The Best Budget Food Processors UK: Fohere vs Russell Hobbs vs Kenwood

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Buying a food processor shouldn’t break the bank, and thankfully, there’s plenty of solid options out there for under £100.

The harder part is deciding what you want out of your processor, whether that’s maximum features, a best all-rounder, or something compact enough that it comfortably fits onto your worktop.

In this article, we’ve compared what we feel are three of the most interesting budget options currently available in the UK: the Fohere 1100W Food Processor & Blender, Russell Hobbs Desire 24732, and Kenwood MultiPro Go FDP22.130GY.

Our quick verdict? Russell Hobbs is the best all-rounder, FOHERE gives you the most value for money, and Kenwood is the one we’d choose for a smaller kitchen.

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The quick answer

	FOHERE 1100W	Russell Hobbs Desire	Kenwood MultiPro Go
Best for	Maximum features	Everyday all-round use	Small kitchens
Motor	1100W	600W	650W
Bowl	3.5L	2.5L	1.3L
Blender	1.5L	1.5L	No
Speeds	3 + Pulse	2 + Pulse	1 + Pulse
Standout feature	Huge versatility	Processor + blender balance	Express Serve
Main drawback	Lots to store	Fairly large overall setup	Small bowl
Our award	Best for features	Best overall	Best compact

All three take a very different approach to being a cheaper food processor, which is actually useful. There isn’t much point recommending three appliances that do exactly the same thing.

FOHERE 1100W: best for maximum features

If your idea of value is getting as much equipment as possible for the money, Fohere has you set.

The current FOHERE food processor combines an 1100W motor, large 3.5L processing bowl and 1.5L blender jug. Its attachments cover chopping, slicing, shredding, kneading, whisking and blending, while you get three speed settings plus Pulse.

That’s a lot of machine for something with a sub £100 price tag.

The large bowl is specifically useful if you’re preparing dinner for several people or doing bigger batches. You could grate some vegetables for coleslaw, chop up ingredients for burgers, knead dough and then switch over to the blender for a nice sauce or smoothie.

The obvious problem is that all those attachments need somewhere to live.

It’s also the least established brand of the three, so buyers with a strong sense of brand loyalty and long-term support may feel more comfortable with Kenwood or Russell Hobbs.

Best for: families and anyone wanting a processor and blender with a large capacity.

Main weakness: bulkier, with considerably more equipment to store.

Check the latest FOHERE Food Processor & Blender price on Amazon UK.

Russell Hobbs Desire 24732: best overall

The Russell Hobbs Desire 24732 is less dramatic than the Fohere, which is partly why we love it.

Its 600W motor powers a 2.5L processor bowl with 1.5L usable capacity, while a separate 1.5L blender jug is included. You also get a reversible slicing/shredding disc, dough blade and creaming disc, alongside two speeds and Pulse.

In other words, it covers most things people actually buy a food processor for without turning your pantry into a storage unit.

It can chop your onions, grate cheese, prep pizza dough and finish off with a nice fruit smoothie.

It’s also dishwasher-friendly, as Russell Hobbs states the removable bowl and parts can go in the dishwasher, which saves a lot of time, trust me.

The 600W motor is obviously less powerful on paper than Foheres 1100W unit, so we’d lean towards the latter for frequent heavy-duty processing. But for ordinary household chopping, slicing, blending and mixing, the Russell Hobbs strikes the nicest balance here.

And at roughly £60 on Amazon UK at the time of checking, it feels like the easiest one to recommend to the average buyer.

Best for: households wanting a proper food processor and blender without spending heavily.

Main weakness: not as powerful or large as the Fohere

See the latest Russell Hobbs Desire 24732 price on Amazon UK.

Kenwood MultiPro Go: best for small kitchens

The Kenwood MultiPro Go takes the opposite approach.

Instead of giving you twelve accessories, knowing fine well you’ll only ever use three, Kenwood strips things down to the basics.

Its 650W motor drives a compact 1.3L bowl, chopping blade and reversible 4mm slicing/grating disc. It can chop, slice, grate, purée and even handle dough.

The clever bit is “Express Serve”.

When you’re slicing or grating, food can pass straight through the processor into your plate, bowl or pan rather than filling the 1.3L bowl. That effectively gives you continuous capacity for those jobs and also means less washing up.

More importantly, it’s legitimately small. Kenwood lists it at just under 30cm high, and it has been designed to fit on the worktop or even inside a kitchen drawer.

That’s a huge advantage if you’re in a flat or already negotiating worktop space with a toaster, kettle, coffee machine and air fryer.

The trade-off is simple: there’s no blender, and the bowl is much smaller.

If you want an all-in-one kitchen system, buy one of the other two. If you mostly want something that’ll quickly chop onions and grate cheese without occupying half a cupboard, the Kenwood makes far more sense.

Amazon-linked product feeds have recently shown it at around £49, making it one of the cheapest options here too.

Best for: couples, smaller households and kitchens where storage matters.

Main weakness: limited capacity and no blender.

Check the latest Kenwood MultiPro Go price on Amazon UK.

So which budget food processor should you buy?

For the average household, we’d choose the Russell Hobbs. It gives you enough capacity for normal cooking, covers all the important food-processing jobs and includes a proper blender without an overwhelming amount of equipment.

Choose the Fohere if capacity and maximum functionality matter most.

Choose the Kenwood MultiPro Go if space matters more than attachments.

And if you’re still wondering whether you actually need a food processor at all, our Food Processor vs Blender: Which One Should You Actually Buy? guide explains the difference before you spend anything.

The verdict

The Russell Hobbs Desire is our best overall budget pick, mainly because it offers the most convincing balance of price, capacity, attachments and everyday usefulness.

The Fohere wins for best features, while the Kenwood MultiPro Go is easily the most appealing choice for a smaller kitchen.

Best overall: Russell Hobbs Desire 24732
Best for features: Fohere 1100W
Best for small kitchens: Kenwood MultiPro Go