What is a continuous-feed food processor?

It is a processor with a feed head instead of a closed bowl. Vegetables go into a chute, pass over a spinning disc, and the cut product falls out of the front into a pan or bin, so there is no bowl to empty. It is built for slicing, shredding and grating large quantities without stopping.

Food processor or vegetable slicer: which does a kitchen need?

A food processor with a batch bowl also chops, purées and mixes, so it covers sauces and dips as well as some slicing. A dedicated vegetable slicer or cutter handles larger slicing, dicing and shredding volumes faster. Kitchens that prep vegetables in bulk often run both, while smaller kitchens start with a combination processor.

Can a food processor knead dough?

Some batch-bowl processors can mix small amounts of dough with a dough blade, but they are not a replacement for a mixer. Check the manufacturer's dough capacity, which is usually well below the bowl size, and use a planetary or spiral mixer for regular dough production.

How much do commercial food processors cost?

List prices on Norpex range from $700 to $27,149.99 CAD, with a median of $2,343.84 across 61 priced models; prices are list prices before tax and shipping.

Which brands of commercial food processors do you carry?

Norpex lists 61 commercial food processors. The brands with the most models listed are Dito Sama with 22, Omcan with 11, Trento with 11, Brunner-Anliker with 5 and Eurodib with 5.

Do you ship commercial food processors across Canada?

Norpex ships to delivery addresses across Canada. Equipment ships from distributor warehouses, so dispatch timing depends on the supplier and the destination. For items that can be bought online, shipping is calculated at checkout from live carrier rates for the delivery address and confirmed before payment. There is no automatic free-shipping or flat-rate offer.

Commercial Food Processors in Canada

A commercial food processor chops, purées, slices, shreds and grates with interchangeable blades and discs, taking over prep that would otherwise be done by knife. Batch-bowl models suit sauces, pestos, dips and chopping, while continuous-feed models push vegetables through a chute and discharge them into a pan for slicing and shredding in volume. Combination units put both heads on one motor base. Restaurants, caterers and institutional kitchens are the usual buyers, and replacement slicing, shredding and dicing discs are listed here too.

About commercial food processors

Before you buy

Decide between a batch bowl, a continuous-feed head or a combination unit by whether your volume is mostly wet chopping and purées or dry slicing and shredding.
Size the bowl to your largest regular batch, and check the manufacturer's maximum fill for liquids, which is lower than the bowl's volume.
List the cuts your menu uses, such as slices, julienne, shreds and dice, and confirm the matching discs and grids exist for that exact model.
Confirm the safety interlocks that stop the motor when the lid or feed head is opened, and how the bowl, blade and discs come apart for washing.
Plan for a disc storage rack, since sharp discs kept loose in a drawer get chipped and are awkward to handle safely.

Common questions

What is a continuous-feed food processor?: It is a processor with a feed head instead of a closed bowl. Vegetables go into a chute, pass over a spinning disc, and the cut product falls out of the front into a pan or bin, so there is no bowl to empty. It is built for slicing, shredding and grating large quantities without stopping.
Food processor or vegetable slicer: which does a kitchen need?: A food processor with a batch bowl also chops, purées and mixes, so it covers sauces and dips as well as some slicing. A dedicated vegetable slicer or cutter handles larger slicing, dicing and shredding volumes faster. Kitchens that prep vegetables in bulk often run both, while smaller kitchens start with a combination processor.
Can a food processor knead dough?: Some batch-bowl processors can mix small amounts of dough with a dough blade, but they are not a replacement for a mixer. Check the manufacturer's dough capacity, which is usually well below the bowl size, and use a planetary or spiral mixer for regular dough production.
How much do commercial food processors cost?: List prices on Norpex range from $700 to $27,149.99 CAD, with a median of $2,343.84 across 61 priced models; prices are list prices before tax and shipping.
Which brands of commercial food processors do you carry?: Norpex lists 61 commercial food processors. The brands with the most models listed are Dito Sama with 22, Omcan with 11, Trento with 11, Brunner-Anliker with 5 and Eurodib with 5.
Do you ship commercial food processors across Canada?: Norpex ships to delivery addresses across Canada. Equipment ships from distributor warehouses, so dispatch timing depends on the supplier and the destination. For items that can be bought online, shipping is calculated at checkout from live carrier rates for the delivery address and confirmed before payment. There is no automatic free-shipping or flat-rate offer.

Guides

Buying guide

Commercial Food Processor Guide: Batch Bowl vs Continuous Feed

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BakeMax BMVC001 Commercial Countertop Electric Vegetable Slicer and Grater

Omcan – European Heavy-Duty Food Processor – 10927

Dito Sama – Combined Vegetable Slicer and Cutter Mixer 3,6LT/3.8 qt

Brunner-Anliker – 115V GSM-Five Star Vegetable Cutter with Rotary Pusher Included – 231.01836

Dito Sama 602250 Prep4You Single Speed Vegetable Slicer with 2 Discs – 1 HP / 115V

Dito Sama – Cutter Mixer with 3,6 lt/3.8

Dito Sama – Cutter Mixer K70 7 liters

Trento 4 qt Electric Food Processor- 0.5 HP, 110V

Dito Sama 602247 2.7 Qt. Prep4You Single Speed Cutter Mixer – 1 HP / 115V

Trento 16 Qt. Electric Bowl Cutter Food Processor – 2 Hp / 120V – 47776

5 qt Universal Food Processor – 2 HP, 110 V

Waring WFP14SC 3.5 Qt. Combination Continuous-Feed/Batch Bowl Food Processor

Dito Sama – Cutter Mixer

Dito Sama – Vegetable Slicer high capacity, with lever hopper,

6 qt Electric Food Processor – 2.4 HP, 110 V

Dito Sama 602251 2.7 Qt. Prep4You Single Speed Combined Vegetable Slicer / Cutter Mixer – 1 HP / 115V

10 qt Food Processor – 1.5 HP, 110 V

Trento 7 qt Food Processor Cheese and Vegetable Shredder/ Cutter – 0.7 HP, 110 V

Dito Sama – Vegetable Slicer, single speed (1800 rpm) with 2 discs included

Trento 9 qt Electric Food Processor – 1 HP, 110V

Brunner-Anliker – 240V GSM-Five Star Vegetable Cutter with Pusher Included – 231.01814

Dito Sama – Vegetable Slicer

Trento 3 qt Commercial Food Processor– 0.4 HP, 110V

Pacojet 4 Digital Micro-Purée Food Processor – 2 Hp / 120V