Equipment Reviews: The Best Food Processor
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- A food processor can make an astonishing range of recipes faster, easier, and more approachable. In the test kitchen, our longtime favorite has been the Cuisinart Custom 14 14 Cup Food Processor, which has performed well for years, but with new competitors on the market, it was time to see if it was still the best choice.
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I can’t express how glad I am to see ATK returning to this format with Lisa presenting! Almost all my purchasing decisions in the kitchen over the past couple years was based around the older iterations of these videos! Welcome back Lisa 😊
I absolutely agree!
Me too! She's the best.
She's the best!
Me too! Love her! ❤️
100%
When you're so low-key that you're actually cool !! Welcome back, Lisa - - You're the best ... no nonsense, sensible. Thank you.
Part of the reason Cuisinart redesigned the blade was because the rivets on the old blade were a point of failure. They recalled that design a few years ago.
I’m not even planning to buy a food processor but I love watching ATK’s reviews especially if Lisa’s in it
Me too
Yup.
same here ..Lisa is the best!
Fun fact, Marc Harrison who redesigned the cuisinart food processor wanted to make it easier for people with disabilities to use. He is the father of universal design.
Any idea why lifting the blade made it that way?
@@chewfacity Because the old manufacturing method with the riveted blades caused the blades to eventually crack and leave shards of metal in the food. There was a massive recall where they sent the new redesigned blades for all models that used the old style blades. They could not attach the lower blade directly to the bottom any more, thus the gap.
I have the breville, and it is a beast. I love it, it is a bit pricy but I don’t see it breaking anytime soon. The timer it has is great, when mixing for certain times.
I ended up getting this machine. So far, I love it - solid, quiet, and powerful.
The only serious issue I have is with the very short (30") power cord - it's just too short to reach any outlet in my kitchen. I had to resort to a powerstrip designed for electronics so I could use it on the counter, and not the kitchen floor.
It's obvious that Cuisinart (Marc Harrison, I'm looking at you) assumes that absolutely everyone has a new house with multiple outlets on every wall of their kitchen (and/or has power in their kitchen island).
Thank you for always doing the hard work for us. No appliance or tool that America’s Test Kitchen has recommended, have ever failed me. I always turn here when I need to invest in a new piece of kitchenware.
I have a Kitchen Aid with large and small bowl for the past 15 yrs. Love it and use it very hard during canning season. Never had any issues. Thanks for the video.
The old Kitchen Aid rectangular style just is not available any more. The only make the round 9 cup style now. :-(
@@mariemoffett7642 is the new one any good?
@@Amine382 Don’t know. I’m still nursing my old one along.
I wish they would of talked about each one individually and see how each did on each test... And I wish they rated all of the processors from worst to best
I came here to comment the same thing!!
Indeed.
For full test results you have to get the magazine or subscribe to their website. The need money to produce these videos and test the equipment. Subscribers pay for those costs. That said, subscribing to Cook's Illustrated/ATK is really reasonable. And it is nice of them to give us this generous amount of their knowledge for those not subscribing.
I still have my first Cuisinart Custom 11 that I bought in the late 1980s. Excellent value and it still kills it today.
These equipment reviews are amazing. I really appreciate your thorough, scientific, practical approach.
Although this video was only posted 07.01.2021, and I'm writing on 17.02.2021, the winning model appears to be no longer available, but has been replaced by a redesigned version. The reviews I've read for the redesigned model point out that many of the positive features of the model reviewed here have been lost in the redesign.
This is the best format for reviews, Lisa is the best at being descriptive and to the point. She also has a great voice a bonus.
I have the breville sous chef with the dice and peel option and love it, I don't use very often the peel but the dice is amazing as well as all the cutting discs 😍
Whew! What a relief! I just bought the custom 14 over Christmas.
Me too! Amazon for about $170. Glad i bought it when i did!
Same!
@@kenmore01 erq
Would’ve loved to have seen a comparison with the new Vitamix food processor attachment and how it compares as I already have an Ascent
Same
I was also hoping to see this! Need their approval to justify the purchase lol
Me, too! I really wish they had reviewed it as well
Me too, although I have heard very few positive reviews so far.
