I would have given it a higher rating if its food processor blades weren't so terrifying. The slicer side of them is as sharp as a razor, and there's not a good way to safely store them. Perhaps if Cuisinart could come up with some kind of safety encasement for them to sit in when not in use they wouldn't be so frightening. Otherwise it's a great machine. The juicer is a little confusing. I put it together long enough to figure out I probably won't use it after I tasted carrot juice, and then never was able to get all the fiber cleaned out of the fine blades on that attachment. So I just use the food processor and the blender and they work great and they look great.
So disappointed! This food processor is so ineffective. I used it once to chop some crackers/cookies and it didn't do the job. Made much of the crackers on the bottom and didn't chop the crackers on top. I emptied the canister and tried again with much less crackers and still did the same thing.
The food processor blades are so low it doesn't evenly chop or process food. I tried to rice cauliflower and had to finish it manually, which defeats the purpose. The blender should have more options. I like to be able to have chunks of fruit in my smoothies and it makes them completely liquid even on the pulse setting. It's definitely not the best, especially not for what I paid for it.
I received the Cuisinart 800 model from RBC Rewards about a month ago. It arrived promptly. I was extremely disappointed because the machine did not run AT ALL. I phoned Cuisinart Customer Service and a woman worked with me to try to get the machine running. Finally she had me depress the small black "reset" button on the top of the base with a pen nib. It worked and I was so pleased. We tried all three parts, the food processor, the blender and the juicer. A couple of days later when I went to use the machine again, NOTHING HAPPENED not even when I depressed the reset button. No part of the machine ran no matter which electrical outlet I tried. So, I gave up and contacted RBC REWARDS. They sent me the instructions for returning the product which I did. Very disappointing. I have since purchased another brand of food processor and have had no trouble. Sorry for such a bad review, but that machine simply was a "dud".