Hamilton Beach Bowl Scraper Food Processor, 10 Cup, White (70733)

The Hamilton Beach 70733 is the food processor for people who reach for one a few times a month and would rather not spend Cuisinart money on it: hummus, salsa, pesto, bread crumbs, a chopped onion, a block of cheese shredded for tacos. It is the budget pick on our list.

A note on the model number. The expert tests cited on this page were run on the black 70730, which Hamilton Beach has moved to the product archive on its site. The 70733 is the same machine in white: Hamilton Beach lists the same 450 W motor, 10-cup bowl, lid scraper, reversible disc, two speeds plus pulse and 15.47 by 10.25 inch height and width for both. The black version now carries the model number 70730J, which Hamilton Beach's site showed as coming soon when we checked on September 28, 2026, while the white 70733 was in stock there and on Amazon.

It suits first apartments and small kitchens where a large Cuisinart would be overkill. Skip it if slicing potatoes for gratin, tomatoes for salad or pureeing soup are regular jobs, or if you would run it every day. The trade-offs are noise, a bowl that leaks with liquids and weak slicing.

Pureeing is its strongest skill. TechGearLab scored it 9 out of 10 for pureeing, and its tasting panel rated its hummus among the best in the group. It also turned out tomato sauce at the right consistency in the 30 seconds the recipe called for and made nut butter in about 10 minutes. The far more expensive Cuisinart Custom 14 needed about 19 minutes for the same job in that lab. If chickpeas, beans and nuts are your main use, the budget machine does not hold you back.

The bowl scraper is the feature people buy it for. A scraper built into the lid sweeps the bowl walls when you move it from side to side, and Hamilton Beach says it works with the motor running or stopped, so food that climbs the sides goes back to the blade without lifting the lid. Tom's Guide liked it in its guide, last updated in May 2026, but found that it stops about an inch short of the bottom, so a spatula still has a job at the base of the bowl. CNET called the scraper perhaps the machine's best feature.

Basic prep is quick. Tom's Guide timed an onion chopped in about three seconds and a block of cheddar grated in about five, among the fastest results in its group, and the motor showed no strain with cookie dough. TechGearLab scored chopping 7 out of 10 and found that carrots came out as a uniform mix with only a few larger pieces.

It is simple to run: Low, High and Pulse, one S-blade and one reversible disc that slices on one side and shreds on the other. Hamilton Beach lists the bowl, lid, disc, blade and scraper as dishwasher safe, and at 15.47 inches tall it fits under most upper cabinets.

Noise comes first. TechGearLab measured 96 dB at 3 feet and Tom's Guide recorded 93.9 dB, both far above the 61.5 dB TechGearLab measured for the Custom 14. In TechGearLab's group it was also louder than Ninja's 9-cup Professional at 80 dB.

The bowl leaks. TechGearLab filled it with water to the max line, about two and a half cups, and it leaked as soon as the motor started. It also leaked with mayonnaise, and it shook hard and threw flour while mixing pie dough, which is why it scored 5 out of 10 for mixing. Tom's Guide saw the light base rock slightly with cookie dough. Keep liquid volumes low and puree soups in a blender instead; our best blenders list covers that job.

Slicing and shredding are weak. The slicing side of the disc scored 5 out of 10 at TechGearLab, where it crushed the test tomatoes rather than slicing them, and shredding scored 6. There is one fixed thickness and no extra discs in the box. Cleaning scored 5 out of 10, and TechGearLab notes that the parts belong on the top rack of the dishwasher.

Finally, the warranty is 1 year limited, against 5 years on the motor for both Cuisinarts on our list.

The Cuisinart Pro Custom 11 is the step up: one more cup, two slicing discs, a flat cover, lever controls, excellent slicing and shredding scores from Consumer Reports and a 5-year motor warranty, in a higher price class. If you slice more than you puree, it is worth the difference.

Ninja's 9-cup Professional tied this Hamilton Beach at 64 points in TechGearLab's ranking and was quieter, but it has a smaller bowl, no scraper and sells in a higher price class. For the full comparison with the Custom 14 and the Breville Sous Chef 16, see our best food processors list.

The Hamilton Beach 70733 earns the budget slot because it purees and chops well and its lid scraper saves stops. It is loud, leaks with liquids, slices poorly and carries a short warranty. Buy it for occasional hummus, salsa and chopping; if you plan to slice and shred every week, save for the Pro Custom 11.