Weston Meat Cutting Machine
Score: 81/100
KitchenAid KFC3516ER
Score: 73/100Rankings
The Weston Electric Meat Cutting Machine is a robust home slicer featuring a powerful 200W motor and a removable 9-inch stainless steel blade for precise slicing. Its heavy construction and slower blade speed on dense foods make it less portable and slightly less efficient for high-volume tasks. Ideal for home cooks seeking durability and quiet operation.
The KitchenAid 3.5-Cup Mini Food Processor provides a compact footprint, quiet 240 W motor and convenient drizzle basin for small-batch prep. Its limited capacity and single-blade design restrict versatility for larger or more varied tasks. Best suited for solo cooks or small households needing quick chopping and light pureeing.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
200 W | 240 Wbest | |
— | 0.83 Lbest | |
— | 0.32 hpbest | |
12.7 mmbest | — | |
— | 2best | |
| ↓ lower better | 5.66 kg | 1.23 kgbest |
1 yearsbest | 1 yearsbest | |
22.86 cmbest | — |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Features(1) | ||
Blade Material | Serrated stainless steel | stainless_steel |
Power & Performance(1) | ||
Motor Power (W) | 200 W | 240 W |
Build & Design(4) | ||
Weight (kg) | 5.66 kg | 1.23 kg |
Height (cm) | 30.48 cm | 22.2 cm |
Width (cm) | 43.18 cm | 17.8 cm |
Depth (cm) | 25.4 cm | 15.1 cm |
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Professional reviewers and editors consistently commend the Weston slicer for its robust build, quiet motor, and precise, adjustable slicing capability across a wide range of foods, while noting that blade speed and cleaning convenience are modest drawbacks compared to premium competitors.
Everyday users appreciate the slicer's precision, versatility, and solid value for home cooking and entertaining, frequently mentioning its ability to handle frozen meats and large cheese wheels, but they also commonly cite the effort required for cleaning and the slower blade speed on dense foods as recurring pain points.
“Slices meat from frozen to fresh with precision”
“Perfect size for small batches”
Professional reviewers praise the KFC3516ER for its quick, even chopping of nuts, onions, and garlic, as well as the convenience of the drizzle basin and pour spout. They note its quiet motor and solid construction, but point out the limited capacity, single-blade design, and only fair pureeing performance on softer vegetables.
Everyday users consistently highlight the chopper's perfect size for small-batch tasks, its power, ease of cleaning, and thoughtful design features like the spout and cord wrap. Common complaints revolve around the limited bowl size, occasional texture inconsistency, and occasional durability concerns.