Yes 🙌 we need a review
I have the Breville 16qt Peel & Dice. I love it. I had a Kitchen Aid previously, and it worked great for many years before it died. But, the Breville just does everything better and easier. One thing about it that I love is the power plug. I wish all my small appliances had that hole in the middle plug. So much easier to plug in and pull out with arthritic hands.
Honestly, I think ATK chose the Cuisinart again because they were already predisposed in favor of it because they are most familiar and comfortable with it, and chose Cuisinart again because it makes it easier for them to keep using what they have, and stick with what they know better. The Cuisinart is a nice machine, and if I were to chose any other machine, it would definitely be the Cuisinart. However, the Cuisinart does not even come close to the Breville Sous Chef. Comparing the two is almost ridiculous. If you want to argue cost, then you could make an argument, but that is often a weak argument used in attempt to ignore an option, specifically when that other option is far superior on quality and features. If cost is no bearing, the Breville wins hands down. However, I would contend that the Breville is still a better value, because it is going to last much longer. The most expensive component on a food processor is the motor, and Cuisinart offers a flat 3-year warranty, whereas Breville has a 10-year warranty on the motor (for the Breville model in the video), and a whopping 25-year warranty for the 16 cup Pro model.
The Breville Sous Chef has way more capability, better plunger options for many different scenarios, and is built much better that the Cuisinart. When I studied both machines side by side, I could see a huge difference in the quality and durability of the materials, plus the Breville has much more power. The Cuisinart has a 720 watt motor, whereas the Breville Sous Chef (12 cup) has a 1000 watt motor, and Breville's flagship 16 cup Pro model has a 1200 watt motor! This is extremely important when you are looking at machine that has a motor to stand up for many years so that not only provides top notch performance without strain, but that it also holds up for many years. Cuisinart 14 is highly available, yet Breville can hardly keep the Sous Chef on the shelf at the time if writing. Good luck finding one. I am trying to find one to replace my previous one that got stolen during a move.
When you move up from the Breville 12 cup (in this video) to the flagship Pro 16 cup, it also has additional disk options which are pretty amazing. Also, the Breville has an ADJUSTIBLE slicer, whereas with Cuisinart, you have to buy separate, fixed blades. What a joke. I would rather save room in the blade box for other types of specialty blades, as well as dirty up only ONE slicer. It is very fast and easy to temporarily pull out the stem, adjust the slicer blade to new desired thickness, then pop it back in. On top of this, the Breville has a dough blade, which works way better than the Cuisinart, AND has a smaller inner bowl for smaller jobs, which the Cuisinart does not even offer. ATK did not cover ANY of these features, even though they are definitely relevant for any serious kitchen use, because they would have no choice but to concede that Breville is a vastly superior machine. Cuisinart has a long history and legacy, as they were the original, mainstream food processor, and good for them. However, they have been behaving like Vitamix, who has been sitting on their butts and past successes for decades, now with antiquated designs, only to fail at innovation, and get killed by the competition. Cuisinart is getting crushed by Breville in a similar, epic fashion that Vitamix got crushed by Blendtec. (The only difference thus far is that when Vitamix realized they were antiquated and could not beat Blendtec, they blatantly copied them, and then got sued for $33 million in one of the largest patent-infringement cases in the country.)
ATK got this one dead wrong between Cuisinart and Breville. Cuisinart is no longer number 1 on food processors, and has not been for about 6 years. Even Consumer Reports stated that the Breville Sous Chef was number 1, and had the backing of chefs around the world. Make no mistake, the Breville Sous Chef is a huge game changer, and Cuisinart is not even close.
The cost for me has a huge bearing...
@@edwardsmith7396 Huge bearing? Meanwhile, you ignore that Breville Sous Chef offers more capability, better performance, better motor, and better warranty? Okay got it. Initial cost appears to be your only bearing.
