Commercial Food Processors
Commercial food processors start in price around $400 and go up to a couple of thousand dollars. The lower priced commercial food processor is for the very serious home chef or small catering company and the higher priced machines made for high volume with continuous feeds are for restaurants and high volume food wholesalers.
The Robot Coupe R100 is great for the home cook who wants high quality and a more industrial look. The R100 uses over 20 different cutting discs. If you like and can afford a Viking stove for your home this is the food processor for you. The R100 will work wonders for a small restaurant, catering company or low volume specialty food companies.
For $837 the Robot Coupe R2NULTRA gives you versatility and volume processing without breaking the bank. You can use many different cutting plates and this Robot Coupe comes with a continuous feed attachment for high volume processing. The motor on this machine has more power than the R100.
While the Robot Coupe R6N is not the top of the line, at $3,246 it has the power, versatility and volume to handle most any professional need. It is a combination vertical cutter/mixer and vegetable prep food processor. It can handle 2,000 servings in three hours. It accommodates 34 processing plates, the vertical bowl attachment can puree, blend, knead dough, mix and chop. The continuous feed vegetable prep attachment can shred, slice, dice, julienne and grate.
There are bigger and more powerful specialty processors than the R6N, but for an all around professional processor this has got to be the one to handle most of your needs.
As you can see the world of commercial food processors is dominated by Robot Coupe, but there are other brands like Waring. This article just gives you a sample of what is available. If you are looking for more specialized machines they are out there—most made by Robot Coupe. This includes the $6,000 free standing CL60 high volume food processor.