In aid of kitchen virtue

I've made the decision - someday, I want to buy a food processor. And thanks to the good folks at Cooks Illustrated and Cuisine at Home I know which one: the glorious Kitchenaid 760, with its blade storage, mini bowl and mini blade, and extra work bowl. It slices, it chops, it juices, it cuts butter into flour, kneads batter into dough, purees, shreds, grates, and probably could do cartwheels if the motor weren't so heavy.

It is also the priciest model I could have possibly settled on, so the price-hunting has begun, and will likely continue for months on end until a great deal comes along, so why am I, thrifty-hearted (or 'tight', Drumstick's most loving epithet) that I am, willing to shell out such a chunk of change?

All in the aid of a proper feast, of course! One which we can put on without exhausting ourselves so much that we can't enjoy as well as we would like. Quick work will be made of chopping carrots, onions, nuts, pureeing sweet potatoes, slicing potatoes, and suddenly Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and just plain ol' Tuesday night with the family can delight the cooks even more.

A virtuous appliance, indeed.