How much does it cost to run a food processor?
EIA data · June 2026About 26.8¢ a month at the U.S. average price of 18.34¢ per kilowatt-hour — but that figure moves a long way depending on where you live. Set your state below.
1.5 kWh a month at the U.S. average, 18.34¢/kWh for June 2026. Excludes fixed charges, taxes and time-of-use rates, which vary by utility and are on your bill.
Typical 350–1,200 W. Use the figure on your own label if you have it.
A food processor sits mid-table at #82 of 88, which means something else in the house costs more. See whether kitchen or something else drives your bill.
Every figure here is priced per kilowatt-hour. What a kilowatt-hour actually is.
How many watts a food processor uses
Home food processors are rated 350–800 W by bowl size, with large 14-cup models reaching about 1,200 W. Like blenders they are sized for torque rather than efficiency.
- Low
- 350 W
- Typical
- 600 W
- High
- 1,200 W
What it costs across the country
Same appliance, same usage, different electricity price. Annual cost at 600 W and the default usage above.
| State | ¢/kWh | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 52.72 | $9.24 |
| California | 34.74 | $6.09 |
| Massachusetts | 29.61 | $5.19 |
| New York | 29.49 | $5.17 |
| Ohio | 19.19 | $3.36 |
| Texas | 15.94 | $2.79 |
| Florida | 15.10 | $2.65 |
| Utah | 13.37 | $2.34 |
| Nebraska | 13.25 | $2.32 |
| Nevada | 13.11 | $2.30 |
Worth knowing
- Short runtimes make this one of the cheapest appliances in the kitchen despite a substantial motor.
- Dough hooks and thick mixtures load the motor harder, drawing closer to the rated figure than slicing does.
- If it stalls or smells hot, that is a bowl overloaded past its capacity rather than a running-cost problem.
Other appliances
Prices are statewide residential averages for June 2026 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. They exclude fixed monthly charges, taxes and time-of-use rates. See how these figures are calculated.