Food Processor Reviews

This machine is so great I wonder why it took me so long to buy one. I've tried many of the recipes that came with it and they all turned out great. I make the bread recipe every few days so we always have fresh, delicious bread. Making soup is such a snap. It takes longer to wash the veggies than to cut them in the processor. That is so fast I almost feel cheated out of playtime. I tried the mayonnaise this week, and also the pie dough. I use the processor daily and find it easy to use and easy to clean. The lucite cleans like a breeze in warm water or else I put it in the dishwasher. I couldn't recommend this item more highly...

I have used my food processor everyday since I got it. I don't know what I did without it. Paired with "The Food Processor Bible" by Norene Gilletz, you will make some amazing meals. The time I save on food preparation saves me a lot of energy and time and the unit is so easy to use and clean. The unit is a workhorse, very powerful. I have used it to make whole meals, and making bread is a snap because the kneading is done by the Cuisinart. I highly recommend this machine!

We purchased a Cuisinart DLC-7 in 1981 and still use it today. Unfortunately, after 20 years of serious use, the bowl is cracked and the slicer needs replacing. The cost to purchase these parts almost equals the price of the DFP-11. The only difference in the two units is a 14 cup capacity verses 11! With our kids gone, the 11 cup is perfect--especially at the price offered. Another 20 years and our kids can fight over it!

This is an awesome meatgrinder. I just aquired the Bosch Compact machine and this attachment. I'am really happy with it. It makes the best burgers and you know what kind of meat is in them.
I also tried it on some vegetables and does them also nicely. If you own the Bosch Compact and like grinding your own meat, this is a great buy.

Well, I first ordered a cheap ... 250Watt meat grinder from Harbor Freight. It had a plastic worm gear, didn't work well at all, so it sits on my shelf. Then I got a hand operated meat grinder, and that turned out to be quite a lot of work. I like to grind my own burger and was still looking for a good meat grinder. I did own the Bosch mixer and noticed they made a meat grinder attachment (I bought the mixer after I bought my first two grinders). I have the 450 watt mixer. I figured I would try the meat grinder. I got the grinder and it was all metal, except for the tray on top and the push tube. Well, I diced my meat and got ready to grind some burger (I just don't trust supermarket stuff - too many recalls!). WOW! was I impressed -- this thing grinds like a demon! perfect hamburger. And, it ground up the meat as quickly as I could get it down the tube too...this is the one that I will keep and use for my burger grinding. The other two grinders that I own are going to go to Goodwill as a donation. Money well spent...

I have the MUM 6622, and I found it for substantially less than Amazon's listed price, so shop around. My wife and I have had this for about two weeks now, and I really can't say enough good things about the Bosch Universal. We decided to try it after we found that our Kitchenaid Artisan mixer just wasn't cutting the mustard when it came to mixing whole wheat bread dough. Not only did the motor struggle too much, but the dough climbed up the hook when it mixed, and I kept having to pick out little black specks where the dough picked up grease from the attachment assembly (yuck!).

The Bosch handles the bread dough (and a larger amount, at that) with ease, and the dough hook does a great job. We haven't actually tried out the beaters, yet (at least not with anything in the bowl), but they look like they do a fine job, and the video on the CD Rom that came with the machine shows it making meringue from as little as a single egg white.

We have also used the blender quite a few times, usually for smoothies and shakes, and the 700 Watt motor shines. There are never any large pieces of ice or frozen fruit after blending -- everything comes out smooth.

All in all we are very happy with this mixer -- much more so than the Kitchenaid -- and we recommend it.

Let me start off by saying we purchased some extras: the pasta making attachment (which works fine, we've used it once, and had some awesome whole wheat pasta) we got an extra bowl (the stainless steel. It's much more convenient to have 2 bowls.)

My mother says that the blender on the right side of the machine is better than any she's ever had, and tops even our Vita Mixer. (Which we had thought was the best till we got this!).

We tend to use the stainless bowl more, (because we make bread dough, and let it rise in the bowl, and the stainless conducts heat where the plastic might melt.)the one thing I have noticed is that when we make bread dough, some of it gets down inside the spindle. That's not really a problem. The dough hook needs hand cleaning, which is also not a problem.

Now this machine really can handle 10 -- 12 pounds of 100% whole wheat bread! Name me another appliance that can do that!

