Watt & WhiskCountertop appliances, costed per use

Small appliances

Maintenance

Intervals, parts and what they cost.

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White food processor on weathered garden decking, clear graduated bowl and tall feed chute attached — Litre and cup markings moulded into the bowl show how much a mid-size processor can hold in one go.Photo: Donovan Govan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Small white food processor on a yellow tablecloth beside its bowl and a snapped-off plastic handle

Maintenance

Keeping a food processor working for ten years

Bowls crack, handles snap at the lug and lids stop latching. The cleaning routine and the three habits that decide whether a machine reaches year ten.

Updated 11/3/2026 · 9 min

Photo: Sima shimony · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons