Hamilton Beach 10-Cup Spiralizing Food Processor (70735) review

A spiralizing processor for a focused tool set

The Hamilton Beach 70735 combines a 10-cup work bowl with a chopping/mixing blade, a reversible slicing/shredding disc, a spiral blade and a ribbon blade. Its defining reason to choose it is the separate spiral-slicing plate and two cutting blades for making long vegetable noodles or wider ribbons. The exact U.S. product page identifies the brushed-silver 70735, a 450-watt motor, two speeds plus pulse, a 2.5-inch feed chute and a pour-spout bowl. That is a more specific package than a basic 10-cup processor, but it is not an all-purpose dough machine.

What the spiralizer asks of you

The manual treats the spiral plate and blade as a dedicated setup: install the plate in the bowl, fit either the spiral blade or ribbon blade, secure the lid and feed one piece at a time. Do not leave another processing attachment in place. Apply light, steady pressure and let the motor work; pushing harder does not improve the cut. A short end piece remains on the pusher, and trapped pulp can require stopping to clean the blade before continuing. The manual favors firm produce sized close to the chute. Seeds can catch and interrupt the cut, while symmetrical foods such as zucchini or cucumber make more even ribbons. In other words, this is a useful vegetable-prep tool when you are willing to choose suitable produce and process it in individual pieces—not a chute-fed way to send a whole recipe through unattended.

Long strands may need to be cut to serving length. The manual also suggests drying vegetable noodles with paper towels or blanching them so they do not thin a sauce. These small finishing steps matter: the attachment creates a particular shape, not a guarantee that a wet vegetable will behave like dried pasta.

The ten-cup rating is not every task's batch limit

The rated bowl volume is helpful for comparing the processor's scale, but the linked Use & Care chart gives smaller ceilings for several jobs with the chopping/mixing blade: two to three cups of cubed fruit or vegetables, 0.7 pound of cubed meat, five ounces of Parmesan or Romano, and eight ounces of Cheddar, Jack or mozzarella. Crackers have a 10-cup maximum; the manual notes that crackers can fill the bowl and lid up into the chute. The chart does not turn that dry-cracker amount into a 10-cup soup or produce batch. For the reversible disc, the bowl's MAX line is the limit, and the manual does not publish a fixed cut thickness.

For ordinary chopping, Hamilton Beach recommends similar-size pieces, about one-inch chunks, and pulse bursts so you can check the result. The two-speed dial also allows continuous running at either speed for other documented operations, but the manual gives no maximum uninterrupted ON time. It says to let the unit rest about four minutes after extended continuous use. If a specifically rated run interval is essential, that missing ceiling should remain an unknown rather than being inferred from the 450-watt label.

What not to assign to this package

The 70735 manual explicitly says not to knead dough, crush ice, grind grain, coffee or spices, or slice frozen meat. It also cautions that starchy vegetables such as potatoes can become gummy if pureed. So the package suits someone whose recurring jobs are vegetable spirals, ribbons and standard small-to-medium chopping, slicing or shredding—not someone who wants a processor to cover bread dough and every specialty task. If a dedicated dough blade is essential, compare the 70815 or Hamilton Beach 70727G instead; their package/manual facts differ from the 70735, and the 70727G does not include this spiralizer.

Cleanup and the comparison that changes the choice

The manual places removable components in the dishwasher but specifies the top rack only and warns against the SANI setting. The base, controls and cord are wiped, not immersed. Before cleaning or changing the sharp spiral blade or disc, switch off and unplug the machine. The manual's one-tool-at-a-time rule also means you should expect to change setup between spiralizing and ordinary chopping rather than leave a collection of blades assembled.

Compared with the 12-cup 70815, the 70735 has a smaller rated bowl and a simpler listed collection of processing tools. The 70815 adds a separate dough blade, a six-position adjustable slicing disc, a fine/coarse shredding disc and a storage case; its manual labels its adjustable disc from 1 to 6 mm. Both are 450-watt spiralizing processors with two speeds and pulse, and both require suitable firm vegetables, one piece at a time, and cleanup of the spiral assembly. A 3-inch feed opening on the 70815 is not a continuous-feed attachment; the term describes its chute, not an alternate slicing/shredding setup. If the spiralizer is the deciding tool and the 10-cup scale meets your work, 70735 avoids choosing a larger tool package for capabilities you do not need. If you will actually use the dough blade, storage case or adjustable slicer, the 70815 is the more versatile exact package. If you only need a large standard bowl, the 70725AG offers 12 cups but has no spiralizer and its manual prohibits kneading.

Who should consider the 70735?

Consider it for household prep that regularly turns firm vegetables into noodles or ribbons and also benefits from a standard processor bowl. The two spiral blades give two distinct shapes, while the S-blade and reversible disc make it useful between spiralizing sessions. It is a poor fit if your essential task is yeast-dough kneading, a documented dough capacity, a 12-cup bowl, a variable-thickness slicer or an alternate continuous-feed setup. The exact manual gives you practical boundaries, not a promise that every produce size will spiral uniformly. The manufacturer page showed the model for sale during this review, but that page state is not a guarantee of present availability.