another vote for Robot Coupe
I was a professional cook for 30 years.
First place I worked used to buy Brevilles and had to replace them every few months. They got hard use from unsympathetic ham-fisted people. (not me...)
They eventually stumped up for a Robot. It was idiot proof and bullet proof. A fantastic machine.
Next place I worked also had a Robot. It never needed any attention in the 15 years I worked there. Still as good as new.
Breville is nothing special here in Australia. It is a long established Aussie company, has cheap models built to a price, and quality models that are much better. I suspect they have created an "upmarket" image overseas by only selling their top end models. Having said that, I have quite a few Breville gadgets and am impressed with most of them. I used to be a shareholder in the company that owned Sunbeam here, and despite my attachment to Sunbeam, when I compared equivalent models, tended to buy Breville. As a shareholder if we attended the annual shareholders meeting in Melbourne, they would give us a small Sunbeam appliance as a thank you gift. Most were dreadful... except the digital scales, they were great and I still have them.
anyhow, go for the Robot.
