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 ...