I used that model Cuisinart for ten years as a chef and I do love it. Never really went to the trouble of comparing it to others as it got the job done so well I didn't need to get a new one.
I have the 11 cup Cuisinart and really like it. Not as big but doesn't take up as much space in storage. Works better than the Vitamix for nut butters and smaller amounts like hummus.
Thanks.. I have been searching the web for hours searching for a reliable nut butter recommendation...
LOVE Lisa’s reviews! Some of the other reviewers can be a bit silly. I like Lisa’s delivery SO much better. Thank you for getting right to the point😁
Thanks, America's Test Kitchen! My "vintage" Cuisinart is finally needing to be replaced, as the stem that hold the blades broke and cannot be replaced. We have certainly gotten our use out of it! I bought it in the 80's, when I was in my 20's, a special deal in Spiegel catalog, with a bright red set of the full size and the mini food processors! It has been well loved and used and moved many times, and I came online to find out which one to purchase now. Once again, the tests done in your kitchens have helped immensely!
FYI, in some cases, for old parts that are no longer being manufactured, it may be possible to have a 3D printed version (i.e. a reproduction) made. Use Google to find someone who may be able to assist you with this service. For certain situations, such as a plastic bowl or plastic cover, you may be ableto use a plastic repair compound, such as Sugru, to repair them. As always, use common sense and be your own judge of risk when reproducing safety components.
Years back, on ATK recommendation, I bought a Kitchen Aid 14 cup food processor, It still hums along nicely and does what I need. You went back to the Cuisinart 14 after that but I never had any reason to replace mine. I assume that from this, there still is not enough difference to make me want to get a new one until mine bites the dust (If ever)
Sad that Kitchenaid food processors have gone downhill. I have a model from 2010(?) that is far superior, came with mini-bowl, dough blade (makes perfect pizza dough) and feed chute was perfect for potatoes and tomatoes of average size. Tons of power, good pulse, and passes all your tests. The mirepoix test (I use it for that often) comes out better than what I saw for any of the models you showed on screen. Think it was $250 MSRP, worth every penny. Hope mine never breaks.
Actually, Cuisinart is owned By Conair and they have moved most of their production to China , with only a few from France. The French stuff is still as good as it was, but the Chinese stuff is cheap. THe Cuisinart Food Processor they chose as the winner is an OLD OLD model, their new ones just are not as good. I wish Lisa actually read these comments.I have been asking a specific question for a long time and she apparently never sees it. I have always wanted them to ADD one line to their review - whether the "thing" they have just reviewed has something that makes me want to replace my old recommended item with the new one - or is there not enough of a difference to do that?
Have watched many, many... reviews of lots of different items. This was truly one of the best reviews ever. Thanks for the concise, informative vid.
I’ve had this model for many years I’d like to point out that yes it’s dishwasher safe but up to a point!
It doesn’t handle the “dry” setting well and it will eventually crack if run through it too many times.
Yet another amazing presentation by Lisa!
I use the Breville all the time and it’s a true work horse.....you don’t need to get the version with all the fancy extras....it is actually cheaper to buy the smaller bowl and blade separately albeit you don’t get the fancy storage box.
I cook most of my meals, and I own a $50 Hamilton Beach processor, a nice $40 Oxo mandoline, and a nice sharp knife that was maybe $40. It's all I've ever needed =)
I like the Breville so much more than the Cuisinart. I'm glad I made the switch last year.
Did it come with the twin blade for the large bowl? It looks like the American model doesn't come with it unlike in Australia. Its a really great addition as it makes chopping large quantities near instant and super consistent.
Same
Would love to hear what you like better about it!
@@gardenia77
“Amy can cook” has a great video comparing the Breville to other food processors. Definitely worth checking out. Also, the Breville has a model (or attachment you can buy separately if you like) that dices food. I don’t think any other brand has that option (unless do you want to spend at least $2000 for a professional restaurant quality machine).
@@MaZEEZaM
I wonder if it is possible to buy the blade separately.
I have a Cuisinart and 2 Breville’s. Breville by far the best. Thank you. Love all your reviews 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wonder if you could get one of the old blades and use it in the new Cuisinart...
