I'm in the market. I gave my ancient 1st gen Cuisinart to my daughter
when I moved. Didn't do as much real cooking as I thought, so never used
it much. Now, I plan on doing more and know how much an FP can save time
and effort, not to mention provide results even the best chefs knife
cannot (screw off, shel! .

While Cuisinart no longer has a lifetime warranty on the motor, it's
down to 10 yrs, which is still better than most. I'd also like to
know which model has the best prices per size for attachments. The
older one I had was a 10 cup and was apperently a freak model.
Replacement parts were insanely expensive or non-existent. What's a
good Cuizzy model with good parts availability?

I don't need it for making bread, having a perfectly good orbital
mixer for that. Also, must have a non-safety commercial style top
available as an option. I hate chiclet buttons, but understand their
advantage, so will accept. Must have full on AND pulse functions.
Actually, a simple on/off switch will do.

nb