Is Cuisinart Still The Best Food Processor? | Gear Heads 

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I replaced my Cuisinart food processor with the Breville and have been much happier. When I would make pizza dough in the Cuisinart, the dough would be thrown about the work bowl with such violence that it would crack both the bowl and the lid. I got tired of replacing them. The Cuisinart also has the problem of liquids leaking if you have too much liquid in the bowl and it leaks up under the blade hub. The motor in the Breville is an absolute beast. It handles any sort of dough that I wish to make and the bowl and lid have never cracked even after several years of use. The pulse control is superb. The adjustable slicing disc seals the deal for me to make this Breville a better choice than the Cuisinart.

the part where you can process liquid and not worry about an open blade-stem (like the cuisinart has) makes the breville the winner for me. No more spills. Also, my original cuisinart, from when it was still a family owned company, lasted forever (I am old). It's replacement died after a handful of years. The breville is sturdy, well designed, versatile.

I put my 14-clip Cuisinart bowl and top in the dishwasher all the time. Works just fine-haven’t noticed any “clouding.” I love it-it is efficient and quiet. Great purchase.

Good review! I have a 16 cup Breville and love it! I like the tip of using warm soapy water and turning it on to begin cleaning. Thanks!

I use my food processor for garlic butter probably more than anything 1 stick butter 7 or 8 garlic cloves 1tsp garlic salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1 Tbsp basil 2 Tbsp olive oil.

The absolute BEST food processor is the 600 watt, 12 cup BRAUN FP3020. Made in Europe. Crushes all competition. 200 bucks. A German Engineered powerhouse. Built like America used to build stuff.

I've had the Breville for several years now, and I've owned food processors since the Cuisinart CFP-5 back in the 70s. The Breville is by far the best food processor of any I've used. Not perfect, but superior in many ways. The main blade architecture keeps the bowl sealed, so there's no liquid leakage through the blade mount. The adjustable slicing disk is so much better than any other fp slicer I've had, there's not really a meaningful comparison. The other disks are competitive with the typical shredders. Their replacement part pricing is reasonable (I needed a new bowl).

Using your guide I got the slightly smaller version, it does have a capacity limit compared to the standard 14 cup but it was closer to my price range and I love it!

Once again you didn’t give enough credit to the Breville Sous Chef. It’s a far superior product. I figured this out on my own by observing what one of my fave RU-vid chefs was using on the regular.

The Breville adjustable slicing blade alone makes that food processor worth the extra money. I use it all the time for so many things.

Still using my Cuisinart from the early 1980s… going strong!!!

I have had my Cuisinart for over 20 years! I still love it!

Thanks for the tips!

Love the Gear Heads videos! Greetings from Germany.

Thanks so much for this information

You can tell the love that food processor, because there are two of them in the scene throughout the entire video.

Love both of my Cuisinart food processors

I bought my first cuisinart food processor in 1989. I'm still using it. the base and motor is fine. The bowl is cracked around the bottom edge and the stem on the base sometimes gets stuck and pulls off because it's been used for 34 years and counting. I have a comprehensive set of disc cutters I bought sometime in the 90's. I buy old machines sometimes just for the bowl if they are cheap enough or the base doesn't work. I'm 62 now and I want to see if I can keep this item for the rest of my life. Cuisinart food processors are pretty good quality. At least the old ones are.

I was able to get this model about 5yrs ago during black friday. It was only $99.99 on Amazon back then and it was 100% worth it.

I have had my large size Cuisinard with a few shredding and slicing discs for 15 ish years now. I use at least once a week and love her. Got her as a refurbished machine and am HAPPY. I have a hand held Ninja for small portions or the ice crushing in the summer. A Large blender for soups and smoothies. The blender is in daily use.❤

I have an older Cuisinart and it works for me. We also have a mini chopper, but sometimes we need to bring out the big boy. Your tips have also opened my eyes to more it can do! Thanks!!

Your timing couldn’t be more perfect! I was about to buy a Breville Sous Chef today! I actually go crazy with all the attachments that take up real estate in my cabinets. I’ll be ordering this one! Thank you!

I have this food processor and I use it every week. I love it. Bought it solely from ATKs recommendation and it alone has leveled up my kitchen.

great video as usual Lisa and Hannah. Agree to disagree about the extra attachments. I have the Breville Sous Chef peel n dice which comes with added julienne, french fry, peeling and dicing blades. Mine aren't below but up on the counter with the other attachments. And I use the dicing attachments all the time for salsa, fruit salad, mire poix etc. I like the Cuisinart but prefer the Breville.

Very informative, thank you!

Thank you!

