I absolutely love my new Custom 14 Food Processor! I've owned a Custom 11 for 35 years and while it still runs fine, I needed more capacity so I was happy to see that Cuisinart made the 14-cup model. It has more power than the 11 but otherwise operates the same, a real bonus for this senior cook. So far I've sliced, grated and chopped a wide variety of foods and every one of them came out perfectly. My last project was chopping leftover Christmas ham to make ham loaf, and the Custom 14 did a great job: finely, evenly chopped ham "crumbs" that mixed perfectly with the remaining ingredients to make a tasty ham loaf. I've been cooking for 50+ years and I certainly am critical about my tools, but I can find no negatives to report on the Custom 14. It's a workhorse that I look forward to using for many years.
It is a shame I had to buy this. The plunger on my old one broke, and Cuisinart does not have replacement parts. The design was faulty. I hope this one is better
I love my Cusinart 14 cup food processor. I had been looking to buy one for several months and I was finally able to make it happen. So far, I have used the machine to make a cake and chop vegetables for soup. Both functions performed beautifully. I felt I couldn’t go wrong since this processor is recommended by American’s Test Kitchen. I highly suggest giving this machine a try. My only concern is the lack of tutorials and information available on various ways to use the processor.
I have owned a 11 cup cuisinart for many years and this year for Christmas I got a new, bigger one. Its nice to look at and since I have previous experience, it was easy to use! I had to buy the 2 mm slicer since this model did not come with that size.
Can't get placement of cover to activate the motor
on December 26, 2022
Posted by: Susan in Bend
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
I have only tried to use it three times since it arrived. Twice I had to stop and transfer the contents to something else because the closing the top would not start the motor. Ive watched the online videos--there is NO TROUBLESHOOTING in the manual for assembly problems. After taking out my ingredients, I tired multiple more times placing the components in place until finally it did start. Not sure why I am having this trouble?