Cuisinart Food Processor 14-Cup Vegetable Chopper for Mincing, Dicing, Shredding, Puree & Kneading Dough, Navy Stainless Steel, DFP-14BCNYCB

I use this for many items and reasons. So sturdy. A Workhouse. Recogmended by America's Test Kitchen.

This is a very sturdy, very powerful and very quiet food processor. I think it’s the third food processor I’ve owned. I am enjoying the larger bowl size for sure. So far I have used it to make pico de gallo and shredded cabbage for coleslaw and cut onions for hotdogs. It did a great job for all of it. I used the chopping blade for the pico de Gallo and the onions. And I used the shredding disk attachment for the cabbage for the slaw. At first, I couldn’t get it to turn on, ☺️ but, that’s because I had the feeder tube too full for the metal spine on the back of the pusher to completely engage the safety feature. The biggest drawback I see is the way the safety feature on the lid is designed. The safety mechanism is sort of open but at the same time closed if that makes any sense. It’s open enough for stuff to get in there and closed enough for you to have a hard time getting food particles out. You may want to just check and be sure that there’s no food particles On the metal safety spine on the food pusher that you’ll push down into the safety channel on the lid. Otherwise, you will play the game of rinsing and turning it upside down and swishing it/ flipping while holding the white thingy open until you can get the food particle to come out of it. There may be a trick to this I haven’t figured out yet. So far, I really like this processor, And, the prices for extra attachments on the Cuisinart website are very, very competitive with free shipping.

I bought this 14-cup processor to replace my 35+ year old DLC-7E. It died when the plastic bowl broke from plastic fatigue. There have been several improvements over the decades. The large diameter feed tube system is now fed from the top. Rather than the side and can handle a 1 pound potato. The safety interlock system is much improved as well. The large tube feeder plunger has a hefty “pin” at the back which is inserted into the interlock. This limits the height to about 3”, not a negative but something of which to be aware. On the not great side the power cord is a mere 27” as compared to my old unit length of 62”. Note to Cuisanart accountants: the $5 saved by shortening the power cord saves nothing on a $250 unit. Note to Cuisanart engineers: test your design in a real kitchen before finalizing it. 27” is slightly (3”) longer than the distance from the splash board to the edge of the countertop. This severely limits where the food processor can be safely used. Particularly when the electrical outlet is not optimally situated. Your customers now need an extension cord, not a safe situation in a kitchen. Lastly be aware parts are expensive. A replacement blade or a new shredding disk are $60 apiece, each 25% of the original purchase price. Yikes!

My new food processor works like a dream. Easy to clean, easy to use and easy to store. Great value for the cost. The powerful motor makes quick work in slicing, shredding or chopping of vegetables and cheese. For me, the size is perfect for my needs. I bought this particular machine on the recommendation from American’s Test Kitchen and it’s been a great success! Now one thing I wish this machine had would have been storage for the slicing and shredding blades.

I bought this food processor because I need a new one. I used to have a 14 cup cuisinart years ago. Compared to that one, this one the plastic seems a bit thinner and possibly flimsy. They have changed the way the chute attaches to the bowl that seems easier to clean. I got rid of my last non cuisinart food processor because food and particles got into areas that could not every be cleaned. The chopping blade seems to work well, albeit that machine seems to get hotter during operation than previous ones. Initially there was also a bit of a burn smell during the first use. I did buy the protection insurance since my previous bowls had a habit of cracking and were expensive to replace. I like the umber color of this unit, instead of the standard white I had. The box arrived in extremely rough shape, but interior seems okay.