Great info. Thanks

Thank you so much

Out standing!!! As always with Lisa gear head❤🎉 thank you!!! And staff

Can confirm that Christie is awesome and the shrimp burgers are delicious

♥️👏 just in time !!! Got my first food processor last week and still haven’t used it yet , doing some research first ❤❤❤

I am a huge fan of ATK, but a few years ago, when you stated that the Cuisinart was the best food processor, I ordered it, and was completely disappointed... I had so much confidence in your testing abilities. However: It pales in comparison with another well known brand, which I am not mentioning, in case I am misunderstood, as a promoter of it. A food processor is my right hand in the kitchen, and has been for more than 30 years, but the one you suggested last time, was so inferior to my previous one that I had to return it and swiftly repurchase a newer model of the one I was trying to replace, and never regretted it, even though it costs a lot more..

I bought the Cuisinart that's been consistently winning your tests based on your recommendations a few years ago and it's been fantastic. I mainly use it for shredding cheese, making pie crusts, shredding veggies, and making pizza dough. It's performed admirably at all of those tasks consistently and it easy to clean IMO. I will admit that I'm that nerd who bought all of the extra discs and have barely used any of them, though they are easy to store if you have an old CD storage case lying around.

I still have the first publicly offered Cuisinart, made by Robo Coup, with a steel housing and it still works. Feed tube is ridiculously small. I also have a DC-10 that works great.

I'm so glad you still recommend the cuisinart, the only complaint I had was that the top slicing blade slice somethings too thick. I was happy to discover that they had another blade for a thinner slice. I only wish that they included it with the food processor. And I would like the option to buy a dicing blade. .

That model Cuisinart was an impulse buy for me a number of years ago. Best impulse buy I've ever made.

I got my Cuisinart 14 cup on sale - it’s such a great purchase, I probably would’ve paid full price. Excellent machine. And great video!

I have a Kitchen Aid I bought in the 80's. Small compared to today's models. 14Hx6W. When you fire it up, the lights will dim. Lol. Powerful machine. I hope it never dies.

I've got a 35-year-old (at least) Cuisinart that I use almost every day. Still going strong.

I love using my Cuisinart for hummus, especially a Thai version with peanut butter instead of tahini.

Love my Cuisinart.

We bought that model this year and love it. It replaced our 23 year old kitchen aid (which still worked, but was too heavy to lug around)

Another great video! Thank you Hannah and Lisa!

I've had my Cuisinart food processor for about 12-15 years. The 14 cup model was out, but was sold out in the store I specially went to in order to buy it, so I ended up with the 9 cup model. I used to make a ton of pies, especially around the holiday (30+ between Nov and Dec alone) and I use Julia Child's recipe that makes 4 cups. I have always used frozen butter and it's amazing to make almost all the pie dough in the food processor. I would be able to fully make it in the 14 cup, but the 9 cups is *just* too small so if I add the water to the bowl it doesn't mix well - so I have to dump it into a large bowl to add the water. It's been an great machine. I thought I murdered the motor once by trying to pulse it into breaking up something really difficult, I don't remember what, but when I got the courage up to turn the machine back on it was fine! Yay! I wish I had the 14 cup for the pies, but I make far fewer these days. It still earns a permanent spot on my counter, though!

Y'all are my go to for all things kitchen. I had a feeling that Cuisinart would be the winner. Thanks for confirming!

Hello. Always great videos. Do you know if the equivalent to the cuisinart brand is the magimix brand in France. Can't get the cuisinart in France

Love my cuisinart!! Love the idea of putting soapy water through a spin to wash the blade.

Cuisinart DLC-7 Super Pro, Made in Japan, 1980s. The best and last forever.

I have not used my food processor in years. Seems faster just to chop/mix or whatever I need than have to clean it after.

Another excellent video from you two!!! Thank you so much.

I wish the KitchenAid made by Hobart was still available. After 38 years and 13 years after the factory warranty expired, the bowl cracked. Motor still going strong.

I bought my cuisinart processor in a sale, and it was a real bargain (£90 with all attachments). It came highly recommended by ATK so slightly a bit disappointed when I used the ‘pulse’ button. It does not give that short, quick pulse motion one would expect especially when making dough and you need those ‘pea’ sized bits of butter/flour combined. Using it is no different to the ‘on’ option. But that aside, it’s a good kitchen gadget. Mine came with the vast array of gadgets and I have to say that I refer to my booklet ALL the time depending on what I need it for. My mini version is the Kitchen aid. A great gadget

After hand washing the bowls and lids of my Cuisinart processor and my Vitamix blender I hand dry them with a microfiber cloth - the microfiber cloth buffs the containers and always look new. I had both for years and they look like I just unboxed them!

