The Cuisinart Elite Collection 14-cup food processor delivers the next big innovation for the modern kitchen. With 11 and 4 1/2-cup work bowls nested inside the 14-cup bowl plus the adjustable 6 position slicing disc and reversible shredding disc it provides home chefs with multiple food processors in one! The exclusive SealTight Advantage System is designed to deliver maximum bowl capacity and clean processing and pouring. With 1000 watts of peak power driving a variety of accessories that make every meal easier to prepare. No other processor does it better!

• 1000-watt food processor with 14-cup work bowl and nesting 4-1/2- and 11-cup work bowls


• On/off/dough/pulse touchpad controls; wide-mouth feed tube; blade-locking system


• Stainless-steel slicing disc shredding disc chopping/mixing blades and dough blade


• Dishwasher-safe parts; accessory storage case spatula "how-to" DVD and recipe/instruction book included


• Measures 7-4/5 by 10-1/5 by 17 inches; 3-year limited warranty; 10-year motor warranty

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The OXO Good Grips Food Mill is the perfect tool for preparing fresh purees sauces soups and more. It has a stainless steel inner bowl that is ideal for hot foods and will not stain and includes 3 stainless steel grinding discs for fine medium and coarse textures. Use the fine disc for homemade jellies creamy sauces and baby food the medium disc for applesauce and vegetable soups and the coarse disc for mashed potatoes and chunkier sauces. The Food Mill has a unique release button that makes it easy to exchange discs and disassemble for storage. Three non-slip legs hold the Food Mill securely over bowls and pots up to 11 inches in diameter keeping it out of your food. The legs also fold for easy storage. The soft non-slip handle and knob ensure comfort when gripping the Food Mill and turning the blade. All parts are dishwasher-safe.

• Food mill includes 3 stainless-steel discs for preparing foods of fine medium and coarse textures


• Stainless-steel inner bowl accommodates hot foods and prevents staining


• Simple release button for easy disc exchange and disassembly


• Non-slip legs handle and cranking knob; folds for easy storage


• 11-inch diameter; 2.3-quart capacity; all parts are dishwasher-safe

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Professional power and versatility are at your fingertips thanks to the experts at Cuisinart. The handy Pro Classic Food Processor slices whole fruits and vegetables kneads bread dough and minces garlic with amazing ease. The 7-cup work bowl is heat-resistant cold-resistant and shatterproof. Features extra-large feed tube stainless steel medium (4 mm) slicing disc and shredding disc. Also includes chopping and dough blades. Exclusive how-to video offers tips and techniques. Easy to clean with dishwasher-safe parts.

• Includes steel blade dough blade slicing disc and shredding disc


• Extra-large feed tube for larger food slices


• Dishwasher-safe parts


• Five-year full motor warranty three-year limited entire unit warranty

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Useful for a number of chores in the kitchen

While I usually chop on a plastic cutting board with a big chef's knife the Cuisinart makes several tasks a lot easier. Chopping cooked or raw meat is one. If you are making hash from leftover corned beef a short burst in this food processor is the easiest way to go. For mixing certain pastry doughs (pie or pate brisee) this is also a very good item to have although you have to be careful to go slowly and not overprocess. The one thing the Cuisinart does is heat up the dough if you whirl it around too much so you have to be careful. And if you put too heavy a bread dough in using the plastic bread blade you can heat the shaft up enough to jam the blade onto the central post and that's a big nuisance. However with these cautions the Cuisinart is hands-down my favorite food processor and for shredding slicing thinly or chopping pretty much the best kitchen appliance for the job.More detail ...

Every Kitchen Needs a Cuisinart

Every kitchen needs a Cuisinart and after the work bowl of my former much loved 14-cup Cuisinart Food Processor of 20+ years finally gave out I opted to purchase the new Cuisinart 14-cup brushed chrome model DFP-14BC.

First the aesthetics this model compliments all my other stainless steel appliances including my double oven toaster and microwave etc. It looks very sleek compared to my former white model. In other words I'm very pleased with the way it looks.

I use my food processor quite often and shopped around before deciding to choose this particular model. I picked this square-shaped model similar to my older replaced DLC-7 model with the two rectangular buttons that `click'. Since my former Cuisinart of like design served me well 20+ years this design appeared more durable and was less expensive than another Cuisinart rounded model with oval buttons that looked less heavy-duty.