I really appreciate Lisa's straightforward summaries of the testing. They have made many kitchen purchasing decisions easier for me
The old blades have been recalled for safety reasons. The metal would eventually crack and leave shards of metal in the food. About the only way to get one is if you buy an older machine used.
@@pizzarat3275 do you know which year they switched over?
I noticed the design change in the 14 cup Cuisinart when I bought a new one last summer after my 17 year old one’s bowl couldn’t be replaced. The motor was still fine, but bowl broke. I was frustrated making mayonnaise, or other sauces in it when I discovered that gap between the blade and the bottom of the bowl. I’ve made it work, but I do spend more time with the rubber spatula moving things around the bottom of the bowl in between pulses. It’s the thing that frustrates me the most about this machine, but not enough to try other ones. I’ve used other more expensive, and less expensive ones at friends houses, and I still really appreciate the Cuisinart I have at home. It’s good to know that after your rigorous testing, the one I have is still your best option. Thanks for this in-depth review.
I almost bought this but in the Amazon reviews most complained about how hard it was to clean. Now the added hight of the chopping blade means I'll have to think about it some more.
I bought the cuisinart 14 cup based off of this video a few months ago and I wish I bought it sooner. Thing literally purrs, so much power
Have had that particular Cuisinart model for a few years now and it's wonderful. I went through a dough making period when I was experimenting with food processor doughs and it was a total champ. Simple, not fancy. But well built and does an excellent job.
This lady is at the top of her game. Small appliance reviews have become the abyss on CZcams. Everybody is hawking something, getting a kickback, schilling, or just disorganized and wasteful.
Your video Is great, the description though has the wrong link, to the mini food processor not the normal one you are reviewing.. I follow through and accidentally bought the wrong one 😅😭
For a couple of decades, I owned and used the Cuisinart DLC-X, with the work bowl being a gallon in capacity. Loved it, had all the blades, it did perfect batches of bread that the silly Kitchen Aid mixer couldn't handle. I retired a few years ago and switched from that model to the little Pro Classic (introduced in the 80's as the DLC-10). It works equally well. I like the one that won here but it's just too big for my needs. And people, don't buy a lousy discount store processor; it'll just irritate you and you won't use it. I just made some superb hummus in my Cuisinart this morning!
Better review than the newest review with the same exact results.
The Breville would be my choice. It has better ergonomics, looks better, and just feels better than the Cuisinart. And I must add, it also works better. I know this, because I currently own a Breville and had a Cuisinart before.
Straight to the point, not trying to impress, super clear and precise. Love your work Lisa keep it up😁 so many of my purchases are based of these videos
Love it. I have an older one. Still going strong!!!
have mine and one that was my Mom's.....20 yrs old, replaced blades once. Cuisinart is the best!
Ok you need to do a video to explain the difference between a food processor and a blender
Also, a blender is made more for liquid dishes such as soups (though better is a stick blender that you can well, stick in the pot the ingredients were cooked in), food processors are more for dryer dishes, such as doughs, slicing or grating veggies, grating cheese etc.
"...explain the difference between a food processor and a blender"
In short, a food processor slices and chops solid foods, and a blender blends liquids. Each can do some of what the other does, but not as well. A food processor can also combine wet and dry ingredients to make dough (although usually not as well as a stand mixer). Trying to make a large smoothie in a food processor would be frustrating, and trying to make pizza dough in a blender would be a nightmare. Ideally, one would have both, but unless you REALLY like smoothies, I'd go for the food processor if you can only have one of the two.
They do have one. Search "Is it Bad If I Own Just a Food Processor or a Blender?"
@@fruitpuncher7667 Here's the link to that video: czcams.com/video/eKhV5D0yex8/video.html
I have the Breville and it is a great food processor. A bit pricey, but it does feel well built.
What's the model of the breville? I want to buy wizz 8 but don't know is it good or not
@@Snowflake290 I have the kitchen whizz pro and I'm very happy with it. There is a newer version that does dicing. I would consider that.
