ISO Food Processor - Advice

[forty_caliber]

According to Mrs. 40 it's time to add an electric food processor to our arsenal of kitchen appliances for general use. My budget is >$200

• I want to to slice, dice, chop, grate, and mince various foods.
• I would probably never need to grind meat, whip cream, or crush ice.

I've narrowed it down to 3 options but would like to hear about your personal experiences with a specific brand or model or other offerings you might like better.

In no particular order:

• Braun K650 600 watt
• KitchenAid 700 watt
• Cuisinart 720 watt

[PrincessFiona60]

Originally Posted by forty_caliber

According to Mrs. 40 it's time to add an electric food processor to our arsenal of kitchen appliances for general use. My budget is >$200

• I want to to slice, dice, chop, grate, and mince various foods.
• I would probably never need to grind meat, whip cream, or crush ice.

I've narrowed it down to 3 options but would like to hear about your personal experiences with a specific brand or model or other offerings you might like better.

In no particular order:

• Braun K650 600 watt
• KitchenAid 700 watt
• Cuisinart 720 watt

I prefer the solid bodies on the KA and Cuisinart. I had one like the Braun and it was very hard to clean all the nooks and crannies in case of a spill.

I have Cuisinart and love it, does exactly what I need and I use it for what you have said you will be using it for.

[Andy M.]

HArd to go wrong with any of these. The Braun doesn't list a bowl size. Assuming it's in the same size range as the others, I'd go with the most versatile one.

[CharlieD]

Bed, Bath and Beyond sells 14 cup cuisinart for $200 bucks. If you sign up for their mailing you will get 20% off cupon in the mail. The best buy i ever made. I used to have an 11 cup one, but the 14 cups is just so much better.

[jennyema]

Originally Posted by forty_caliber

According to Mrs. 40 it's time to add an electric food processor to our arsenal of kitchen appliances for general use. My budget is >$200

• I want to to slice, dice, chop, grate, and mince various foods.
• I would probably never need to grind meat, whip cream, or crush ice.

I've narrowed it down to 3 options but would like to hear about your personal experiences with a specific brand or model or other offerings you might like better.

In no particular order:

• Braun K650 600 watt
• KitchenAid 700 watt
• Cuisinart 720 watt

That Cuisinart. That's what I have and i love it.

[forty_caliber]

Thanks to all for the responses. Cuisinart it is. Great tip on the 14 cup at BBB. Mrs .40 has a stack of those 20% off coupons.

.40

[taxlady]

We have a Braun that looks like the one in your link. After 20 years, it is on its last legs. The spindle is falling apart.

I much prefer my electric meat grinder with vegi attachment for grating and slicing. It's much less clean up and I put a bowl in front of it, so I'm not limited to the size of the bowl of the food processor. It also produces fewer oops-chunks.

[FrankZ]

I went with the KA one in red.

It only seemed too small once.

[forty_caliber]

One of the reviews I read about the KA mentioned that the liquid capacity was limited due to the spindle height being lower than the rim. Have you had a problem with that?

.40

[FrankZ]

That would be the exact problem..

Truth be told though I didn't need to make quite that much sauce to begin with.

[MostlyWater]

I have a Cuisinart. I really like it !

I have had various inexpensive FPs over the years, but this was my first really good appiance and I really see the difference !

[mkaylady]

I have a Robot Coupe. That is the company in France that made the original Cuisinarts before they started having them made in China. I have two of them one large, one small and love them both!

[ajqiz123]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have a Cuisinart, I think 12C. I wanted to use it for grating taro, green bananas and other heavy African and Caribbean tubers but it over heats, stops, and slows me down: what is a really good, really *HEAVY DUTY* food processor with good blade options? Thanks.

[forty_caliber]

Originally Posted by ajqiz123

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have a Cuisinart, I think 12C. I wanted to use it for grating taro, green bananas and other heavy African and Caribbean tubers but it over heats, stops, and slows me down: what is a really good, really *HEAVY DUTY* food processor with good blade options? Thanks.

Howdy and Welcome to DC!

If you have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer you could try the slicer shredder attachment. It's heavy duty. I didn't like the way it sliced potato for gratins so I returned it. Might work for the heavy tubers if you use slower speeds on the mixer.

.40

[ajqiz123]

NICE! and I thank you. I looked it up and saw the demo online
...but

I'm thinking that there's a more powerful machine than KitchenAide. I made a brioche once w/a friend's KitchenAid...suffice it to say he's no longer a friend Doesn't Vulcan or some other company make a counter-top ready, bad-azz, big horsepower processor?

[forty_caliber]

Originally Posted by ajqiz123

NICE! and I thank you. I looked it up and saw the demo online
...but

I'm thinking that there's a more powerful machine than KitchenAide. I made a brioche once w/a friend's KitchenAid...suffice it to say he's no longer a friend Doesn't Vulcan or some other company make a counter-top ready, bad-azz, big horsepower processor?

Hobart - Only $4800 for the counter top model

.40

[ajqiz123]

you're funny!! ...

[PrincessFiona60]

Originally Posted by forty_caliber

Hobart - Only $4800 for the counter top model

.40

I went through an earthquake once that made the 20 quart Hobart come 5 inches off the counter......in Wyoming...

[forty_caliber]

Originally Posted by PrincessFiona60

I went through an earthquake once that made the 20 quart Hobart come 5 inches off the counter......in Wyoming...

In Wyoming? Anything to do with the Yellowstone caldera?

.40

[ajqiz123]

hmmm...$4,800.00.... what else is out here .40?... What do you think about this one: Avantco MX20?