A food processor comprising: a base having a motor positioned therein, a bowl removably coupled to the base, the bowl having a processing chamber defined therein, a lid removably coupled to the bowl, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the processing chamber when the lid is secured to the bowl, a cutting assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, an adjustment assembly operable to move the cutting assembly between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses; characterized by: the adjustment assembly including: an electronically-controlled actuator coupled to the lid and operable to move the cutting assembly between the cutting positions, and an electronic controller electrically coupled to the actuator, the controller comprising (i) a processor, and (ii) a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate the actuator to move the cutting assembly between the plurality of cutting positions while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor. a base having a motor positioned therein, a bowl removably coupled to the base, the bowl having a processing chamber defined therein, a lid removably coupled to the bowl, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the processing chamber when the lid is secured to the bowl, a cutting assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, an adjustment assembly operable to move the cutting assembly between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses; characterized by: the adjustment assembly including: an electronically-controlled actuator coupled to the lid and operable to move the cutting assembly between the cutting positions, and an electronic controller electrically coupled to the actuator, the controller comprising (i) a processor, and (ii) a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate the actuator to move the cutting assembly between the plurality of cutting positions while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor. the adjustment assembly including: an electronically-controlled actuator coupled to the lid and operable to move the cutting assembly between the cutting positions, and an electronic controller electrically coupled to the actuator, the controller comprising (i) a processor, and (ii) a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate the actuator to move the cutting assembly between the plurality of cutting positions while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor. an electronically-controlled actuator coupled to the lid and operable to move the cutting assembly between the cutting positions, and an electronic controller electrically coupled to the actuator, the controller comprising (i) a processor, and (ii) a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate the actuator to move the cutting assembly between the plurality of cutting positions while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor.