Equipment expert Adam Ried discusses the best food processors, our favorite kitchen workhorse.
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I've watched 3 of your food processor tests and they are all short of valuable information and it would seem your tests are flawed and biased… you can't measure a 9 cup processor to a 14 cup processor… and you could have listed the top 5 runners up that blended the yogurt well and maybe what they didn't do well… that would have been more FAIR, not to just the manufactures but to your audience as well since all of us have varying budgets and needs.
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The shute is too small on the Cuisinart!! I have used the Cuisinart 16 cup for over 20 years. Lots of use and still works as advertised however, I think the Breville 16 cup is a much better food processor.
Test footage looks the same as on the 6 year old video for ATK with Lisa McManus.
This price is wrong . On Amazon it is much higher . However it is worth the price !
What about all of the 1- and 2-person households who need something more like an 8-cup one rather than 14 cups or a mini chopper?
I bought this food processor a few years ago. For the most part I love it…..BUT today I tried using it to make dough for the first time. It stopped on me and started smoking. I was so upset! I unplugged it, emptied it out, cleaned it up and when I tried to start it up again it worked! I will never try dough in it again. It's the only food processor I've ever had so I guess I don't have anything to compare it to….other than the old Oster kitchen center they stopped making in 1995. Lol It had a salad shooter, chopper, ice cream maker, blender and stand mixer in one appliance. The on/off stopped working on it and I finally bought this.
You lied
This $199 winner is now $300.
Thank you for this!
I spent over $400 on the higher end Kitchenaid food processor with the larger mouth. We used it modestly to heavily for two years mostly for baby food. It gave in two months before the warranty was up. They replaced it. However, the new one gave in about a year and half later. I took it apart to see if I could repair it. Nothin'-doin'!! I learned they used real cheap parts. I also learned Kitchenaid moved production to China. I wouldn't buy another Kitchenaid product again.
Wow, these ladies are so beautiful and sexy that for a moment I forgot about the Food processors that brought me here
I would love to work at America’s Test Kitchen!
That food processor is now $250 to $277. I am very disappointed there was no runner-up! I'm not going to spend close to $300 on a food processor I don't care if it makes my coffee in the morning and brings me lunch.
Cuisinart is not what it used to be. Unreliable and I've had 2 that didn't work at all out of the box. Bought from Amazon and was able to return but who wants to bother with that? Most recently bought their mini food processor which ATK also recommended. DOA too. There is no longer any quality control for small appliances so when you buy one make sure it's easy to return.
I love the reviews! I have the Cuisinart 14 cup.processor and love it! I use it to slice, shred, chop, mix and blend. It goes through every chore quietly and efficiently. I also like the two buttons…simplicity is always the best.
I've used this processor for over two years on an almost daily basis and haven't found anything to fault.
Notice the "new" model Cuisinart sucks….
I hope they don't discontinue the legacy models.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-food-processor/
Have you tested a Magimix?
I got that 14-cup cuisinart sitting in my amazon cart until i get the funds. so many recipes i have declined to do because i need a food processor. i could do it by hand but it get sore and stiff. Aging with over use from cooking, phones, computers and video games 🤦🏾♀️ we gonna develop problems faster than our parents
wish theyd rank it. not everyone has money to buy a $200
Haha easily cuisine art 🤣 😆 👌 I wounder why magimix not even included in competition because those one are best for sure ..
I have had that Cuisinart for a number of years. Cuisinart has been out of stock for months on replacement lids. Why? – a little cheapo part on the motor safety apparatus which should cost 10 cents but is made irreplaceable – you have to buy the whole lid – $40+, IF you can find one.
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