Need recommendations for a food processor

[dixiegrrrrl]

Last edited Sat Dec 12, 2015, 01:37 AM - Edit history (1)

Need help with chopping and cutting and slicing and blending.....so am going to bite the bullet and invest in a food processor.

Any sturdy dependable recommendations?

edited to day......Bought one!
followed all your suggestions, did comparison and price shopping, and got a new Kitchaid, 13 cup, cinnamon red, with everything, on ebay for 80.00.
Same processor on Amazon was 194.00, on sale.

Unpacked it yesterday when it came, and looks like I am going to have to do some serious manual reading to figure out all the parts, and how to use it.
Cleaned out a slide out cabinet shelf for it, so not much effort to haul it out.

Thanks to all who made such good suggestions!

[Renew Deal]

1. Consumer reports recommends these

The first is $400. The rest are $100+

Breville BFP800XL/A
Cuisinart DLC-2011CHB Prep 11 Plus
Cuisinart DFP-14BCN
Oster Versa 1100 Series Performance *

The highest rated under $100
Kenmore 414301 or 414302 or 414303

Here is cooks illustrated: https://www.cooksillustrated.com/equipment_reviews/1268-food-processors

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Turns out...ebay has a lot of Cuisinart Prep 11 Plus Food Processor DLC-2011BCN

Those are the older models but have steel blades and base.

Gonna let Mr. Dixie do a bidding war now for one..he LOVES to do ebay bidding wars.

[daleanime]

2. Second on that....

plus good size, I tend to cook and freeze.

[Major Nikon]

3. Cuisinart DLC-8

They are a bit pricey, but are built like a tank. I've had mine for many years and it still works like a charm. My next choice would be the Kitchenaid KFP1133.

I really like the 11 cup size which seems to be about right unless you really need to do some big jobs.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Just realized I could practically build one from E-bay..

They have hundreds of listings for a base, bowls, blades, covers, etc.

We are looking at the Cuisinart models now, the older ones with steel base and steel blades, that don't seem to be in stores.

[Major Nikon]

10. Mine has a steel base

I thought the newer ones did as well, but maybe not. The great thing about the DLC-8 is they have sold a brazillion of them so you can always get parts.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Dozens of reviews of newer ones have complained about cheap plastic parts

that break, including the bowls.
The dicing/cutting disks are now all plastic...yuk.

I have learned there are a few sites where one can buy pre-1985 things that were built in America before our Gov. sent everything of quality overseas to be changed into junk.

Even found a gardening place in Canada that still sells forged garden tools, of old time British design.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. I didn't replace my last cuisinart.

I prefer to prepare vegetables with a knife. For blending I have a massive blender for smoothies and a hand held immersable for pureeing soup. I also have two graters that do the other tasks the food processor got used for. Haven't seen the need to replace.

[Worried senior]

5. I had a GE

that my family gave me in the 70's for Mother's day one year.

Loved it and had several different attachments, it finally died and I've had a couple cheaper ones since and didn't like either.

Would like to get a new one like those recommended but probably too old anyway.

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. We got a Kitchaid at a STEAL price

13 cup new model, costs 194.00 on Amazon, we got it for 80.00 on EBay, reconditioned.
Has all the bells and whistles.

[Galileo126]

6. It's been awhile since I was in the market...

But I have Hamilton-Beach FoodPro2, received as a gift 25 yrs ago. Still works, reliable, but if I were to buy one off the shelf, this one wouldn't be my choice. (An "anti-suggestion" here.) It just seems clunky and awkward.

Never look a gift-processor in the mouth, eh?

[Warpy]

8. I use mine mostly for mixing pastry

but when my hands get too bad for good knife skills, I'll use it for more. I have a Cuisinart, bought on sale when they changed the design. It replaced a commercial Sunbeam that was a great unit but PIA to clean.

I'd stick to Cuisinart and Kitchen Aid, honestly, because their units are adequately powered. Just look carefully at cleaning it. If you don't have a dishwasher, it can be a nuisance and a disincentive to using it.

[northoftheborder]

12. Cuisinart DLC Super Pro

Have had for about 25 years. Had to replace the plastic bowl and lid parts, also the blade. I use it for a blender also, since I don't have one. If you use it for a blender get a large one because you can only put liquid up to top of blade top level or it will leak from the center. I think the motor will last forever - easy to replace the bowl and blade. I also bought all the fancy chopping and dicing blades but never use - too much trouble. I do not use it for chopping onions - do by hand - processor too quickly turns onion to mush, or too small. I use a mandolin for cutting potatoes thinly. I use my processor a lot more than my mixer (my two big appliances which must be left out on counter because too heavy to haul in and out of drawer.)

[dem in texas]

13. Have an ancient Kitchen Aid

Purchased it in the late 70's when I had a huge garden and did a lot of home prep'd foods like jams and pickles. Still works fine, I have all the blades and gadget for it. But ....now I use the food processor mostly for pureeing chilies for chili sauces and for making pie crust. Everything else, I put out the old chopping board. Good way to take out my frustrations on the world, by taking my big sharp knife and chopping up celery and onions!