Tnx for reply David. Have a fabulous new year.
Well, this is just the best review of any item I've ever seen! Life is more enjoyable when intelligent minds are applied to offering insights for practical matters. Someone mentioned Lisa below, so Lisa...you are awesome! Please keep reviewing.
Bought mine based on your previous test! It is a game changer. Glad it still came out on top!
I'm SO glad this is back
I owned a breville for 6 years and the motor recently stopped working. It wasn't used much. My qualms with it were the plastic shaft overheating and melting during dough kneading, the amount of cleaning that it required and the storage of accessories.
So glad for the return to this format!!
The best reviews on any kitchen product you can find.
I don’t use a food processor enough to justify spending $300 on one. Whatever happened to your “best buy” or budget recommendations?
I was shocked to see that the current price on Amazon for the Cuisinart was $350. It was $199 at Sur La Table just a few months ago. In this test, the KitchenAid 9 Cup Food Processor Plus ($135) didn't score high enough to get a "Best Buy" rating, but it was still "Recommended" (not "Recommended with reservations"), so that would be my suggestion if you can't afford the Cuisinart.
Year's ago i went through the conundrum of what food processor to buy. I ended up taking a couple back and ended up with the 9 cup Cuisinart. It works better than the larger kitchen aid due to its motor. The Kitchen aid cheats by using a capacitor assist, thus light weight motor. This also has the tendency of bogging it down and shutting it off. eventually you will need to replace the capacitor due to excessive overloads. The Cuisinart is about 3x the weight in the base and it shows when you do dough or ground beef. The 9 cup is so much more affordable its worth the reduction in dough batches. 3 cup flour works fine.
Okay, I just (10:45AM on January 7th, 2021) went to Sur La Table's Web site, and they show the Cuisinart Custom 14 for $229.95. The Amazon price is grossly inflated. The SLT site shows limited quantities available at most stores, and none at the Kirkland, Washington store. www.surlatable.com/cuisinart-14-cup-food-processor/PRO-505479.html
That's exactly the thing. A food processor is something you get if you do a ton of cooking that would warrant its use. It's the same situation as with stand mixers. It's not designed for someone who would rarely need one. For less frequent use I'd say try a slapchop or a mandoline, or just use a knife. You don't need a food processor.
@@danielleanderson6371 "For less frequent use I'd say try a slapchop or a mandoline, or just use a knife."
I agree. If I didn't already have my Cuisinart, I'd rather wait to buy the best food processor than get a lesser model. Until I could afford one, I'd use what I had in my knife drawer. A mandoline is also an excellent suggestion, and the top-rated Swissmar-Börner is only around $50.
I bought a cuisinart at Costco and love it ! this one came with the small bowl and small attachments to spiral etc. So far I'm loving it ! I made sausage today.
After 25 years my Cuisnart is still going, blades still sharp. For under $20 per year she’ll always be my champ! None of the others will last half as long!
Did you get the replacement S-blade for the old one that was recalled? It took me 3 months to get mine, but they did send me a downloadable recipe booklet as compensation. (And I kept my old blade to use for fine mincing of delicate herbs and such, since it sits lower than the new blade. I use the latter for most tasks, though, for safety's sake.)
Yes, I did get the replacement blade, but I only use the original one “Japan” stamp on it. The new blade just does not cut as nicely. Since my unit is so old, I think the safety issue was with later year models, since cuisnart had no way to differentiate, they replaced all. I must admit I only hand wash with warm water, never dishwasher. Sure hope my bragging doesn’t jinx my processor!
@@960Liz "I think the safety issue was with later year models"
It's most S-blades that were riveted to the spindle, as far as I know. Cracks can develop after multiple sessions chopping hard items, such as crushing ice, chopping raw squash, etc. Cuisinart specified which ones were recalled based on serial number, so they definitely had a way to differentiate. If yours was recalled, as mine was, I'd be very careful not to use the old blade on hard stuff. Save it for when you really need it.