Other than a few modifications to the food pusher assembly this new DFP-14BC model is virtually identical to my older processor and just as easy to use. Even better is the fact that my older DLC-7 discs (with detachable stems) also fit this new processor. So far I've used the metal blade which worked like a dream and the shredding and slicing discs that again work with ease and provide excellent results. Additionally the motor on this new processor is more powerful than my original model and I can't wait to try it on making bread or pizza dough.

For first time food processor users a demonstration video accompanies this machine and walks you through everything you'll need to know. You'll never make a pie crust again without it!More detail ...

Nifty appliance; has a couple of bugs

Having picked this item up on an Amazon special I must first say that the price-performance ratio is excellent. The machine comes with several blades and a chute attachment. If you have used a Cuisinart machine before assembly and operation will be very very simple. That the pieces are dishwasher safe is a boon as well. I like this little processor; its small size is just right for our empty nest food prep.



There are a couple of things Cuisinart could perhaps rethink. It is awkward to remove the slicing or shredding blade. The plastic used on several of the pieces seems vulnerable to staining. The shredding blade seems for some ingredients to "pulverize" better than to shred. It would also be nice to have at least one other size of slicing disc and a plastic chopping blade included. Those refinements would make this machine nearly perfect for me.



Still this sturdy workhorse is a welcome addition to our kitchen. Those who have smaller amounts of ingredients to prep will find that it is a useful complement to other kitchen tools.More detail ...

AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT I NEEDED ONE...

Check out this video for some great recipes and ideas.



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I have a larger Cuisinart that sits on the shelf for months at a time and a 2 cup Black and Decker mini processor which is just way too small but I used it for years anyway. I had seen this model on a lot of TV cooking shows but had no idea what size or brand it was. Now I am recognizing my model in use almost everyday.



I recently came across this 4 cup Cuisinart quite by accident and I absolutely love it. I have used it more in the last few weeks that I used the 2 cup in 6 months. It makes excellent bread crumbs fresh and dried and just the right amount of salsa or tapenade in seconds. Yes it does pulverize onions but I watch it very closely and since they are an ingredient not served by themselves they work out fine.



Four cups is a good size and it has a lot of power. It's easy to use and clean.



*** In response to the review where the motor died after only a few uses ... this happened to me the third or fourth time that I used it - it just stopped working. Fortunately my husband was standing there and while I was having a fit he simply pushed the long plastic thing into the base to make the connection. I hadn't pushed it in all the way. No problem after that and I now make sure it is inserted properly.More detail ...

Cuisinart Vs. KitchenAid Mini Choppers

When I starting searching for a mini-chopper I was surprised by the huge rating difference between the Cuisinart DLC2 and the KitchenAid KFC3100 so I bought both and did a side-by-side comparison. The only explanation I can give for the ratings difference is that Cuisinart buyers must have higher expectations. For most operations they have nearly identical performance and for some operations the Cuisinart is the clear winner.



Onions: Many Cuisinart reviewers panned its performance here claiming it made onion purée but most KitchenAid reviewers praised its onion chopping ability. I found almost no difference between the two. Maybe its an issue with the instructions - for chopped onions you must use a few short pulses. A few more pulses and you get minced onion - more than this and both give you onion puree. I wouldn't say either is great at chopping onions but both are equally mediocre.



I also tested chopping nuts and making breadcrumbs with similar results. Both performed about the same for a course chop although the Cuisinart produced a more even chop on the nuts but its when you want a really fine chop that the Cuisinart starts to shine. The first reason for this is the grind feature found only on the Cuisinart. This spins the blade in the opposite direction which allows the flat back-side of the blade to impact the food. More importantly it redistributes the food so if you've got a couple of chunks that refuse to be chopped a short pulse in the opposite direction helps it drop into the blade. For perfect fine breadcrumbs I alternate between the normal chop mode for a few seconds and grind for one second.



The other reason the Cuisinart gives a better fine chop is that it does a much better job of cycling the food through the blade. This is a real key when you're working with softer foods like spreads pâtés or purees. When I made a cream cheese spread in both choppers the Cuisinart did a far quicker and better job of pulling the ingredients down the center and into the blade. The KitchenAid kept larger chunks bobbing on top. If you're making dips spreads or baby food the Cuisinart is the hands-down winner.



