I love Cuisinart......I bought a Cuisinart food processor in 1980 and just now had to replace it due to a crack in the motor housing....not sure what happened because it was dropped but I have to say this appliance has travelled all over the US and has been used a lot........hoping this one lasts just as long.....: )
Previously had a 12 cup Cuisinart that I used all the time. After it no longer worked I bought the 14 cup, I had an issue with the lid but was sent a new one at no charge and now works perfectly. I do think I like the front feeder more that was on my old one.
The machine works well, however, I prefer the original Cuisinart food processor (c. late 1990s) to this new model. The chopping/mixing/dough blade sits too high in the 14-cup work bowl of the new model, which results in incomplete and inadequate mixing of certain foods. The s-blade of my old Cuisinart food processor rested flat in its bowl. In the new 14-cup model, for example, blending flour, butter, and milk together for a quiche crust has resulted in overly wet and lumpy mixtures that require additional adjusting outside of the mixing bowl (a problem I never had with my old Cuisinart food processor). When making salsa in the new Cuisinart, large pieces of vegetables are left unincorporated because the chopping/mixing/dough blade rests too high in the work bowl. Again, I never had a problem with food being unincorporated after blending in my old Cuisinart food processor. Another reason I wish that I still had my old Cuisinart is that it was a more elegant machine to look at and, more importantly, to use. The new food processor is overly cumbersome to assemble. Perhaps there is a learning curve, perhaps I will learn to love this new food processor with more use. At this time it feels clunky to the touch. The new safety features with the feed tube and small and large pushers make the machine feel awkward. Connecting the stem to the shredding and slicing disc is also clunky and cumbersome. I wish I still had my old machine because it was better than this new one.
I purchased the black stainless model. I absolutely love its appearance and performance. My favorite thing to make in it so far is pizza dough. It takes minutes and my family loves the end product!