One thing: because of the vibration, you need to put it on the floor when making bread, because it will sometimes jiggle itself too close to the counter edge. Also the lids will occasionally go flying right off. This is startling if you're in outer space but if you pay attention it won't be that bad :-)

We have made cake batter in here as well. The twin whisks are superb for frosting, and again having 2 bowls comes in incredibly handy.

Mixer has 4 speeds: a momentary mix, (like pulse on the Quisinart) and then 1, 2, and 3 speeds. We have not yet found it necessary to use 3, as 1 is good for bread.

This is definitely worth every penny of the money required. It's just so much easier! We've had a Quisinart for years (and that's still good for chopping vegetables) but as far as mixing goes this is a ton better.

This is a must buy for any serious cook.

The disk makes really cute slightly curved (due to blade rotation) french fries. Good quality, easy to use product.

This is one of the most useful things you can have in your kitchen (as long as you have the right tools to go with it). If you cook a lot, buy this along with the processor.

I just ordered and received, from Amazon.com, a Cuisinart MP-14 (Limited Edition Metal 14-cup Food Processor. This new Cuisinart replaces my original 1977 Cuisinart, bought to make baby food for my infant daughter. Of course, as anyone who has ever used a high quality food processor knows, by 1978 that Cuisinart had seen a lot more, and a lot heavier duty than mere baby food pureeing!

That original Cuisinart is still going strong, but resides with my daughter, now an adult and newly married. She laid claim to the Cuisinart somewhere during her high school baking and breadmaking phase, and instead of registering for a new model during her wedding, she happily absconded with mine when she set up her household and I took off for life in SW Florida.

After a year without my Cuisinart, and making do with a small, outdated Oster mini processor, I gave myself a Valentine's gift an bought the Cuisinart MP-14.

Why?
-Because I am tired of hand making the bread doughs I love to grill as pizza or flat bread over the open flame of our outdoor grill.
-Because I am tired of scraped knuckles and sliced fingers from hand graters and razor sharp mandolines when shredding or thin slicing veggies for slaws, tempuras, or Potatoes Anna.
-Because I like to grate hard and soft cheeses in bulk for adding to lasagnas, topping pizzas, or blending into savory shortbreads and hor d'oeuvre pastries.
-Because I like to make my own chopped pork and beef mixture for Swedish meatballs.
-Because I love the speed and ease of a food processor in making bread crumbs, apple crisp and pie crumb toppings, chopping chocolate and nuts, and mincing and blending large quantities of garlic or herbs for dips, herb butters and spreads, or pestos.
-Because my daughter also laid claim to my heavy duty KitchenAid mixer, and it looks like this whisk attachment is going to be fine for mixing cheesecake batters, whipping cream or putting the final whip finish on mashed potatoes, as well as frothing the egg custard foundations to chocolate mousses and flourless cakes.
-Because I believe in the Cuisinart product line, which has proven itself to me for decades. I believe my newest Cuisinart will to be worth every penny, and perform flawlessly and efficiently for generations to come!
-And because maybe, just maybe -- in the not too distant future -my new MP-14 will whip up even more wickedly wonderful batchs of baby foods!

Cuisinart - I love you, and I adore this new 14 cup heavy duty MP 14 with whisk attachment, bread dough mixing blade and the dough setting to prevent overheating the dough. You are making my Valentine's Day very sweet indeed!

This is a great food processor. It is surprisingly quite when operating. This machine has all the power you need to do any job in the kitchen. This is a really quality item. For those blessed with the money this item is worth every penny.

I am not new to food processors, I have 5 of them, each with its own purpose. Several years ago, I purchased an 11 cup Cuisinart. I liked it somewhat but found it confusing and too safety oriented. Then I purchased the KitchenAid ( reconditioned). I love it, I love its simplicity, its ease to operate, its power. I use it every day, sometimes several times. I bake my own bread so the processor is right on my counter.I've had it for two years now. I have even convinced my best friend to purchase one and she loves it too. This is by far the best kitchen tool and the best processor. KitchenAid stands by its products too. Have no fear with this one.

After having surgery on both hands I found myself not being able to do the many things that I loved. But after purchasing the kitchenaid food processor I am now but into the race. I was a bit worried about buying a factory reconditioned item but knowing the kitchenaid brand name I knew that I had made a smart choice. My item came just as new as a new one...I just love it!!!!