On the practical side both choppers were equally easy to clean. Both have small holes in the lid for pouring in liquids on the fly but only The KitchenAid has a slot for dry or thick ingredients - if that's important to you. Overall I found the Cuisinart easier to use for several reasons. First the Cuisinart blade drops on easily while the KitchenAid blade is keyed and I found myself turning it several times before it dropped in. Second the KitchenAid lid must be removed first before you can lift off the bowl but on the Cuisinart the bowl and lid can be detached as an assembly. Finally the Cuisinart blade has a "handle" that extends to the top of the bowl like a popsicle stick allowing you to remove the blade without getting your fingers in the food.



After all my testing I really can't understand the large ratings difference between these two. Neither is perfect - you'll never get a perfect even course chop with things like onions or chocolate but they do come in handy. For many uses either one will give you pretty much the same results. Because of its advantage with softer foods and its ease of use I recommend the Cuisinart.

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A workhorse....

I bought this food processor last Fall to process fruit for jam making. I pick my fruit in the summer and freeze it to make jam in the Fall to take advantage of the cooler weather. Jam making can be a hot job especially in Texas! In previous years I chopped my fruits by hand but this year my husband and I went overboard and picked pounds and pounds of strawberries blackberries blueberries and peaches. Then a friend gave me figs! There was no way I wanted to process all of that by hand so I started shopping for a food processor. I found several good reviews of the Hamilton Beach 70670 and it was a great price so after a little more comparison shopping decided to take the plunge.



When I got ready to process fruit this processor performed like a champ. The only issue I had was making sure I gauged the pulse correctly as a few of my batches of fruit ended up almost pureed which was not what I was aiming for! It plowed through hours of processing for 3 days of a long weekend then several 2 day weekens. And cleanup was so easy.



This is not my first food processor but the Hamilton Beach compares very favorably with others I have used. I really love it and look forward to my next jam making season. I use it other times for smaller jobs but the big workout for this baby is in the Fall.More detail ...

Useful for a number of chores in the kitchen

While I usually chop on a plastic cutting board with a big chef's knife the Cuisinart makes several tasks a lot easier. Chopping cooked or raw meat is one. If you are making hash from leftover corned beef a short burst in this food processor is the easiest way to go. For mixing certain pastry doughs (pie or pate brisee) this is also a very good item to have although you have to be careful to go slowly and not overprocess. The one thing the Cuisinart does is heat up the dough if you whirl it around too much so you have to be careful. And if you put too heavy a bread dough in using the plastic bread blade you can heat the shaft up enough to jam the blade onto the central post and that's a big nuisance. However with these cautions the Cuisinart is hands-down my favorite food processor and for shredding slicing thinly or chopping pretty much the best kitchen appliance for the job.More detail ...

Chops extremely well but ...

As a chopper to use on a daily basis this is unbeatable. The blades are much more substantial than on other products of this size. However you have to be very careful with the plastic bowl. The center section that holds the blade has begun to break. Currently half of the circular holder (in the middle) is gone. Although it will still hold the blade if it breaks any more it probably won't. I'm going to have to find a replacement for the plastic bowl. October 18 2005 update: Guess what? I contacted Black & Decker online and they have a company that they refer you to that handles their replacement parts. In this case they are sending me a complimentary new 3 cup plastic bowl. I wish I could change my rating upward; this is real customer service. July 5 2007 update: Since I received the replacement bowl I have used this appliance constantly that is three to five times a week. I have had no problems with the center section of the replacement bowl. February 8 2008 update: Note that when Amazon runs this item for $12.99 it is really a screaming deal.More detail ...

Good Kitchenaid product

I have had this since March and liked the look of the food processor. I chose the KA over Cuisinart b/c the KA looked more sturdy. The KA is very heavy which is a good thing and the 9 cup is the perfect size. Not too big and not too small. It shreds an 8 oz block of cheese in 3 seconds. I have used it for shredding cheese carrots and grinding grahmn crackers bread crumbs and chicken. I haven't actually learned how to make it so the food processor doesn't completely pulverize the food to little pieces. More detail ...

exceptional

I searched all over my town for a decent food processor. Most were too big or too small. I saw the KitchenAid 7 cup Food Processor but it was "out of stock" at the Target I was at and they didn't know when it might come in. Went directly to Amazon.com and found it for the same price and free shipping. How could I lose? It is an excellent food processor and the ease of cleaning is a real plus. It's slightly heavy but I attribute that to a powerful motor. Works like a dream.More detail ...