The recall was only by model number, not serial number. I think most if not all the models were listed in the recall, the recall says over ~8 million units
@@960Liz Yes, sorry, I meant model number. The complete list is: CFP-9, CFP-11, DFP-7, DFP-11, DFP-14, DLC-5, DLC-7, DLC-8, DLC-10, DLC-XP, DLC-2007, DLC-2009, DLC-2011, DLC-2014, DLC-3011, DLC-3014, EV-7, EV-10, EV-11, EV-14, KFP-7 and MP-14.
I still love my 1984 Cuisinart DLC-7 super pro 14 cup food processor even with that separate storage box for the blades, I also have the pasta extruder and whipping attachment that will make the one cup mayo recipe.
My DLC-7 from early the 80s is still going strong as well.
Great, thorough, practical review and explanation. Thank you.
Thank you LISA….you are so worth listening to…
There may be a misspelling on your text overlay for the winning machine. It should probably say “Cuisinart”, not “Cuisine Art”.
Art you crafty! lol
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The updated Kitchen Aid 13 cup is the best with the most features. Included are a dicing kit that is designed to give you square small sized pieces.and more. It also has a storage caddie , that along with the blades, can be easily and neatly stored inside the bowl. I got rid of my Cuisinart after I got this one. Time for Lisa and her crew to retest!
I got Breville about a year ago, an improvement over a 16 year old still working Kitchen Aid. I make mayonnaise often and it does that perfectly and quickly. I drilled a small hole (start SMALL) in the smallest clear plastic plunger to drizzle oil hands free. I use the main bowl for mayo. I only use the inner bowl for chopping or mixing mostly dry ingredients. I was surprised to find that liquids splatter into the larger bowl from the inner bowl. A tomato knife does better than the Breville with tomatoes. I am quite happy with this very useful machine and use it almost every day.
Really helpful thanks!
May I ask you to review other equipment? Many of what you have recommended have already disappeared from the market for a long time.
I am retired living on my own in retirement but love to cook. I come from a family of competitive chefs from pastry to European quisine and everything in between. For many years I was too depressed to prepare the beautiful dishes. For 10 years I have been ordering out. Reached 69 years old and realized I hadn't had a piece of homemade bread made my own ricotta or cottage cheese. It dawned on me just because i was not feeding others that shouldn't mean I do not deserve those wonderful dishes (even though the ooohs aaaahs were nice)
I started buying mixers blenders convection oven. But I have gone thru 4 immersion blenders in one month and the small food processor is useless
Would you still recommend your 14 cup quisinart or do you think I should settle on something smaller. I do make thingsi store but mostly chose to eat fresh.
Once I make the decision how should I go about purchasing it online for best handling if it doesn't work etc.
. I arppreciate your help
Pity you didn’t get a reply.
I love these videos! I always check with you guys before I purchase my kitchen equipment. Thanks for the effort!
I do not know about the 12 cup but the 16 cup Breville sliced superbly BUT its ability to chop meat was anemic at best and caused me to quickly box up and return it and continue using my 25+ years old Cuisinart with a Japanese motor which easily did at least 300% more beef chopping then the Breville. I could not believe the 1200 watt motor was so weak. What a joke it could not even process a simple bread recipe that I have made since the 80's in my DLC 7 Super Pro ( and even before that in my DLC 7).
This video is excellent. Straight on point, good delivery, and clear voice.
Yes same winner!! I love this model
Solution to not being able to do small things, get the mini prep plus 3 cup for like $30- $40. Perfect for mayo and small things. Does 2 dozen eggs yolks for deviled eggs to chop them
My Cuisinart is the Heavy duty one and is well over 20 years old, never had a problem with it and I recently started making bread with it, two minutes and its mixed and kneaded. Long life is worth the extra money it costs. it can do everything.
I really tried to come up with a food processor pun.. but everything just got kind of *blended together.*
People are going to shred this response.
@@jtsholtod.79 yea they are
Got that. Mixed up... in your dope-infused brain.
@@jtsholtod.79 Wishful thinking on our and Graham's part.
Why do you amateur comediennes keep pounding at it?
