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My 11 cup Cuisinart finally died after 12 years of faithful service:>) The safety switch in the handle of the bowl is past Gorilla Glue and duct tape, a replacement is around 45$. My gut feeling is that the rest is on the brink as well. Blades and discs are looking for a home.
I use it for chopping nuts, bread, occasionally dried fruit and butter; grinding cheese. The KitchenAid handles everything else. SO wants the biggest and badest machine. I do not even need an 11 cup model.
What are your suggestions based on experience? Thank you.
I just have a little $20 Black and Decker food processor. I use it to chop nuts and cauliflower. It's not quite as easy to clean as the more expensive models, but it's cheap enough that replacing it if I ever need to won't feel like an investment and it's not fancy enough to need a place of honor on my countertop, so it just gets stuck in a cupboard until I need it.
Were you talking about kneading bread dough with it or chopping cooked bread? I use the KitchenAid to knead bread dough. It does a great job, much better than my tired old arms could do. I just use the blender to chop bread, if I need bread crumbs for something. I tear the bread into chunks and drop them through the hole in the lid while the blender is running.
My 11 cup Cuisinart finally died after 12 years of faithful service:>) The safety switch in the handle of the bowl is past Gorilla Glue and duct tape, a replacement is around 45$. My gut feeling is that the rest is on the brink as well. Blades and discs are looking for a home.
I use it for chopping nuts, bread, occasionally dried fruit and butter; grinding cheese. The KitchenAid handles everything else. SO wants the biggest and badest machine. I do not even need an 11 cup model.
What are your suggestions based on experience? Thank you.
I happen to be a Cuisinart lover so am a bit partial. I have 4 food processors; three are Cuisinart. The other a B and D. one is 16 cup, used pretty much just when I can; 1 is 8 cup, which is the BandD and the other 2 are a 4 cup and 2 cup. I am happy with all of them, but seem to like the 4 cup Cuisinart the best.
I just have a little $20 Black and Decker food processor. I use it to chop nuts and cauliflower. It's not quite as easy to clean as the more expensive models, but it's cheap enough that replacing it if I ever need to won't feel like an investment and it's not fancy enough to need a place of honor on my countertop, so it just gets stuck in a cupboard until I need it.
Were you talking about kneading bread dough with it or chopping cooked bread? I use the KitchenAid to knead bread dough. It does a great job, much better than my tired old arms could do. I just use the blender to chop bread, if I need bread crumbs for something. I tear the bread into chunks and drop them through the hole in the lid while the blender is running.
Just chopping nuts/bread and shredding cheese. My blender joined the food processor when it saw the extra work load. I locked the KitchenAid up!
I happen to be a Cuisinart lover so am a bit partial. I have 4 food processors; three are Cuisinart. The other a B and D. one is 16 cup, used pretty much just when I can; 1 is 8 cup, which is the BandD and the other 2 are a 4 cup and 2 cup. I am happy with all of them, but seem to like the 4 cup Cuisinart the best.
Do you have shred discs for the two smaller Cuisinart? Grating cheddar is my main use. Thank you!
Now I know what happens when you lock two food processors in the cabinet:>)
Do you have shred discs for the two smaller Cuisinart? Grating cheddar is my main use. Thank you!
Now I know what happens when you lock two food processors in the cabinet:>)
The lights are low, the music drifts in from the corners, and Boom! Baby food processors?
Mine's a Wolfgang Puck, which I believe is made by Kitchen Aid. I lurves it. It's strong and quiet and it's PURPLE (eggplant). Mine's the larger one, but they do make a smaller version. And all the blades & whatnot store in its drawer.
SO wants the biggest and badest machine. I do not even need an 11 cup model.
What are your suggestions based on experience? Thank you.
After 3 smaller cheaper food processors (one Cuisinart "Duo" and 2 B&D), I splurged on the "biggest and baddest" I could find, which was a Cuisinart 14 cup -- and I have never been sorry.
I thought it might be overkill, but I use it almost every day. It is so easy to use and clean.
wish I did: I grate my cheese with an old fashion grater and it is a pain.
I just went through this. Labor of love or hard labor?
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