A HUGE improvement! Plus comes with Juicer Egg wisk...!

I received this food processor a few weeks ago and am so pleased! I previously had the Kitchenaid professional 11 cup model and this one is sooo much better! It's amazing what increasing the size by just one cup does! I had this chocolate tofu pie recipe that never quite got blended in my old processer because it was too thick and heavy but it blends to the smoothest consistency in this one. I no longer have to break it up into batches! Plus the extra large feed tube is a definate improvement over the older smaller versions. And this one doesn't jump around on my countertop like my older one did a bit. This one just seems REALLY solidly built. Don't get me wrong Kitchenaids older versions were also the best for their time this one is just even better!



The design of this model is also very sleek and I'm no longer emberassed having my processor on my countertop.



Please note this brushed nickel model also comes with an egg wisk a citrus juicer attachment and an extra work bowl which don't come with the other models. I noticed this wasn't mentioned in Amazon's description but it should be. That alone justifies the slightly higher price in addtition to the beautiful stainless finish and larger feed tube. More detail ...

strongest motor of its class

We chose this model because we don't want to move really heavy appliances around on the countertop but the mini-choppers are too small for our recipes. The 2007 weighs about 13 pounds and uses the same wattage motor and most of the same disks as the 11-cup model in this line although it lacks the extra slow-speed control button for dough processing and it uses the old-style plastic dough blade. (In this size it's probably a pie-crust dough maker not a bread dough maker anyway.) It's the biggest motor we found on a food processor this size.

Good stuff:

Easy wipe-clean base--no crevices to catch food. Hurray!

Stable and relatively quiet during use.

Easy top-rack dishwasher clean-up (power-saver no-heat drying)

Easy to add small (or liquid) ingredients during processing. Small inner pusher piece is removable giving access to a small feed tube. There's also a drip hole for liquids in the bottom of the small pusher piece.

Not so good stuff:

Very fiddly mechanism for locking down the workbowl before processing.

The large outer pusher piece that goes into the main feed tube has a metal rod that pushes down another rod on the lid that pushes down another rod on the bowl that finally pushes a control on the base.

If you have to remove the large pusher to add more big stuff to the bowl the mechanism stops. Probably just as well since a child's hand could easily fit through the large main feed tube.

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It's not as advertised

I bought this because I love my Magic Bullet however this is definitely not the same quality. The juicer was ok but the shredder shot my cabbage across the counter til I found a really big bowl (it's a 2 man job in the infomercial). The third time I used the Bullet I tried making some dough. The motor overheated after about a minute then smoke poured out of the machine. I scraped out the dough and used my KitchenAid to finish the job (easily I might add). Fortunately the motor worked again after it cooled down. Check other sites you'll find this and other worse issues to be common problems - including poor customer service. Save your money. This product is not as advertised. More detail ...

Gets the job done but not very well.

I purchased this food processor for myself only about two weeks ago so I can't say yet as to how long it lasts. I wanted to point out a few problems with it though. First off I really despise the locking lid 'safety feature'! I find it difficult to position the bowl and lid correctly and get it to lock and I usually have to try this several times to get it right. (The unit will not power on until the lid is locked correctly) In fact the first day that I had this I thought that it was broken and I almost returned it! I am also not pleased with the shredding blade. My main purpose of this processor was to shred potatoes so that I don't have to use a hand grater or purchase the frozen pre-shredded ones. The shredding blade on this is very small and makes the potatoes come out more like spaghetti noodles. I would love to purchase a different size blade but Black and Decker does not make one. I am going to shop other food processors with better shredding capabilities and when I find one that suits me I am going to replace this one. I hope that this review will help others who are looking for a good shredding food processor. More detail ...

Makes purees very well but hard to clean

I tried two other small food processors the KitchenAid Chef's Chopper and the Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus for making two to four servings of pesto cilantro sauce etc but pureeing these small amounts of ingredients in the approximately 3 cup work bowls was difficult because the blade throws the ingredients on the sides. Scraping the ingredients down several times helps but the finished product was still not smooth enough.



