this and the KitchenAid one, get this one. The only thing the KitchenAid one has over this is the niceness of glass bowls, but in every other way it's frankly just not as good).

Toyed with the idea of getting a Kitchen Aid before realising I needed something that did more. I don't bake as much which is why I chose the Magimix over the Kitchen Aid, but ironically have baked a lot with it! We've not had it long, but it's a heavy duty mixer that does everything - juicing (not like a proper juicer though!), mixer, slicer, shredder - I no longer need all my other appliances as can consolidate with just this one appliance. I've re-discovered a love for cooking because there's less prep time (sorry to Kenwood, the mini chopper has worked wonderfully for us over the years, but it's time to go now that we need to do more batch cooking!). We're a family of four with two young kids, so the 5200 is more than enough for us - managed to simultaneously batch make 4 dishes, a cake and a soup over a couple of hours with this on the first day (which otherwise would've taken me twice as long with our tiny mini chopper!). A total God-send.

Generally speaking, I'm quite happy with this machine, though I don't know whether it's just because I always wanted a food processor, and whether I wouldn't be as happy or happier with a competing product - possibly at fraction of the price. I chose Magimix as it seemed to be a well established name, and it offered a great selection of peripheral accessories - sadly quite pricey, but they can be easily picked up for next to nothing on eBay. It's definitely powerful and helps blast through a lot of kitchen chores. However there's a couple of striking design choices that make me wish I'd gone for alternative processors: - the lid design seems to make washing up longer than it could be - the lid is very big and tall and has lots of crevices and angles, and they all get dirty fast, as well as 3 moving parts that are meant to make processing of big chunks easier, but really just add to the cleaning effort - the jug is the biggest mystery to me - it's meant to replace a blender jug, and yet it makes me think it was designed by someone who never cooked in their life: 1. It's got no volume/unit marking to it, not even simplest 100ml-500ml-1000ml. 2. There's no spout to it, making pouring liquids an adventure every time. 3. It's huge - but you can only fill 2/3 of it, and even that only when juicing, not when blending - When slicing/grating using discs, surprisingly large chunks (the ends) of fruit/veggies are left unprocessed. Not a big issue with say a cucumber, I can just eat it, but a bit worse when grinding 10-12 potatoes. Im stuck with 12 leftovers I need to pick out from the jug and then try grind again Regarding accessories: - there's no coffee/herb mill, shame - the citrus juicer is ok but it works at an excessive speed, where holding the fruit is a challenge and it's not easy to get all the juice out - there's a centrifugal juicing attachment - big YAY - but it's not very efficient. Compared to my very basic Philps juicer it yields 15% less (I ran very accurate tests) and also I need to empty the dry pulp container halfway through making 2-3 glasses of juice Its not a bad product, I love having it at home, making pesto, chopping onion, getting cheese, slicing everything in seconds ...and maybe all processor's struggle with some/most of the above issues - it's just that with that price tag, you really can't help but feel a bit disappointed.

I had used a magi mix a few years ago and always loved how much time it saved me. Finally, I've got around to buying my own and I absolutely love it. It's so easy to whip up batches of homemade hummus, pesto etc as well as cutting my food prep time down considerable. I love to cook at home so it's definitely a worthwhile investment. Plus they're really well built and my magi mix will probably outlast religion before it gives up the ghost. Even though there are cheaper food processors out there I would recommend investing in a magi mix to anyone who enjoys cooking as there are so many uses for it. Hope you enjoy using yours as much as I am mine!

The Magimix is very simple to use , easy to clean and extremely powerful. We've used it a few times now to mix bread dough. It does it with ease and in 30 seconds ! Makes very airy bread. Chops and slices with ease. The only down side is that the price for a powerful motor is it's heavy weight. However given that it's not that big, managed to keep it out on the worktop. Highly recommended if you want a mixer that will last and cope with hard jobs with ease

A very able piece of kit, easy to use and powerful motor that is more than capable of processing and prepping food for your dishes. In use it is not only quieter compared to the machine it’s replaced but it is also obviously a lot more powerful too and therefore requires a lot less time to do the same tasks. Overall very pleased, wish I’d decided to get one years ago.

Perfekt! Tolle Maschine, die wirklich alles perfekt kann außer kleine Mengen Sahne schlagen. Das macht der Handmixer schneller. Ansonsten bin ich begeistert! Ich koche viel nach den "deliciously ella" Kochbüchern (Mandelmus, cashewbutter, alles kein Problem). Der Motor ist so stark, dass das Messer nie hängen bleibt oder der Motor warm läuft. Morgens machen wir damit Bircher Müsli (also Äpfel klein hacken) - auch das funktioniert in 5 Sekunden 😃... Wie lange sie hält, muss man sehen. Ich benutze sie jetzt einen Monat täglich mehrmals. Mache 800-1600 g Nussmus/-Butter die Woche damit! (Preis war übrigens 399 Euro inkl Versand von lakeland)

Very happy with this purchase. UK model works fine in Australia, and was delivered very quickly. So far used it several times to prepare fruit for making jam, with excellent results. Would recommend to anyone looking to buy a decent food processor.

Nach ca. 1 Jahr Verwendung: meine Frau ist sehr begeistert (und mittlerweile haben ein paar Freunde/Verwandte auch eine Magimix. Das beim Arbeiten damit in der Regel mehrere Schüsseln montiert sein müssen stört etwas ab es ist alles leicht zu reinigen. Die Zubehörbox ist sehr sehr praktisch., Bei einer der Schüsseln ist ein Teil ausgebrochen. Der Kundenservice war sehr freundlich zuvorkommend und schnell! Auch unsere Kinder lieben es damit Eigenkreationen ('Nutella', Erdnussbutter, Eissorbet, ... ) zu fertigen.

Great product, but when you go to register the product on magimix.com.au they specify that if bought on Amazon, the product is not not under warranty in Australia (they mention Amazon UK, but even if you bought it on Amazon AU like I did, the product comes from Amazon UK... so no warranty)

Das Gerät ist leistungsstark und vielfältig einsetzbar. Ein bißchen lästig ist, daß immer alle Gefäße gereinigt werden müssen, wenn man nur das kleinste verwendet.