I never thought that I would prefer a food processor over a sharp knife, but here we are. These discs all do exactly what they are supposed to, processing large volumes of food very promptly!

Each disc speaks for itself concerning its abliliy and uses. NOT ONE DISC HAS LET ME DOWN. The greatest part about buying the set it not just the savings you incurr from the bulk purchase but knowing that you will never be in your kitchen wishing you had the bought the whole package vice one disc at a time. You will have all that you need.

This food processor will give you the best pie dough money can buy. It sturdy and not too loud and also very handy to pulverize, puree, shred or slice anything you want. (And it's red!!) You can even make your own grated parmesan in there by just dumping blocks of cheese in the bowl fitted with the blade -no more tasteless sawdust from the supermarket! Cleanup is easy too, although I recommend not to put the bowl and lid in the dishwasher as the insane heat in there tends to produce cracks in that type of plastic. The only drawback is the absence of a good storage system for the attachments -there is a box, but it's pretty bulky...

Having the Kitchen aid mixer, I without hesitation, when I needed a new food processor invested in the Kitchen aid food processor.

BASIC MECHANICS:

NOT MADE FOR MOVING AROUND:
When you get this machine, the first thing that strikes you is the sturdiness and weight. Ideally, you want to leave this machine on your counter, because if you have to move it around a lot, you are going to hate it.

SOLID AND STURDY:
The base is heavy, which is really handy when running. It is not going to slip away on you. I had an old mixer that destroyed itself once by rocketing off the counter when I let go for a minute.

The controls are simple. Three buttons under a mylar cover. This makes clean up a breeze. A quick wipe with a damp dish rag or sponge on any spills and you are good to go. No sharp edges or button holes to capture batter or food spills.

Most units come with the base, a large bowl bottom, and a small bowl bottom, the top, the plunger, two blades (one metal for cutting, one plastic dough one) and 3 discs. Also you are given a spacer for the discs, the attachment garage and a spatula.

Unlike one of the reviews that critiqued the way things fit together, the unit I received was well fit together and had a good quality feel to it. The parts slipped tightly together without trouble. Mind you I have not put any of these in the dishwasher yet.

DESIGN CONCERNS:
Two criticisms were immediate on my part.

SMALL BOWL USE NEEDS TO BE WITHIN LARGE BOWL:
This to me is not handy. What if you used the large bowl first and then planned on using the small bowl. You would have to either clean the large bowl or have it dirty and possibly effect the use of the small bowl. Also they have a common cover, so this would have to be cleaned between uses. This to me is not handy. I think they should be able to be used separately and should have different covers.

STORAGE CASE SHOULD BE SMALLER OR ABLE TO HOLD ADDITIONAL DISCS:
The storage container for the discs is huge. It seems about twice the size it should be. Ironically, it also has no room for additional discs or blades. This should be redesigned to be more efficient, either one way or another.

COMPARISON TO PREVIOUSLY OWNED FOOD PROCESSORS:
Though I have not extensively used this product, since I bought it, it has performed well for me in what it has done. My previous machines were a Norelco La Machine and a Sunbeam Oscar food processor, I felt the larger capacity and power of the Kitchen aide food processor was very welcome.

The Norelco La Machine had the large bottom bowl cracked when chopping hard cheese. The Kitchen aide was a replacement to this machine. It's bowl seems sturdier, but I'm not sure it would not suffer the same fate, if using the blade to chop hard cheese. I think the shredder attachment however, would keep me from attempting this.

The Oscar food processor is much smaller. When shredding lettuce, it shoots it out the side into a bowl. This is a more messy process than the nice neat way the larger Kitchen aide handles it using a disc and self containing it. It also did a finer and better job. However, given that the small quanities need the small bowl used within the large bowl in the Kitchen aid, I will keep my Oscar processor to do these.

USAGE TO DATE AS A REFERENCE:
I have used this machine to chop artichoke hearts for pasta salad, have shredded lettuce and chopped onions also. It worked exceptionally well for this. I was amazed at how fine it could shred the lettuce. Also the artichoke hearts with their uneven toughnesses did really well and did not slip past the blade as they have on my other machines.

I have only used the large bowl, as the small bowl in the comments above did not seem practical to use.

In general I have never made bread in a food processor (I have a bread machine), so can't speak to that.

Also there are some discs I haven't yet used.