The MM-2M works much better for making these small amounts of sauces. You still have to scrape the ingredients down once or twice but the puree is much smoother. The blades turn much faster than the other two processors and there are also two speeds. You can reverse the blade holder to choose a blunt or sharp leading edge. The blunt edge works well for pureeing.



The unfortunate drawback to this processor is that the motor housing forms the top of the work bowl. As a result quite a bit of the finished product ends up coating the end of the motor housing. If you are not extremely careful when cleaning the motor housing you will get water and perhaps food into it. If you're just chopping relatively dry ingredients like coffee or dry spices this would not be so much of a problem.More detail ...

Great maxi-mini chopper!

I love my new Oster Mini food chopper! The reason for a 4 star rating: Use caution if blending liquids as they tend to foam up and flow out under the blade/whisk and into the motor housing. This happened to me. After letting it dry out for a few days it's working fine. And the hot chocolate was delicious although I will use a larger blender next time! So be careful! This could happen with any food processor large or small. This is a pleasure to use! Chop an onion in seconds make bread crumbs instantly many other uses. I recommend it!More detail ...

New sharp blade!

The plastic piece under my blade broke after 25 years and the replacement is great. Nice to have a sharp new blade it makes the food processor as good as when I bought it!More detail ...

A Kitchen appliance snob says 'WOW'

Kitchen supplies are like an addiction to me. I spare no expense on only the best. Kitchenaid mixers Le Creuset whatever All Clad this and that. But one day I was short on cash and decided I needed a food processor. I saw this in a grocery store for like $20. I said "Screw it this will work until I can afford a $100 Cuisinart." That was a year ago and I have had no desire the replace this one yet. I grind nuts in it. I've made big batches of pesto in it. Hell I make pie crust in it on a REGULAR basis (Making pie crust in a food processor though much easier then using a pastry blender by hand is absolute HELL on a food processor.) . This little bad boy takes the abuse and asks for more. If it blows up tomorrow Ill have gotten my moneys worth and even if I have the money for a better name brand I would probably just go out and buy another Hamilton Beach. I'm only giving it 5 stars because Amazon wont let me give it 10. Seriously 'Worth the Money' is an understatement.More detail ...

a review of the product itself

I am a food professional and have used this many times since it is a perfect size (not too large or too small) for the little tasks that often come up at home and I don't want to use my big machine. It has done a terrific job on everything from bread crumbs to salsa mayonnaise grinding nuts pureeing onions etc. It is easy to control and not 'over process' whatever the job is since the blade comes to a complete stop immediately. The instruction book is Cuisinart's usual competent quality. I do highly recommend it for a small size processor.More detail ...

Buy a food processor instead

I was given this as a gift at my baby shower before my daughter was born. Now 5 months later she just is starting to eat solid foods so I used it for the first time. First off I agree with the other reviewer the lid gets stuck easily. Very annoying! Second the motor turns on as soon as it is plugged in and the only control you have is to 'turbo' speed. 'Turbo' is a nice feature as it helps get all of the food pureed but I wish the motor didn't turn on until I pressed the button. Having to unplug the unit to turn it off is just annoying especially if you have a baby in your arms.



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Makes quick work of common chopping needs

I have had a few full-size food processors in the past -- both expensive and cheap models -- and the main complaints I had with them were: bulkiness noise and cleanup time. Over time I realized that I was doing fewer and fewer things with the processor and then finally it got put away for good.

But lately I found that I was chopping the same ingredients in almost the same amounts again and again.

So on a whim really I decided to give the Kitchenaid 3-cup chopper a try. I own a number of Kitchenaid large appliances and have always been satisfied. This food chopper is no exception as it exceeds my expectations for handling my chopping drudgery. Be it onions garlic emulsifying dressing making bread crumbs chopping nuts whatever.

This unit takes a very small amount of counter space has a great look stores its cord in the base and its bowl and cover are dishwasher-safe.

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An Expensive Disappointment

I bought this model almost two years ago as a replacement for a much-loved food processor that had been discontinued. Here's why I don't like this one:



1) One of my main criteria when I was shopping for it was that my new food processor should have a large capacity. This one was advertised as having a large capacity. But the stem in the middle of the bowl is very short so you can't actually put much food into it especially if the food is liquidy.



2) They advertise having one of the widest mouthed feed tubes. But what they don't tell you is that the "maximum fill line" on the feed tube is very low. So you really can't pack all *that* much food into the feed tube.



