When to Use a Blender Versus a Food Processor

Your kitchen should have the right tools. Welcome to A Guide to Gearing Up Your Kitchen, a series where I help you outfit the space with all the small appliances you need (and ditch the ones you don’t).

I’d be lying if I denied that a blender and food processor kind of look interchangeable—there’s blades, containers, lids with chutes, and a big base with buttons. While it might seem like having one is as good as having the other, they don’t exactly do the same thing. Yes, they both cut food...