Best Cuisinart Food Processor
Michael Sullivan is a senior staff writer at Wirecutter and has covered food processors since 2016. He’s spent dozens of hours shredding cheese, chopping vegetables, mixing doughs, and whipping up mayonnaise for this guide. This guide builds on work by Wirecutter deputy editor Christine Cyr Clisset. Using the attachment tube, cuisinart pots and pans set you can mount the shredding or slicing disk to the food processor’s motor. Without the attachment tube in place, the Cuisinart Custom’s safety features kick in and the machine won’t turn on. Most food processors are capable of making smoothies, but the process is a little different than if you were to use a blender.
My top food processor pick, the Braun FP3020 has 15 individual speeds on one dial. That’s much more than most people will ever need, but the option to really zero into a specific speed adds the option for precision. In addition to the three recommended above, we tested four other food processors in the $100 to $200 range.
Without even thinking, I clicked on the Amazon link, ordered Cuisinart’s finest food processor, and eagerly awaited for it to arrive. In the meantime, I scowled every time I had to slice through another green pepper. kwee-zin-art) is an American home appliance brand owned by Conair Corporation.
We put top food processors to the test to find out which models are worthy of your kitchen. The slicing disc makes beautiful wholed it processes nuts and chocolate to a grated texture. Think of the Cuisipro box grater as a food processor with wickedly sharp blades carved by acid and electricity. The Cuisinart’s slicing disk isn’t adjustable like the Breville Sous Chef’s slicing disk, which has multiple settings, similar to a mandoline. But you can buy additional slicing disks through Cuisinart if you want them.
Most brands sell replacement parts, which may come in handy after the limited warranty on parts expires. You’ll find replacement bowls, food pushers, blades, and various other attachments for the Cuisinart Custom 14 and the Breville Sous Chef 16 Pro . You can sometimes find cheaper, secondhand parts on eBay, but just be sure you get the right model number. Most mini choppers don’t have hefty bases like full-size processors do, and the Food Chopper is no exception. However, at just under 2 pounds, it has a slightly heavier base than other mini models, which helps keep it stable.
The included slicing disk makes approximately 5-millimeter slices, which is fine for most tasks, but you’ll probably want the 2-millimeter slicing disk for making homemade potato chips. In our tests, the Cuisinart evenly chopped almost everything, including juicy tomatoes. (The only exception was almonds—more on that in the Flaws but not dealbreakers section, below.) The grating disk also shredded soft mozzarella cheese without getting gummed up.
Cuisinart has made a name for themselves with some of the most reliable, user-friendly food processors on the market. As the name suggests, the work bowl of DFP-14BCNY is 14 cups of capacity. The docking is standard as the bowl locks into the motor base with a simple turn counterclockwise. The lid uses the same mechanics as we can lock/unlock it by only twisting.