Cuisinart
I've owned Cuisinart FP's since the mid 80's. They are absolutely superb. I even have the DLC-X that holds a gallon in the work bowl. For vegans into salads, etc., it's worth the nearly $1K that it costs. But--I use my little DLC-10 size a lot more. Oh, Vitamix likes to push that their blender is an FP but it ain't. I've owned VM's since the 80's back when they were reversible saw motors, and love them though I do, they're a souped-up blender.
As with all new appliance fads out there, the mistake with Cuisinart when it first got really popular over here was that people were trying to figure out excuses for using them, for tasks unnecessarily. And there were people using one just to slice a tomato or two.
I own around 25 vintage blenders and also all the vintage blender books that were popular in the forties, fifties and sixties when they were in their heyday. The same silliness was done with blenders, including chopping veggies and making incredibly gooey, sticky dips. Not to mention various batters and doughs which were easier and cleaner by hand.
And who of us doesn't remember the microwave craze, when people were even trying to bake a decent cake in their microwave? Or in the seventies, when people were trying to do everything in the new Crock Pots?
I've owned Cuisinart FP's since the mid 80's. They are absolutely superb. I even have the DLC-X that holds a gallon in the work bowl. For vegans into salads, etc., it's worth the nearly $1K that it costs. But--I use my little DLC-10 size a lot more. Oh, Vitamix likes to push that their blender is an FP but it ain't. I've owned VM's since the 80's back when they were reversible saw motors, and love them though I do, they're a souped-up blender.
As with all new appliance fads out there, the mistake with Cuisinart when it first got really popular over here was that people were trying to figure out excuses for using them, for tasks unnecessarily. And there were people using one just to slice a tomato or two.
I own around 25 vintage blenders and also all the vintage blender books that were popular in the forties, fifties and sixties when they were in their heyday. The same silliness was done with blenders, including chopping veggies and making incredibly gooey, sticky dips. Not to mention various batters and doughs which were easier and cleaner by hand.
And who of us doesn't remember the microwave craze, when people were even trying to bake a decent cake in their microwave? Or in the seventies, when people were trying to do everything in the new Crock Pots?