• 11 parts
  • Checked October 2026

Parts of a Food Processor

A food processor taken apart in stacking order, with eleven parts to name.

Parts of a Food Processor

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. Work bowl
  2. Lid
  3. Feed tube
  4. Food pusher
  5. S-blade
  6. Base
  7. Controls
  8. Slicing disc
  9. Shredding disc
  10. Motor shaft
  11. Handle

Drawn for this site on 2026-10-01 from plain geometry. Licence: own work.

Each numbered ring is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a part is answered.

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The food processor 11

  1. Work bowl The clear tub that holds the food.
  2. Lid Covers the top of the work bowl. The feed tube stands on it.
  3. Feed tube The opening that food goes down to reach the disc.
  4. Food pusher Pushes food down the feed tube.
  5. S-blade Two curved knives on a hub. It chops and mixes.
  6. Base Holds the motor that turns the blade. Everything else stacks on it.
  7. Controls Buttons or a dial for on, off and pulse.
  8. Slicing disc A flat disc with one long blade. It cuts slices.
  9. Shredding disc A flat disc covered in small cutting holes. It shreds.
  10. Motor shaft The post the motor turns. The blade sits on it.
  11. Handle The grip on the side of the work bowl.

How this list was compiled: Every name checked on 2026-10-01 against the instruction manuals of three makers, read as text on archive.org, and kept only where two unrelated makers use it. (1) Two manuals from one company's two brands, counted as one source: https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7334223 and https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-21368 : motor base, work bowl, cover, feed tube, pusher, S-blade, slicing disc, shredding disc, motor shaft, handle, pulse control. (2) A second maker's manual, https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-614236 : base, bowl, lid, food pusher, S-blade (chopping and mixing blade), slicing and shredding disc, motor shaft, control. (3) A third maker's manual, https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-614332 : base, work bowl, work bowl cover (lid), feed tube, food pusher, multipurpose blade, slicing disc, shredding disc, power shaft, handle, controls. Wikipedia, Food processor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_processor , was read for what the machine is; it names few parts. Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-10-01 from plain geometry; nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

A food processor is a motor in a base with a bowl locked on top. The drawing lifts the pieces apart along the center line, in the order they stack.

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From the base up

The base holds the motor, and the motor shaft stands out of its top. The work bowl locks onto the base around the shaft. The controls on the front start, stop and pulse the motor.

The blade, the discs and the top

The S-blade sits low on the shaft inside the bowl and chops or mixes. For slices or shreds it comes out, and a slicing disc or a shredding disc sits near the top of the bowl. The lid covers the bowl. Food for a disc goes down the feed tube, guided by the food pusher.

  • Some machines have one disc with a slicing side and a shredding side; the drawing shows two.
  • The quiz accepts cover for lid, chute for feed tube and metal blade for S-blade.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a food processor?

A base with the motor and controls, a motor shaft, a work bowl with a handle, an S-blade, slicing and shredding discs, a lid with a feed tube, and a food pusher.

What is the blade in a food processor called?

The main one is the S-blade, named for its two curved knives that make an S from above. Makers also call it the chopping blade, metal blade or multipurpose blade.

What is the feed tube for?

It is the opening in the lid. Food dropped into it meets the spinning disc below, and the food pusher fits inside it to guide the food down.

What is the difference between a slicing disc and a shredding disc?

A slicing disc has one long raised blade and cuts flat slices. A shredding disc is covered in small raised holes and cuts thin shreds.

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