KitchenAid Food Processors
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Manufacturer: KitchenAidBrand: KitchenAid
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of KitchenAid Food Processors
Customer Review: Excellent Food Processor Line ... from a Cuisinart Switcher
Summary: 5 Stars
We have owned 2 Cuisinarts, and my sister worked for Cuisinart. My wife and I know how to use food processors and we have used Cuisinarts literally for decades. When it came time to replace our latest Cuisinart (15 years old), we naturally went looking for another. What we found was cheapened quality and a soured reputation due to lousy customer service. Meanwhile, KitchenAid has risen as a competitor to the point where some of their models consistently rank above the equivalent Cuisinarts in professional reviews. Even so, we looked at the KitchenAids with some skepticism, even though we own and are very happy with two of their mixers.
Comparing the KitchenAids against the Cuisinarts side-by-side, we found the KitchenAids were easier to assemble and disassemble, FAR easier to lock on bowls and lids, and have a much better juicer. The Cuisinart juicer, in fact, is what did our last machine in. I believe its bearings simply weren't designed for the thrust pressure of juicing. The KitchenAid juicer simply drops into the main bowl and has a nice press cover, i.e., you don't have to push directly down on the fruit. The Cuisinart juicer has multiple parts and is fussy to assemble and disassemble.
The KitchenAid (we bought a 760) comes with a selection of slicing blades, a chopping blade, dough blade, a drop-in smaller inner bowl with its own blades for small jobs, and a case that holds all the accessories. Nothing more to buy.
The KitchenAid uses an induction motor, noticably quieter than the Cuisinart, and the unit is heavier. Cuisinart claims a higher wattage rating, but given that the KitchenAid base is heavier (both have plastic covers), I'm suspicious of the worth of Cuisinart's numbers. Motor longevity is directly rated to the weight of windings and motor cores. Reports (some here on Amazon) of Cuisinarts smoking under heavy use only tend to confirm the suspicion.
After comparing the two brands, we wound up selecting the KitchenAid, selecting the wide mouth version of the 12 cup processor over the narrow. While you have to use the pusher on the wide mouth model, and the pusher doesn't engage the lock mechanism until part-way down, the pusher still has a conventional, open drop tube. I.e., you don't lose anything with the wide-mouth version in terms of being able to drop ingredients in, and are still able to take advantage of the wide mouth when you need it.
Performance is superb.
Take a look at KitchenAid's food processor line. These are serious machines for serious cooks. KitchenAid, by the way, enjoys a reputation for superb service responsiveness.
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