A food processing device, comprising: a base having a motor positioned therein, a removable bowl coupled to the base, a removable lid coupled to the bowl so as to define a processing chamber, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the bowl, an access opening, and (i) a shell having an inner surface that defines a portion of the processing chamber and an outer surface positioned opposite the inner surface, and (ii) a housing with the access opening formed in the side thereof, the housing extending upwardly from the outer surface of the shell; and an adjustable cutting tool assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, the adjustable cutting tool assembly comprising: a cutting tool that is positionable between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses, and an adjustment mechanism operable to move the cutting tool between the plurality of cutting positions, the adjustment mechanism comprising a user-operated control device that is secured to the cutting tool, wherein the user-operated control device extends through the access opening defined in the removable lid such that an upper end of the user-operated control device is positioned outside of the processing chamber; characterized in that the removable lid further includes a cover pivotally coupled to the shell or configured to be detached from the shell and positioned over the access opening and movable between (i) a first position in which user-access to the user-operated control device is permitted, and (ii) a second position in which user-access to the user-operated control device is prevented. a base having a motor positioned therein, a removable bowl coupled to the base, a removable lid coupled to the bowl so as to define a processing chamber, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the bowl, an access opening, and (i) a shell having an inner surface that defines a portion of the processing chamber and an outer surface positioned opposite the inner surface, and (ii) a housing with the access opening formed in the side thereof, the housing extending upwardly from the outer surface of the shell; and an adjustable cutting tool assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, the adjustable cutting tool assembly comprising: a cutting tool that is positionable between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses, and an adjustment mechanism operable to move the cutting tool between the plurality of cutting positions, the adjustment mechanism comprising a user-operated control device that is secured to the cutting tool, wherein the user-operated control device extends through the access opening defined in the removable lid such that an upper end of the user-operated control device is positioned outside of the processing chamber; characterized in that the removable lid further includes a cover pivotally coupled to the shell or configured to be detached from the shell and positioned over the access opening and movable between (i) a first position in which user-access to the user-operated control device is permitted, and (ii) a second position in which user-access to the user-operated control device is prevented. a cutting tool that is positionable between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses, and an adjustment mechanism operable to move the cutting tool between the plurality of cutting positions, the adjustment mechanism comprising a user-operated control device that is secured to the cutting tool, wherein the user-operated control device extends through the access opening defined in the removable lid such that an upper end of the user-operated control device is positioned outside of the processing chamber; characterized in that the removable lid further includes a cover pivotally coupled to the shell or configured to be detached from the shell and positioned over the access opening and movable between (i) a first position in which user-access to the user-operated control device is permitted, and (ii) a second position in which user-access to the user-operated control device is prevented.