I've worked with tons of then and they're great but I've also bought a shitty 45 dollar Hamilton beach one that's nearly the same. Robots are going for 1-2K right now can the price really be justified?
Posted Dec 23, 2021, 6:03 AM UTC
In a professional kitchen yes at home not really just keep in mind robocoupes are probably gonna last a long time in both environments
Robot coup and vita mix are the standard for regular kitchen use.
I love my vitamix picked it up for $30 at a value village (the carafe had a crack at the bottom) then found a replacement carafe in the same store a few weeks later for $40
But ought they
There is a reason they became popular.
Yes. They stand up to heavy, daily use and go for years.
I use a Breville at home and it’s just fine, but at work it’s robot coupe all the way! They are beasts, last for years, and come with great attachments.
If you’re just starting out as a restaurant owner then go with what you can afford.
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I've found that Hobart makes a big difference but we make praline in the cheap food processor everyday and it's still going strong 8 months later
How long do you run your food processor making praline every day?
If you don't want to buy a Robot-Coupe don't buy one, just don't expect people here to say they are over priced and not worth it, because they are not.
My old boss when through 3 different home food processors in about 3 years. They work absolutely fine. But just that. Fine. We would get stuck for 6 months with a barely working one until he spent another $60. The robot just doesn’t break down and makes sense if you plan on being open for a long time.
Thermomix 🙌
Is not for the same uses, can’t make chicken souffles in the thermomixer
You can do everything in a thermomix. Robo Coupes are outdated now.
Yeah good luck with that🙂
For long term, yes.
Can I just say that robot coupe is not making the same level of durable equipment they used to. We use a 602 v and also have the slicing/dicing accessories. The base needs to be rebuilt or replaced once yearly at this point in my kitchen and the replacement parts are expensive. We are busy and it gets used probably 10-20 times for various tasks daily but these units used to last at least 5 years or so. It’s disappointing from a $3,500 piece of supposedly durable equipment.
It comes down to how much you use it and what accessories you are using with it. If you use it once or twice a day for light food processor work you can probably get away with a cheaper alternative just expect to replace it once a year or so and if your recipes need a food processor have a backup ready to go because it will stop working at the worst opertunity. If you will be using it heavily or using it with the chopping or granting or any of the other accessories I would go with the Robot-Coupe it will last for years, there are parts available instead of the throw away nature of the cheep ones and the duty cycle as well as the power of the motor is much greater, I highly doubt a 45$ food processor can do 2L of hummus in a single bowl without burning out a motor or breaking a blade (done both) but a Robot-Coupe will do that all day and ask for more. So yes they are worth it, but would it be worth it to you?
gonna second this. every time I make hummus in my little Robot buddy I apologize to him, but he remains undefeated.