You left out the most important size processor AND the best value. Cuisinart 8 cup 350 watt processor. All the features of the 14 cup and $95.00 on Amazon. On big sale days it drops to $80.00 " everywhere " Comes with 2, 2 sided disks: medium and fine. Grate and slice on both. Also S blade. The feed tube is medium size. It's small enough it doesn't need a protective switch making continuous feed a breeze. (Big enough to fit 8 oz blocks of cheese). For a few dollars more than the 4 cup it does so much more ! It's less than half the cost of the 14 cup and worse case you do 2 batches. Less to wash with simpler feed tube and size (think dishwasher). Any 4 cup is a waist of money. I do own both. I constantly reach for my 8 cup.

I love my Breville and it kicks butt when I have a large work load. By the way I DO USE the extra attachments and store them in the cabinet near the Breville.

I grew up throwing rocks at the Cabot Creamery building. Glad to see real premium cheese going in your fridge.

I'm Processor twins wit Lisa!

With limited storage space and options, I'm looking at the 3cup cuisinart and 4cup Starfrit. I really like the oscillating feature the Starfrit has, but your rave reviews on cuisinart has me leaning towards that. Do you have any references for the smaller options?

My stem on the Cuisinart (from the 90's) broke when I was doing mozza. It was a 15 dollar fix ordering the parts from cuisinart. I use my small cuisinart processor EVERY single day in my kitchen and pull the big one out on heavy duty days.

I like to chop up my compost before throwing it in the compost bin. It breaks up the food faster making the compost breakdown quicker.

I have a food processor, and I'm reasonably adept with it. But usually I'm only cooking for myself, and I have limited counter space. So most of the time it's faster and easier to use my trusty cutting boards and knives than it is to dig out the food processor, load it and use it, then have to clean it before drying and putting it away again. Ditto with a hand grater. For Ice, I have a lewis bag and a wood mallet. It takes no time at all to crush enough ice for a couple of mint juleps or margaritas.... and the heavy canvas bag absorbs water, so my crushed ice doesn't come out slushy.

ADORE THIS REVIEW! So needed this in-depth data prior to making a purchase of this amount. Bless our ATK Gear Heads - you save me money and offer a real savings in the stress in use and cleaning as well. 😘👍 However, as equipment techs: BEWARE - NEVER spray cleaners directly on the power motor base! Instead, spray your cloth, and then wipe the base. This small tip will prevent any damage to the internal electronics within the housing. Cleaner liquids can be very caustic to wiring and soldered parts. After spending good money on decent equipment, do all you can to protect your investment. Lady computer tech recommended! ❤

For the finely chopped vegetables, what I do is add them to my blender with enough water to cover. Pulse to desired consistency and then drain off the water. Super fast mirepoix.

Can the s blade be sharpened? If not, how frequently should it be replaced? Thank you.

I love my Breville Paradice.

I recently bought the Breville for the dicing and peeling kit it has. It's amazing. Blows my old food processor out of the water.

I have both the 3 cup cuisinart, and the 11 cup model, though I do wish it used real stainless steel cladding for the body, rather than the argent paint used, oh well. This is my second 11 cup model. I had one of the original DLC-8F models that was made around 1981, but the lid broke while using it, the lip at the front of the lid broke off, causing it to flap about and they no longer made the bowls, nor lids etc for those, so had to replace as the replacement bowls do not fit the older models as the base of the bowl is slightly different. That processor got rebuilt in 2021 when the shaft cracked, and I discovered why, the blade would not stay sitting all the way down during use, breaking the outer plastic portion of the shaft, so had it rebuilt by cuisinart under warranty, got new bowl/lid combo too as the old one deformed. I do run mine through the dishwasher, but do not use the heated dry as the heating element surrounds the spray arm, which caused the warping. Had to replace the little guy 2 years ago when my original white one broke the safety tab on the lid when I dropped it on the floor one day and no replacements were available. So bought on in bright red of the same model. I use it for small tasks like processing almonds on occasion. The bigger one is used to grind meat, make pizza dough, stuff like that, grate cheese. Used to buy a half pound of Parm cheese and grate that, storing in an airtight container for later use. Have not done that for a while as I don't have a convenient source for wedges of parm cheese, outside of the little wedges from the grocery store. Generally speaking the blade goes on the top rack of the dishwasher and so far, so good.

Well thank yy

I have put the jar, lib and feed tube in the dishwasher for years...mine has never gotten foggy. But now, I will not be doing that as I will hear your voice. And I bought my 14 cup Cuisinart based on your recommendation almost 10 years now.

I had no idea I could store everything inside the cuisinart! 3:49

I have a French made Kitchen Aid for the last 12yrs and it's a CHAMP!