This is very light use, that will change with time, now that the machine is on my counter. In the past I did not use my other machines as much because they had to be dragged out of the cupboard.

I hope this review helps you will your purchase decision. I'm very happy with my machine, so I wanted to take a moment to let you know its pluses and minuses.

I bought this food processor to replace an old-style Cuisinart from the early 1970s (whose motor still works but the plastic has become brittle). My hope was to find a product that will be equally long-lived and hardy. So far, so good. The KitchenAid is stylish, to be sure. It's attractive and looks great just sitting on the counter. It's also powerful: I've chopped and mixed all kinds of things in it, from hard cheese to pie crust dough, and have not yet encountered a problem. It comes with a large bowl and a small bowl for quick, small jobs like chopping garlic, etc., for which you wouldn't want to dirty the larger bowl. Great feature! The product is overall easy to clean, so long as you are mindful not to add any food until after inserting the blades or slicer wheels. Here are the negatives I've noticed so far: 1. The plastic bowl and presser seem somehow a bit too flexible especially compared to the aforementioned Cuisinart. Nothing has broken yet, but I'll be curious to see how long before something does. 2. While the product comes with a totally sufficient array of blades and slicers, they throw in the weirdest, most useless spatula I've ever seen. Not sure why they bother. 3. I also wish the blades and slicers came with a wall- or cupboard-suspensible storage unit; they come in a nice clear-plastic box--but it turns out that this is not the most efficient way to store the other blades and slicers for quick access. Overall, however, I am very pleased with this product and recommend it whole-heartedly to anyone. Although a bit steep in price compared to many other food processors, I feel that the price fairly well reflects the value of the product. Amazon's price is a bit lower than in my local department store, in any case. This is a suitable food processor for beginning and amateur chefs, but even pseudo-professional and professional chefs will find it adequate for almost all applications.

I have had this processor for a little less than 10 years (bought it when heading off to college) and it has lasted without problem. It is a great small processor- perfect for small kitchens. I'm now getting an 11 cup model for larger jobs, but will save this old standby for the smaller jobs. I would definately buy this one again. Way to go Cuisinart!!

When I cook, I generally prepare 3 or 4 meals worth of whatever recipe I'm using. I find the Little Pro's capacity more than adequate for those kinds of amounts. Enough Salmon and bread crumbs for 8 croquettes, enough potatoes for a dozen or so potato pancakes, and so on. Chopping three or four onions is no problem and saves time and tears.

Clean up is a non-issue. Everything but the base goes straight into the dishwasher.

I use the juicing attachment when I need to squeeze more than one lemon or orange, but I do agree with the reviewer who expressed concern over the safety of this attachment. I've never injured myself with it, but its easy to see how you could and I'm VERY careful when I use it. With all of its other functions, moving parts are completely enclosed and perfectly safe.

It is well-constructed and durable. I can't even remember when I bought mine. Suffice it to say that it was more than ten years ago. I have never had a problem of any kind with it in all that time.

I have limited counter space in my kitchen, but I leave the Little Pro on the counter all the time because it has a very small "footprint" and is not in the way when not in use. There's no way I could do that with it's larger full-size cousins.

If you don't cook for a large crowd and want a useful chopping/shredding/blending tool that you can leave on the counter where you can get at it when you need it, this is a good choice.

The Little Pro Plus has been my only food processor for 8 years. It is powerful, versatile and small. If it ever dies on me I will replace it with another just like it!

My husband baught me this for my birthday because he knows that I love to cook, but I was too afraid to use it because it is expensive and I didnt want to break it so I bought a cheeper one.. but kept this for looks!

This machine is not only beautiful, but very powerful. I purchased mine on eBay for $510. The stainless steel bowl is very big,it's great for huge quanities. I would like if they had a smaller bowl to go with this for smaller batches. It still works very well. I can't believe the power. It whipped my mashed potatoes with ease. The stainless steel blender is awesome. I used it for puree's. It does a great job. You don't have to worry about it leaking like the cheap ones.
I can't wait to do more baking with this great machine. I need to learn how to mix the ingredients when making a cake. The instructions on how to add them aren't very good. I would suggest you purchase a book about using stand mixers if you are a novice like me.

I would gladly pay shipping to take that off your hands!!

try and remember, it's just a machine, a tool to help you. if your husband spent that kind of money on a german machine, you probably can't do *anything* to hurt it. Good luck!