Extremely user friendly and durable product. I purchased this because my parents have the same machine that is about 30 years old. Great product and highly reccoment
This is our third Cuisinart food processor which we had to buy because it did not seem possible to buy replacement parts. I guess we are expected to throw it away and buy another one.
This machine is definitely more powerful than the others and makes surprisingly fast work of what used to take a more determined effort. It is also quieter. But like the others, it is a pain to clean the blade and cover. The bowl is sturdier than those of the previous models we owned.
Also, to carp a bit more, the shaft of the blade is long and some of what is being processed ends up in the blade shaft.
Overall, we are satisfied and happy with the new processor.
I would say to Cuisinart in general that we are disappointed when they cheapen products to lower their prices. We first turned to Cuisinart for quality and are still willing to pay more for it. But the expectation of quality no longer holds and when we shop we are more inclined to look at other manufacturers like Breville.
The model is fast and capacity is adequate, but has only two speed controls: "ON" and "PULSE". A design flaw is that it does not have a variable speed control, nor severable speed control level buttons.
I have only used it once so far but if someone purchases this they should definitely become familiar with the “parts” and how they are used. Don’t just open it up and start it up without reading the instructions. Very versatile machine.
I knew what I was getting as I had a Cuisinart food processor which served me well for 35 years. I basically wore out the bowl and lid. This new model is great with a lot of much needed improvements. Looking forward to another 30+ years of this great kitchen appliance.