Cuisinart purchase was an excellent decision. I have made almost two gallons of salsa since purchasing it less than a month ago. Now, that is truly testing the product wouldn’t you say? It runs reliably as I have followed the directions carefully. The results are perfect every time. You will not be disappointed; in fact you will be delighted as I am. Lauren David
I love this Blender/food processor. Having just had bariatric surgery and in need of these appliances, I purchased this and it has lived up to its name. Cuisinart does it again. It runs perfectly and purees my food and blends my smoothies just right. The Food Processor is extremely sharp and grinds my foods just as advertised. The Blender crushes ice and works wonders with my protein shakes.
After 3 uses the blender is shutting off and has a heavy electric stench.
First use was with bell peppers and onions in the food processor. No issues. Second use was fruit smoothies with ice crushing in blender. No issues. Third use was mixing leftover frozen smoothie cut into slices with milk in blender. Blender shutdown twice and would not restart until it was unplugged and not used for a few minutes. There was a heavy smell of electric but no smoke. I am concerned this product will fail very soon. Cuisinart does not seem like the product my parents have.
My handheld mixer is performing poorly as well. It has only been used to mix mashed potatoes and cookie dough type foods. It is not used often either. The blender will not even start on anything other than 7 speed and it surges and wanes.
I am concerned about build quality and reliability.