Ugh!
@@majoroldladyakamom6948 Just trying to gauge the pulse of the audience.
I love my Breville Sous Chef 12. It did however stop working within a short few months but the manufacturer was quick to process a return/replacement. The buttons stopped working - wouldn’t register power on. Not sure what the issue was but I wondered if it was sticky liquid under the pulse button as it wasn’t a free moving. I’m more careful now to be sure all liquid stays clear of the buttons. As a vegan I process lots of vegetables and find the wide range of slice thickness to be useful. I always wash parts by hand with ease. Would recommend to anyone who feels they would use it multiple times each week and experience has taught me that if I can afford the real estate space on my counter I will use the product more often. This sucker is big, heavy and has a large footprint. Not worth hauling out to chop one carrot.
i watched your original processor review and asked for the cuisinart 14 cup for christmas. i received it and love it. it's so quiet compared to my smaller bowl processor haha
I got the 7 cup Kitchen aid plus, love it.
Yay!!! I love these more detailed videos!! I think almost everything I buy comes from these recommendations 😸
I wish Lisa had her own channel. Would love to see that 💙
Always appreciated, Lisa, and ATK. Seriously you bring so much value and I feel it's almost wrong that I get to watch these videos for free! I wonder how this works in terms of ATK making anything from these excellent videos?
My guess is they're fully funded by TV licensing fees and revenue from Cooks Illustrated and Cook's Country magazine sales.
Nice review, I'll like to see a review of the new vitamix food processor attachment
This is my go to website when I want to have really expert advice, and Lisa seems to have all the answers that a home cook needs. I bought the breville /sage processor because I couldn’t get the cunisart in Germany and although expensive it does everything perfectly and is really quiet. 🥰👍
I've had one for 15, maybe twenty years. Works like a champ!
Is the Cusinart 11 cup as good as the 14? I don’t think I need the extra capacity nor the storage space.
I have the exact same question!
@@apweaver3498 I wound up with the 14. Not unhappy about it. The footprint isn’t outrageous.
The Breville is awesome but it looks like the American model doesn't come with the awesome twin-blade for the larger bowl. The twin blade makes chopping lots of ingredients near instant and super consistent.
It’s doesn’t which really sucks!
Can you order it separately?
A good review, but I would weight the results differently. There's some quibbles here with the Magimix, that some of the accessories were not well described in the manual. Surely what's important here is whether they work well. For me, a thirty year warranty on the motor factors more than the written manual, as there are plenty of videos showing how to use any of these machines. Many people will get more from a good video. Also, the kneading attachment redesign on the Magimix is really good, and you didn't test it. The Magimix has a very good food mill as well for baby foods and sauces, and several very good juicer attachments. The mini bowl is excellent. Not disagreeing with the quality of the Cuisinart, just mentioning that warranty and features may be more important to some.
Very happy with my Magimix, and a big bonus to me, not made in China. Heike, your 40 year old Cuisinart was made by Robot Coupe, the same company that currently makes the Magimix. Cuisinart has had multiple manufacurers over the years, not all equal.
@@heikechilds2816 Hi, what is the model number on your cusinart? Thank you.
They hated the Magimix and I just bought the big one. How do you tell/ compare the kneading attachment? New vs old?
@@MrOmarRavenhurst I had a Robot Coupe, which my daughter now has. It’s most likely not used often but still does what it’s supposed to do. I am in the market for a food processor. Never heard of the Magamix. Do major stores carry it?
I have the KitchenAid that you used in your test and I've been very disappointed with its lack of durability. The handle assembly lost apart when it was still very new and now I have to hold the handle on manually whenever I do anything with it without the lid snapped on. And one day I found a tiny screw in the batch of hummus I just made!
The testing here is thorough. They looked at it from every angle, which raises concerns when the Cuisine Art was chosen as the winner. I just came from a few other channels and the Cuisine Art failed many of the tests. The Breville won by a landslide.
Exactly!
Glad you still think that is the best choice since I bought that one based on your previous review - I’ve loved it, it’s been great and I’ve never had any complaints with it. I can literally take it down, throw whatever jn, and a few seconds later the work is done.
