Kitchen-Aid, Breville or wait for the next Food processor?

[brisnat81]

Hi Austin,

Its the commercial version of a Magimix.

I'm not sure why thats not getting more kudos here. My Magimix 5200 is 13 years old now, still has all the original plastic and has a motor with enough torque, that when you start it, it twitches on the counter. Only now, I've got a crack in the mini bowl and it could do with replacement, however as long as I keep liquids out of it, there's no issues.

Thomas, whatever you get, make sure its an induction motor. If it doesnt look like it could drive a washer, keep shopping.

Cheers

Nathan

 

[littlegreeny]

Another vote for Magimix

I know you already made your decision but I got a Magimix Compact 3200 XL three years ago and absolutely love the the performance. It's built like a tank, is super quiet and it's very powerful. No made in China crap here. This one is made in France and has a 30 year motor warranty. Last food processor you'll ever have to buy.

 

[vacerator]

Magi-mix

are very popular in the UK with professionals as Robot-coupe' is in France. I think Robot Coupe' was one of the first.

 

[agiflow4]

Weren't the first Cuisinart food processors sold in the US originally Robotcoup made machines ?

 

[sarahperdue]

Yes, I think so

I have a vintage Cuisinart and a Robot Coupe from the same period, and they look almost alike except for the labels.

Sarah

 

[thomasortega]

And today...... FINALLY!

It was kinda "sweet revenge" thing because two days ago my husband arrived late for a family dinner I was planning outside to "inaugurate" the balcony and that made me REALLY pissed off and made me postpone for the next day.

Today I woke up feeling almost like Beth Ann on Why Women Kill, grabbed my husband and off we went to Williams Sonoma in Santa Monica.

Among honest smiles mixed with some Beth Ann sarcastic smiles, a few minutes later, the very nice saleswoman was returning HIS card after charging the exact amount for a Breville Sous Chef 16 cup peel and dice.

I didn't get the optional dicing kit (2 different size dicing blades) because that would be too much (for now). My beloved husband already spent too much money in the balcony project and also I'm planning to get 2 pieces of furniture, a deep fryer and a pressure washer in the near future.

I spent a few hours watching even more videos and I can say I'm very impressed. I have a feeling that the pasta dough will be super easy for it. Finally I can say Adiós Kitchenaid mixer worm gears destroyed.

My Kitchenaid mixer still being loved and I hope it stays in my kitchen for many years. I have the KA Roto slicer but I'm starting to think this attachment will end up forgotten in the cabinet. I'll know that for sure only after I try the Breville in a real life scenario.
Using the Breville to grind meat.... Even if it is super fantastic, I still prefer the KA all metal meat grinder that is spectacular.

 

[thomasortega]

Now only one little thing scared me to death.

The Breville is NOT dishwasher safe!

I'm shocked!

 

[appnut]

You should have read the user guide. I've known that all along and was the reason why I haven't gotten one yet

 

[foraloysius]

Odd that it isn't dishwasher safe. Most food processor parts are. Magimix parts are dishwasher safe and I always put my Cuisinart parts in the dishwasher too.

 

[chachp]

Occasional washing in the dishwasher...

 

<span style="font-family: helvetica;">According to the user manual occasional washing in the dishwasher is OK.  I take this with a grain of salt.  I have a number of items in my kitchen that "don't recommend" washing in the dishwasher and they come out fine.  One that comes to mind is my Vitamix blender jar.  Some say it's OK, some say never, so about once every couple of weeks I run it through the dishwasher because it does a better job than their recommended method.  It's almost 10 years old and still going strong.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: helvetica;">Maybe run it through the dishwasher only when you have something really, really messy or sticky that would be a pain to wash in the sink.  If your dishwasher has a hidden heating element in the bottom you're likely fine to put it in the bottom rack too.  Another option might be let it go through the wash and rinse and pull it out before the dry if your dishwasher has an element that heats up for drying.  Maybe the bowl will cloud or something and if it does it will just look used and loved and there is nothing wrong with that.  They probably say don't put it in the bottom because they have to allow for the "lowest common denominator" which is a machine with an element that goes to a million degrees for drying.  </span>

 

<span style="font-family: helvetica;">My robot coupe also says to hand wash and I've been running it through the dishwasher since the day I had it.  No issues.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy your new machine!!</span>

 

[thomasortega]

The eagle has landed!

Finally, it arrived.

I'm beyond impressed. It's really a badass household FP

 

[thomasortega]

Update

A few months later...

OMG!

How could I live without a Breville food processor all those years?

Talk about perfection... That thing is a beast!

Breville sent me the optional dicing blades for free (two other blade sizes in a separate storage case). and definitely, the dicing kit quickly became my favorite (actually even more than the S-blade.

I had a learning curve using the S-blade. Things I was used to pulse 4-5 times using any other FP, now I have to pulse once or twice.

pasta dough... hahaha... it does it with the hands tied on his back, like Houdini. 30 seconds and that's it.

now peeling potatoes... OMG, it peels 6 potatoes to perfection.... IN TWENTY-FIVE SECONDS.

It was horribly expensive, for a second I thought about returning it because over $700 is too much for a FP, but then I started noticing it's worth every single cent and the additional dicing blades made it absolutely perfect for all my needs.

The only thing that isn't completely perfect is the mini bowl. It works great, but I always end up with the main lid to wash. For a quick prep that I just chop small things like mirepoix for one dish, I prefer to use my KA 3.5 cup mini food chopper that is also amazing, but much easier to simply toss in the dishwasher (Breville bowls and lid aren't DW safe). If I need to chop something and the Breville is already dirty, then I use the mini bowl.

I definitely recommend Breville. I got what I paid for. At that absurd price (Williams Sonoma) I would be very angry if its performance was anything below perfect.