I have a question - where do you get that refrigerator/freezer that has shelves with nothing on them - I have been to LOTS of houses and have never seen such a thing. Mine MIGHT have been like that the first day it was in my house but I never have a completely empty shelf much less the whole freexer section.

My Cuisinart was a wedding gift 31 years ago- just used it yesterday! Accessibility was critical- as our kitchens grew/storage space improved it was easier to have the food processor close by. For small tasks we also use the Oscar mini food processor I bought 40 years ago- small but mighty!

For years, I used the 1-cup Oskar from the 1980s (anyone remember that?) for making pesto and doing other prep chores in batches. Then a friend gave me her 20-cup Cuisinart 😮 so now I have the best of both worlds.

Grinding meat is fine. But can any of these puree meat without burning up? I want one that I an use for making hotdogs and other emulsified sausages. Or should Ij ust wait till i have the money for a commercial grade processor?

I LOVE my 4 cup Cuisinart food processor. Just the 2 of us so most of the time it accomplishes enough for us. I still have my very old Osterizer (?) that comes with a million attachments, blender and mixer. It is my anchor for the bottom of one of my muscle racks in the pantry collecting dust. Highly recommend a Cuisinart food processor.

Wanna see immersion blender next

After owning a cuisinart and being very disappointed with it. It died in less than 10 years, I got my Breville, and I am so happy with it. It's attachments are great

Perfect timing, thank you! Time to cook!

I would really like to hear about noise levels. I once had a food processor which was impossible to use without wearing protective ear covers, that's how loud it was

I heard mention of "adjustable feed tube" for this 14 cup Cuisinart though I've only ever gotten mine to run while the super narrow tube was attached. I was bummed that you couldn't use it with that insert removed. Granted you can't trust the lowest common denominator to have common sense. Now I'm wondering if there's an optional insert

I got a KitchenAid. It did a decent job, but the ATK finding where the food got stuck on the lid happened often. I did get it on sale though

Would love a review of the Vitamix food processor attachment, considering Vitamix is still your recommended blender, and it would be great to save space with a single base.

I agree this Cuisinart model is the best and works much better than Breville and thank you for cleaning tip. Even though the manufacturer said dishwasher safe, don't use dishwasher as it can ruin the parts faster.

Cleanup: Why a Pastry Cutter is better than a Food Processor for making pie dough and biscuits. When done, just toss the Pastry Cutter and the metal bowl used into the dish washer. I have a very old Cuisinart food processor, but I don't use it for the above tasks. The weak link is that the bowls eventually crack.

They have an 11 cup as well from Cuisinart and I wondered if that performed the same as the 14 cup one.

Thanks to this video, I'll prolly use my food processor more than I have in the past. One thing that I find confusing is how to get the food out of the processor - it seems like different things with different consistencies need different methods. I always think I'm making a mess, or wasting food, or am overly cautious about the sharp blade at the bottom. Wish you had shown more examples of this - maybe compile some clips from existing ATK ep's where it's being done & give us a "demo reel"? Just an idea for us klutzes.😂

What am I doing wrong trying to make pizza crust & dough? It just doesn’t come together. Do you have videos showing the test kitchen making dough in the food processor?

Are you going to review indoor grills like the griddler or Brevelle?

I destroyed my Cuisinart storing all the pieces inside. I plugged it in before taking everything out and the button was pushed accidentally. Blended all the attachments, broke the blade and the bowl and the attachment for the discs. Only about 3 weeks after I got it. Had to wait almost a year for replacement parts.

I want a nice 8 cup one. I have like a 4 cup and it's way too small and there's no slicing or shredding. 14 cups is way too big for a counter top or even a cabinet. I just don't get why the mid range sizes cost so much.

The manufacturer says you can put all parts in the dishwasher (other than the motor of course)?

Previously the Breville was your favourite. This is just like a add for Cuisinart. What about an adjustable slicing blade like the Breville?

There’s a new Breville fp with 30 years warranty on the machine. I really hope you guys can test it. It looks strong and powerful and it’s also compact!

Own three cuisinarts. The oldest is 46 years old and going strong. Had to replace a cracked bowl when 40 years old.

Some of the consumer-oriented Cuisinart food processors are functionally the same as the commercial model, but they use a set of blister buttons rather than the far more robust levers to save costs. Even though the Cuisinart I got from Costco has performed admirably over the 10+ years I've had it, the buttons are starting to wear down, and I really wish they hadn't cut that corner.

Damn I wish this video came out before I got a KitchenAid 7 cup food processor for my birthday 😭😭

Cheese Coins recipe is here on RU-vid, too.

I have found even Cuisinart food processors to be surprisingly hard to clean though....I ended up using my dental water pick to get food out of crevasses