Our longtime favorite is powerful and easy to use, but is it still the best choice? Equipment expert Adam Ried shares with host Julia Collin Davison his top picks for food processors.
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I watched their year old food processor video and this was essentially a word for word copy of that video.
I have had a Cuisinart Custom 11 for over 20 years. It is a beast and has never disappointed me.
I have been using kitchen tools for at least 20 years and have been dealing with the container not lifting up and always getting stuck. Sooo iritating. I finally found ATK and I just ordered the cuisinart from Amazon. I believe in ATK when they test anything. Wish I had you 30 years ago on youtube! Anyway when it comes in I will let you know how it is. I use mined at least 2-3 times a week. Thank you for doing the testing for me, so I donʻt have to buy another dead beat! Mahalo
Is there a review on ‘mini’ food processors for smaller kitchens? Something you can put away in the cupboard regularly that doesn’t take too much countertop space?
I have the Breville 16-cup Sous Chef Peel & Dice. I've had it a few years now and absolutely love it. It performs brilliantly. The rest of the family has Cuisinarts of various ages. I find them more fiddly to use, and much prefer the feed slot adapters of my Breville. I also love the controls, especially the timer, which is handy for precise pulsing. My favorite thing about the Breville, though, is that it never, ever leaks around the stem, which was a big issue with my former KitchenAid processor, a more simple work horse that wore out after 25 years of service. As you said, the real downside of the Breville is the price. Were I to do it over, I would have bought the less expensive 16-cup sous chef, without the fancy peel & dice extras that I don't use as much as I thought I would. The one thing I dislike about the Breville is the solid handle. For the Cuisinart, I am sorry to say that two people I know who bought one in the last couple years experienced reliability issues. While I prefer my Breville, I have always considered the Cuisinart to be the the star of reliability. It makes me sad to see that crown slipping.
hello, good job…
🧐 complains about the bowl size and power of the Kitchenaid 9 cup, comparing to a 14 cup Cuisinart, instead of testing the Kitchenaid 13 cup that is actually designed to compete with the 14 cup Cuisinart.
Not really a valid test there…
Can we have an updated video and review on ‘small food processors’. The one you have is 3 years old. With so many new products and upgrades, it would be greatly appreciated.
I went through 2 Cuisinarts (blade cracked on both!) and finally got the Breville. I love it. One thing you didn't mention is the adjustable slicing disk, which gives many more slicing options. I also love the two-sided grating disk ( more options) and the feed tube in the front. The mini bowl is useful for chopping parsley, making mayo, etc. It is more expensive but the Cuisinart blade broke twice, which felt unsafe. I expect the Breville to last much longer than the Cuisinart.
curious where/how the Magimix actually did if you don't consider the price. It's marketed kinda as the Vitamix of food processors and a pro sumer brand.It would seem to offer several additional features over all the others like, spiralizing, whipping, dough blade, fresh juicing etc. This review doesn't really address it at all, sadly. thanks
I find the lid and changing the hardware very frustrating
perhaps a stupid question, BUT, why the Ninja 850 watts is not in the list? I have read very good reviews about that particular model.
What about the Ninja XL food processor l love it!!!
Magimix is the Rolls-Royce of food processors. ATK is bought by Cuisinart.
Does anyone know how much kickback Americas test kitchen takes ?
My wife and I were just talking about what food processor we should get! Thanks for doing the research.
How come these test kitchen items never cost what the Test Kitchen paid for it?
The winner was costing about $300 doing a pandemic and now it's down to $200 I have never seen it for $150
I have the Breville. Replaced my old Cuisinart with it 2 years ago and haven’t looked back. I find the Breville easier to clean and it comes with all the accessories you need. I always found the Cuisinart kind of clunky to clean and put back together. I know everyone has their personal preference, but I much prefer the Breville’s fit to the stand.
The Breville has an adjustable slicing blade to cut from 2-25 mm, I think. The Cuisinart would cost you $300 dollars in disk blades to duplicate this. What a rip off, that Cuisinart charges so much for accessories!
You should test making nut butter
Everytime I see equipments with Adam Reid it reminds me of just how precise and scientific America's Test Kitchen gets into food. It's amazing, and I love every minute of it
It's nice to see these amazing machines being evaluated. I do not own one and I suspect I never will. I use hand tools such as knives and vegetable peelers. For mayo, purees, etc. I use a stick blender inside an old metal cocktail shaker. The video didn't cover the disassembly and cleaning of these, which is a deal-breaker for me. I spend only a little time cleaning up, and I like it that way.
I have a very old cuisiart and a new kitchen aid, I always go back to my cuisinart. It does an awesome job.
Thanks for sharing!
I have a Cuisinart and it only has one choice of slicing and grating?
My grandma has the old favourite Cuisinart. It’s almost 50 years old. The blade is cracked, but it’s still runs like a champion! My parents own the Magimix beautiful machine, but the lid is a pain to clean. I own one of the breville machines, motor is fantastic. I had price constraints so that’s what I got, but any of the Cuisinart, Magimix, or breville machines are fantastic
Kinda disappointed that they redesigned the blade, but I guess that's too keep things from getting stuck underneath? IDK, I'm not a design engineer at Cuisinart or its parent company, ConAir
Avoid KitchenAid for food processors. Unless they've addressed the issues in the past several years, there are quite a few design flaws. I'll definitely be investing in a Cuisinart for my next one.
Bought my Cuisinart 12 years ago and its still going strong, i use it times a week for tough job's!
I own a Ninja – Professional Plus Kitchen System with Auto-iQ – Black/Stainless Steel and love it. I purchased this after not one but two Cuisinart critical plastic pieces broke under normal use. The quality just wasn't there for me. The Ninja is powerful and gets the job done for me quickly.
So can one order the "old" blade as another option for the new machine? Will it fit?
I've heard the Ninja's are pretty good, any thoughts?
I have that winning Cuisinart. It's at least 30 years old. I rarely use it. I DO use a mini cuisinart that is called something "PLUS." It does the jobs I need and isn't TOO much of a hassle to clean. I prefer a sharp knife and a good cutting board for most prep work.
Magimix🙂
Mayo is best made in a blender. No reason to rule out a food processor.
Apparently the winner, the previous version of the Cuisinart, isn't made anymore, so why would they declare it the winner?? I'm pretty happy with my $35 Procter Silex food processor; it might not perform to the Test Kitchen standards, but it does just fine for my needs, at a fraction of the cost.
I love my Breville and really appreciate the adjustable slicer blade which can slice paper thin or about 1/4” thick. Very powerful and reliable.
Chopping beef and butter for hamburger meat?? WTF, since when is butter part of a burger patty? I love butter, but that's bizarre.
I saw what the cuisinart did in this video and I have to say that my one can't knead dough so cleanly: https://youtu.be/hYHuR58YTLs
Wish y’all would have included the vitamix food processor attachment.
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Please find a hand mixer that has multiple speeds, like 2 to 10, instead of 8 to 10 speed, can not find one!!
It seems that in about 9 hours the price of the Cuisinart went from $150 to $200. I had planned on putting it on my Christmas list but not for $200 👎🏼