I have a Black and Decker food processor. I use it a lot. I chop onions , can make your own pnt butter by chopping nuts and adding oil to it. I mix ingrediants to make pie crusts, I grind up egg shells for calcium for my dogs and chickens. I use it to grate foods such as carrots-potatoes for latkes, Can slice, grate ,and chop with it. Grate cheese etc. Lots of things you can use it for. Can make purees with it, sauces, I even chop up hard boiled eggs for egg salad. So there is a wide range of what you can do with a food processor and mine does sit on my counter and I use it several times a week. Hope this helps.