3) The ad said it had an attachment called "juicer." I thought that this meant that I could use it to say juice carrots like the way my local food co-op has a juice bar where you can buy things like carrot-beet-celery juice. But no actually the "juicer" is an attachment where you push down on an orange over a dome and the juice comes down the sides through holes and into the body of the food processor. It's basically like an ordinary "Mexican hat shaped" manual juicer except that you use the food processor to turn the middle (I guess that's how it goes -- I've never used this attachment) and then the bowl collects the juice. When I made my final decision between the last two food processors that I was looking at I chose this one because it said "juicer." So this was a disappointment and made me feel that I'd been snared by phony ad hype. Interesting... I see they are now saying "citrus press" instead of "juicer" for this attachment. I think that is much more honest.



4) It's not good with small quantities. My old food processor could chop a clove of garlic. My KitchenAid just bounces the clove of garlic around uncut.



5) Food often will "slalom" between the lower and upper blade without ever getting chopped. I've made hummus let the machine run for a while served it and then found whole garlic cloves in the middle of the hummus totally uncut. My old food processor never did that.



6) Flimsy spatula.



7) The rim of the lid fits on the *outside* of the bowl. So if you blend anything liquidy it's pretty much guaranteed to be spread all over the outside of the food processor. And the counter underneath. On my old food processor the lid fit *inside* the bowl which was a zillion times better at keeping drips contained mess-free.



8) When I want to take off the bowl with the blade inside the blade is always "locked" to the middle stem which keeps the bowl from coming out unless I reach in and disconnect the blade. This is easy to do but it's annoying especially when the blade is covered in food.



9) The pusher that you use to push food through the feed tube has two parts to it. They often unlock from each other while I'm in the middle of using them to push food into the food processor. This seems mildly dangerous.



10) When I bought it I loved the idea of having multiple bowls so that I could chop one thing then switch bowls and chop something else. However to use a smaller bowl you need to put the smaller bowl inside the larger bowl and then run the food processor with both bowls attached. Unfortunately the few times I've tried this food from the smaller bowl has gotten onto the bigger bowl making it dirty enough that it needed washing too with no time saved.



The one thing that I *do* especially like about the KitchenAid more than my old food processor is that its base is very well-sealed so it is easy to wipe spills off it.



You wanted to hear all of that. Right? :-)





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An update: Soon after I wrote this review the food processor self-destructed. One of the metal blades ripped off of the shaft while I was using it. And then a piece of the latch broke off the lid in a way that sealed the lid and bowl permanently shut and permanently attached to the base. I was really happy because it gave me a chance to buy a new food processor. I got a Braun CombiMax and am delighted with it. Here is a link to it: Braun CombiMax K-650 Food Processor Braun K650 replaces the K600 The CombiMax has a much larger usable capacity than my old KitchenAid did plus some nifty features that I haven't seen on any other food processor such as a sealed bowl -- which means that liquid can't run out through the stem so you can fill it *much* more full than other food processors.More detail ...

Workhorse!!

I bought this after using a Braun processor of a similar type. This is a real workhorse comes with several blades not just one or two and includes a juicer. The pulse option and the multi speed makes my job easier as I can add bits as I peel or cut. Love this equipment the warranty is a good one and the manual gave me ideas for use that I hadnt considered. A real deal for the $100 price I paid. More detail ...

VERY POWERFUL AND EASY TO CLEAN

I highly recommend the Cuisinart Mini-Prep. I've had one for 6 years and it is still running beautifully. For such a small unit it has a surprisingly powerful motor. It can chop or puree vegies fruits - even cooked beef chicken and fish. When I first bought it I used it mainly for chopping onions garlic herbs etc. but then I began to discover the possibilities. Ofcourse the portions you are able to prepare are small but if you're alone or have a very small family it's a great little machine. Also a breeze to clean (not like the large Cuisinart units). Only negative is that it is rather noisy however for this price it is a terrific value. I must add that I bought two other mini processors prior to this one (both by Black & Decker) and was thoroughly dissatisfied with them. The motors were not powerful at all and the blades were in a different position than Cuisinart Mini-Prep. They could not chop more than 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food at a time or it would not run. Neither unit would puree anything only coarse chopping was possible. If you're looking for a good mini processor the Cuisinart Mini-Prep is it!More detail ...