Kenwood compact food processor. :::::::::::::::::::: This food processor is a base unit with inter changeable processing units- a jug style and the traditional bowl style. It has a slicing/grating blade and emulsifing tool ( for cream, mayonnaise etc) and silicon spatula included. Jug processor :::::::::::::::::::: A large jug, capable of holding 1.2 litres. It has a star shaped chopping blade in the blade and a locking lid with a removable centre part for adding ingredients while blending. The jug needs to lock into the base to work for safety reasons, but the lid can be removed completely and it will still blend. I made fruit smoothie in my jug, using frozen fruit chunks ( raspberries, pineapple, mango and papaya), yoghurt, fresh bananas and a little orange juice. The blades made light work of the frozen fruit on all settings ( pulse, 1, 2) and all the ingredients were blended evenly and finely. Bowl :::::::::: This holds 2 litres BUT has a working capacity of 1.2 litres ( anymore and it leaks) and has a dual blade in the base. It locks into place on the base ( for safety reasons it will not work unless it is in place correctly and locked - the lid also needs to be locked into place before blending). Ingredients can be added whilst the blender is working through the funnel on the top of the lid. I made salsa to test things out ( shallots, cherry tomatoes, garlic, sweet peppers and a little sweet chilli sauce ) I very roughly chopped the ingredients and on setting 1 whizzed things up for around a minute- I got a very finely chopped salsa- in hindsight I would have got a better "chunky" finish on pulse...however it did show me just how easily this processed things. Power/base unit :::::::::::::: The base unit provides more than enough power for domestic use, it has 3 settings- pulse, one and two...these are selected by a small twisting knob , with the pulse setting needing to be held in place to get things pulsing. It has a good length lead, allowing you to work comfortably. The base unit has little sucker feet on its base to keep it stable whilst in use, these work well. It is roughly as noisy as any other blender I have ever used- so nothing special there, it's not quiet by any stretch of the imagination but nor is it overly loud. Grating blade ::::::::::;;;;;;;;;;;; Put this in one way and it slices, turn it over and it grates- as simple as that and very effective. Though it does leave a small amount of cheese sitting on the top of it un-grated. Cleaning ::::::::::::::: This is dishwasher friendly, but I chose to hand wash, it was cleaned quickly with warm soapy water and whilst I had to be careful of the blades it was a quick and easy process. Instruction leaflet. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::; Not the best, it is trying to cover too much in one leaflet- it has several languages, recipes ( some really good ones!) safety instruction, different models and accessories as well as general advice on which blade to use for what all in there and it just seems like too much is trying to be crammed in. What I think......... I have been really impressed by this little processor, it doesn't take up much room in my kitchen and has coped well with everything I threw in there. The build quality is good, the accessories are well thought out and cover pretty much everything you need in a domestic machine and lastly it is easy to clean.