DOUBLE CHUTE FOOD PROCESSOR

A food processor ( 100 ) includes a base ( 102 ), a receptacle ( 108 ) mountable to the base ( 102 ), a drive mechanism ( 104 ) mounted within the base ( 102 ), a food processing blade ( 126 ) disposed within the receptacle ( 108 ) and operatively coupled to the drive mechanism ( 104 ), a cover ( 112 ) for at least partially covering the receptacle ( 108 ) and a feed tube ( 114 ) depending from the cover ( 112 ). The feed tube ( 114 ) includes an internal septum wall ( 120 ) defining first and second food chutes ( 116, 118 ). The first and second food chutes ( 116, 118 ) have respective chute openings ( 116 a , 118 a) for receiving food substances for processing by the food processing blade ( 126 ). At least one plunger, possibly two plungers ( 122, 124 ), may be positionable in the first and second food chutes ( 116, 118 ) for facilitating advancement of the food substances. The chute openings ( 116 a , 118 a) of the first and second food chutes ( 116, 118 ) may have substantially similar internal dimensions or different internal dimensions. The feed tube ( 114 ) may define a third food chute ( 128 ) having a chute opening ( 128 a). In this embodiment, the chute openings 128 a , 130 a , 132 a of at least two of the first, second and third food chutes 128, 130, 132 may have substantially different internal dimensions.