Advice on purchase of new Food Processor

[firedome]

got a bigger Cuisinart about 10 years ago...

and it did have the blade recall. the old blade seemed fine but they did send a replacement promptly, using the online application. It's held up well doing extensive processing of tons of cabbages for sauerkraut and making gallons of tomato paste every summer, plus all of the regular kitchen duties. Very satisfied for it's relatively low price. We have the small model at "camp", it's really too limited to do much except grind herbs and spices!

 

[vacerator]

I have a 1983 Cuisinart DLC7,

made in Japan. Never a problem. I don't know if the blade was recalled or not. It's fine. My friends mom had one with out buttons. By the time I went to get mine, it had the on/off/pulse lever buttons.

 

[jkbff]

I've got both the Cuisinart Handy Prep DFP-3 and the KitchenAid KFP1642CA...

I got the KitchenAid because it was too good of a price to pass up on SurLaTable, but I wish I wouldn't have purchased it.

It works fine. It is so big and there are so many accessories that the accessory garage takes the same amount of space that the unit takes and that's not counting all three work bowls....

I've started using more attachments (RVSA) on my Commercial KitchenAid Stand Mixer just because those are easier to clean than dealing with the Food Processors. Aside from the amount of space the KitchenAid takes up, I absolutely 100% hate all of the interlocks and safety features on it. I get it, don't run it with the lid off, but when you have to fight longer with the lids to get them cleaned and get them aligned and locked, I more than likely could have hand processed everything in the same amount of time...

If Bosch comes out with the MUM5 for North America, that will solve most of my needs. I bought a BlendTec thinking I'd use it... That thing is so damned loud I won't touch it. I am trying to find a decent priced sound enclosure for it. The frequency the motor runs at just rips my ears apart.

Anyways, if I were to buy something again, I'd buy a used RobotCoupe with at least a stainless work bowl and a plastic work bowl or I'd get a MagiMix.

If either of those are unobtainable, I'd buy an older Cuisinart that I could still get parts for. Maybe even one of the new Cuisinart or KitchenAids with simple controls and not a lot of attachments or accessories.. Simple is better.

 

[thomasortega]

Tonight I watched a video review of the Kitchenaid food processor attachment that matches the stand mixers.

What a piece of junk! If I had a food processor that slow, I'd simply freak out throw it against the wall

 

[askolover]

I wondered how well those worked.  My regular KA food processor was made in France and really works fast, but I wish the throat was larger.  I don't like having to slice things before I slice them in the processor!  It works well for carrots to go in a carrot cake though!

 

[tolivac]

That KA thing is SLOW!!!You could shred the carrots faster with a box grater!And--the whole machine appears to be tippy and unstable.You have to hold the back of the mixer down as you push the food thru the "processor" attachment.also the mixers motor kinda bogs down some when she was pushing on the carrots to get it to cut faster.Go with a separate food processor machine instead of this attachment.and you can't use it with the "S" blade.That takes away half or more of the value of this processor.

 

[petek]

What a piece of junk that thing is. More trouble to use than the poor job it did and what a mess to clean with all the waste clinging to it. I wouldn't even call it a food processor, it's a food slicer/dicer only.

 

[jkbff]

On that KitchenAid food processor attachment: I figured as much as I abused my little handy prep, having something like that hang off the front of my hub... that is a disaster waiting to happen.

The RVSA works pretty decent though for shredding cheese and other things. Like a salad shooter. The other day we were doing stuff that needed a lot of cheese and I shredded 8 lbs of shredded cheese in around 5 minutes. I spent more time messing with bowls.

The only thing with the RVSA, I wish the feed pushers opened up further where they would stay open while you load it. It is cumbersome trying to cram things in there when the flappers won't get out of the way. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">That and KitchenAid should have given a handle or tool or something that holds the shaft so you can twist the cones on without hurting your hand. I don't think arthritic people would be able to do this easily.</span> 

<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">I guess it gives the excuse to have a small vice in the kitchen ;-)</span>

 

Umm.. Until watching the video all the way through, I had no idea there was a square in the chute to lock and unlock the shaft... WTH.. lol.


Don't mind him fumbling it the first time.

 

[iej]

I’ve a Magimix and it really is a brilliant machine!

 

[thomasortega]

Yesterday I discovered the Black and Decker food processor with dicing blade.

I'm seriously thinking about giving it a try (Darryl, read this!) Its way cheaper than KA and it seems that it works fine.

Of course I won't expect the same performance or durability of a high end model, but if it works, it's way better than spending $799 on a KA processor

 

[panthera]

Sometimes, two or even three machines is a better choice

I rarely use any of our KA machines for 'mixing'. Soda Bread is about it. Everything else is their attachments or done by a handheld GE '47' or a real Sunbeam, Model 10 or 11.

Ditto blenders and food processors - the food processor attachment which fits perfectly on our 1950's Oster blender base handles 99.99% of my food processing needs. Anything else is more suited for one of the KA attachments or a specialty machine.

Our 1970's Black and Decker and our nearly as ancient Cuisinart are great for major productions. Those are rare, though. 

And, yes, the new knife blade (which took 3 months+ to get here) is really good quality.

 

 

[dermacie]

I have a classic Cusinart 7 cup that I bought several years ago to replace a cheap black and decker model. It is well worth the extra dollars. If I couldn't buy that my next choice would be a Kitchenaid.

 

[panthera]

It is worth noting

That 'real' KA equipment is of enormously higher quality than the trash Whirlpool put out for a while. Although their quality has improved slightly (it couldn't get any worse), there's no possible description for it other than 'marginal'. 

Our local thrift shops have tons and tons of Cuisinart and KA accessories, some quite high end. The meat grinder for KA from the Hobart days, for instance, is every bit as good as the commercial WOLFF I have.

 

[neptunebob]

By the way, have you seen the price for a Hobart food processor? It's about $2500! I can't imagine they sell that many, as I cannot imagine even the restaurants paying that much for a countertop appliance.

 

[mieleforever]

Ever considered a Kenwood? They produce rather good quality stand mixers, and have loads of attachments, the mixer attachments like the whisk, k beater, and dough hook is of realy good quality and rather strong.

 

[vacerator]

Oh, yes Kenwood does indeed,

but unlike Kitchen Aid being available the world over now mostly, Kenwood is not here in the USA.

 

[petek]

Kenwoods seem to have been disappearing in Canada as well. Hudsons Bay is about the only place that seems to sell them.. but you can apparently buy them online.. and it looks like their Cooking Chef is on half price now.. for 999 US or Cdn with free shipping.

 

[foraloysius]

Kenwood mixers may be good, but their foodprocessors are nothing special. A friend had one, it was noisy and came with a huge amount of attachments that needed a lot of storage space.

 

[scoots]

Many thanks for your long and thoughtful answers.

I wanted to thank all of you for your generous answers here. I should probably say that if I ask a question that I really have no idea about, I tend to wait until all postings come to and end since I really have nothing to contribute in a conversational way.

I've been looking into it, and I am thinking of going with a GE FP1 or one of the variants from the 70s-80s. I'm familiar with the machine and just need to do small-capacity grating and dicing - nothing too elaborate.

I've started making rounds in our second-hand stores, rather than do an eBay purchase. eBay has gotten really too expensive except for really "must have and will never find elsewhere" items.

I will say I was interested in the Kitchen Aid attachments, but shy away because my KA mixer has developed problems at the lower speed settings - the motor just jumps from OFF to MEDIUM. I inherited the unit from my mom, so I haven't looked into the age of the unit, or if the motor control can even be fixed.

Again thanks for all of your generous insights.

 

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