I bought this a month ago. It is so easy to use, so easy to attach the bowl and top. The attachments are so well made. I made a mistake and didn't put the spindle when I used the slicer attachment and it burned up the attachment. Breville customer service was amazing. They replaced it without discussion, so nice. I'm sure it has been done many times as there is an attached spindle (smaller), so even though addressed in the instructions, it is still confusing to a new user. I would like to have a dicer, not available for the smaller version. I think that takes the food processor to the more professional level. After 25 years with a Cuisinart, I have to say this is so much nicer to use. I spent a lot of time reading reviews, and Breville was recommended so highly by users. Now I am one!
Who says only professional chefs need a sous chef? Not this one. I tore my rotator cuff and let me tell you, slicing an onion is the most painful experience you can imagine with a torn rotator cuff - what am I supposed to do, NOT COOK - don't think so! Seriously easy to use and super easy to clean. Look at the attachments that come with this MUST HAVE countertop appliance. Buy it and unburden your kitchen drawers of all those absolutely redundant tools and gadgets.
Bought this, used it less than 10 times. motor broke, got a replacement. Broke again after 2 uses.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from breville.comBy Consumer Support, May 27, 2022
We're sorry to hear about your experience with your appliance. We would very much like to see if we can assist you. We do have an account for you in our system. We'll be sending you an email. Just reply to it, and we'll be happy to see how we can help you from there.
The Sous Chef 12 is a huge improvement over the KitchenAid food processor I just retired. The pulse button works perfectly, the handle has not trapped food and dries out well between uses; it evenly chops, grates and accurately slices every vegetable I've tried. Best of all, I was able to process over a quart of canned tomatoes into a sauce without any leaks! I could never do this with my KitchenAid or Cuisinart. I might buy the small bowl so I can chop just one or two garlic cloves at a time since that's too small an amount for the 12-cup bowl to chop finely enough. My only complaint is the noise/rattle, which my husband believes is to be expected from a machine with all that power. Customer svc was excellent, determining that the noise from the first machine I rec'd was excessive; the replacement still has a loud rattle stopping and starting, but it's much less with the replacement.