Proctor Silex 9-Cup Quick Clean Food Processor 70810 review

A nine-cup processor with cleanup built into the routine

The Proctor Silex 70810 Quick Clean is an earlier full-size food processor for households that slice, shred, chop and puree more than a mini chopper can handle. Its exact U.S. product page names model 70810, a nine-cup leak-free bowl with pour spout, a reversible slicing/shredding disc, a stainless-steel chopping blade and a two-in-one feed chute with large and small pushers. It also lists a variable-speed dial, pulse control and a dedicated CLEAN button. The manufacturer marks the exact page “No Longer Available,” so this is a model reference rather than a claim that the item is currently in stock.

The manual’s cleaning agitator disc is the unusual part of the package. After processing, remove the food, add warm water to the bowl’s CLEAN line, fit the chopping blade and agitator disc, add a little dish soap to one or both wells, close the lid and run the roughly 30-second CLEAN cycle. Then rinse the parts. It is not a self-cleaning appliance that replaces washing: oily or sticky foods may need extra hand-cleaning, the bowl seal can need attention, and the manual explicitly says not to use a dishwasher’s sanitize setting. But for a buyer who is put off by scraping a blade and bowl after hummus or vinaigrette, it is a concrete workflow feature, not just a vague claim about easy cleanup.

Choose tools for the job you repeat

The reversible disc provides separate slice and shred sides; the S-blade handles chopping, mixing and pureeing. The manual lists examples such as cucumber, apple, carrot and potato for slicing and cabbage, carrot and cheese for shredding. The disc does not dice vegetables into cubes, cut French fries or knead dough with a separate dough blade. If any of those are essential, do not mistake a reversible slice/shred disc for the missing tool. A 9-cup Cuisinart or larger specialty processor may be a better direction when a dedicated dicing grid or dough attachment is central to your routine.

The page describes a 2-in-1 chute for whole or narrow ingredients. For thinner foods that wobble in the larger chute, the manual recommends using the smaller opening and pusher to keep pieces upright. It also advises cutting ingredients into similarly sized pieces small enough to move around the bowl, using short pulses for chopping and low speeds for many jobs. For many foods, the manual says three or four pulses are enough to check progress; continuous processing can quickly turn a desired coarse chop into a puree. The dial is described as infinitely variable, and the exact product page specifies 500–2,500 rpm plus pulse.

Important limits before choosing it

Do not read “nine cups” as an automatic liquid-batch allowance. The product page gives a rated bowl size, but the manual does not provide a universal liquid-fill amount in the inspected chart; the 2½-cup line inside the bowl is labeled for the CLEAN cycle, not for a recipe. If your must-have is a specific wet capacity, that amount remains unverified here. The manual also rules out grinding coffee beans or spices, slicing frozen meat and crushing ice. It says to rest the processor about 15 minutes after extended continuous operation, but it does not establish a maximum continuous-run interval. Those facts make it a better fit for ordinary short prep than a required continuous production schedule.

There is one published-spec conflict worth knowing: the product page calls the motor a quiet 450-watt DC motor, while the final electrical label in its page-linked manual identifies 70810 / Type FP41 at 120 V, 60 Hz and 475 W. Neither figure should be silently substituted for the other. We leave wattage out of the matching plan until the manufacturer reconciles the label and page statement; it does not change the verified included-tool assessment.

Storage, care and alternative choices

The exact product page gives body dimensions of 16.4 inches deep, 9.06 inches wide and 10.4 inches high. Measure depth as well as counter width, especially if it needs to fit on a shelf. The bowl, lid, pushers, blade and disc are dishwasher-safe according to the manual, but the base, cord and plug are not washable. The manual states a three-year limited warranty for original U.S. and Canadian purchases; warranty coverage is not a reason to treat an older or secondhand unit as covered without the original purchase terms.

The manufacturer’s page image shows the silver base, clear nine-cup bowl, tall feed chute, control dial and all three front controls, with staged greens. The image is a useful identification aid, not evidence of noise, speed, capacity beyond the printed specs or real-world texture results; the maker does not disclose photography-versus-render status. Compare it with a current-reference processor if buying now, and require the matching model code if looking at an old listing. The Quick Clean cycle is a meaningful differentiator, but the bowl volume, missing specialty tools, unknown liquid ceiling and the unresolved wattage discrepancy should weigh more heavily than any staged image.

Bottom line: The 70810 combines a useful nine-cup standard bowl, reversible slicing/shredding, a variable dial and a distinctive rinse-first CLEAN cycle. It is a plausible earlier opt-in for short household prep where those tools fit. Do not buy it to meet dicing, French-fry, dough-blade, grinder, numerical liquid-capacity or documented long-run requirements; those are not established by this package’s evidence.

Sources: Proctor Silex 70810 product page and its linked Use & Care guide 840356903.