I have Breville..it's great.
First time on this channel love it, keep them coming
The cuisinart 13 cup come with small bowl. I have it for 8 years and love it!
We have had cmCusinsrt fir a lot time and have had to replace the plastic boil and cover several times. Various plastic parts break and we are not hard on our equipment. THIS UNIT SHOULD COME WITH 5 OR 6 REPLACEMENT BOULS !
I still got my cusinart
baby food processor. 40 years old and still going strong.
I really enjoyed this presentation..I have the 7 cup KA.....as I’m older and it’s so easier for me to handle ...have had a processor for years ....like you ...couldn’t live without it ....I do pizza dough with KA stand mixer ...works great ...
3:21 It seems that the main criticism with your long-standing winner, the Cuisinart Custom 14, is that it lacks a mini bowl. Cuisinart also makes the _Elite Collection 12-cup_ and _Elite Collection 2.0 14-cup_ food processors that both come with mini bowls as well as a more powerful motor. Were either of these tested? If so, why would they not be selected over the Custom 14? It would be great to hear what you thought of each food processor you tested, and where it ranks in your tested categories.
Yeah I wish I knew which processor was which during the presentations. What’s the point of having such a wonderfully detailed video without labeling the machines! 😂🤦🏻♀️
Excellent presentation Lisa. Of course I bought a food processor before doing the proper homework. Nice to see that the one I bought ranked second. I also have a Breville toaster oven that I use a lot and it also does a great job.
I see the Cuisinart as a very distant second. The Breville Sous Chef is built like a tank, and has far more capability, so what you bought definite was not second.
This review would have been so much better if you would have said how each processor did on each test. Some of us are more interested in one function than the others. Some processes could be deal breakers, and others we might not care about as much. You put in all the time to get the information, and then gave us a minimal amount of it. The way this was presented, the only information we have is that your opinion hasn't changed and that you also like the Breville.
14 cups is huge. are any of the other cuisine art models any good? such as the 8 cups?
Please, for the love of god, keep Lisa. Lisa IS your CZcams channel. Lisa is life.
Great review as always. Some questions:
1. How does this compare to the the Cuisinart 13-cup Core Costum?
2. Did you make Tahini with this and how did it come out?
3. When you not ideal for small batches, how small is too small? 2-cups or more are ok ?
Thanks for the info. Any plans to do reviews on a mini food processor??
as a psych, this testing made me excited to learn more.
thank you... appreciate all the tests that were run...helps so much.
but have to tell you, breville stinks...just take a look at amazon's one star reviews. i have had the big one for over 2 years. at first i liked it....BUT the quality of the plastic parts just stinks.
i have had 2 bowls that got stress cracks...and now the liquid leaks on the bottom. i have tried to order a bowl but they are always out of stock....for months. so now i cannot use liquid in the bowl.
trying to put the spindle on gets so stuck you have to wrestle the the thing off to remove it from the bowl. i have to have hubby do it. perhaps it is the stress cracks that makes it so snugg.
the large gray pusher thing has a seam and won't let you put it in the dishwasher...i didn't read the actual part in the beginning so i did .... but it would have been so easy to make this part w/o a seam so that no dishwasher water got into it. meanwhile, it too has cracked and i could have wound up w/a piece of plastic in our food....not good.
after a few months of use, i looked at the handle of the thing and it is full of food swished into it during the dishwasher clean up. it is nasty and you know it's unsafe... have tried removing it, but so far i've not been able to.
so in the beginning, it worked great, but after time the lack of quality shows up everywhere.
i used to be a breville fan, but this thing is garbage....currently looking for another one.
NOT A GOOD CHOICE.
I’lll always love my cuisinart it’s a classic about 25 years old now and I still use it for at least 5 meals a week
So glad you're back! But why now?!?! I already can't buy the Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor (I've been trying the last 3 months) it's consistently sold out or way marked up. It's a 10 year old model guess I'm not the only one that loves you guy's tests!