ode to food processors

y'know, i've never really been one to use food processors very often. in fact, i once spent an entire day making potato salad by hand because i disliked the subpar results which the cuisinart produced. but i must admit i now very much see their worth. early this past week i undertook to make my own hummus (a one-quid bag of chickpeas and a threeorso pound tub of tahini yeilds so much more hummus than can be purchased for as much). so hours of boiling later and i recall that the only chopping instruments at my disposal are my paring knife and my bench scraper. lots and lots of chopping later, i have still chunkier-than-desired hummus with unevenly distributed salt and garlic, and a newfound love of food processors.