Lucretia Borgia > wrote:

>I am just about to replace my food processor. I had an original
>Cuisinart when they first came out, then a later edition with larger
>bowl and am now going to replace that.
>
>I notice, looking around the stores, that they seem to be pressing
>Kitchen Aid and one sales person insinuated I would regret buying
>another Cuisinart.
>
>True or false ? He posited that the motor was far superior but I
>felt the feeding tube looked inadequate. In the end, I bought neither
>and decided some opinions here would be more valuable in coming to a
>decision.
>
>TIA
>Sheena

go to Amazon.com and read all the reviews (the best and the worst) on
models you are considering. That's what I always do. You will ALWAYS
see a really bad review and ALWAYS see a glowing (i'm high on drugs,
everythign is so wonderful) positive review. But after reading a range
of them you often see a general consensus. You also learn what little
things bothered people. Sometimes a negative review is because the
product didn't match their needs, not because the product was bad. It
is a good research tool.

I've bought two, a cheap ("Master Cuisine") little chopper (2 cup) and
a Hamilton Beach 5-6 cup model. Both are showing their age. The little
whine whine like a full size vacuum and the pulse button on the big
one went this year. For their cheaper prices both were reasonable
values. The little huy I've had for at least 5 years maybe as long as
8 and the big one I think less than 4 years. They both still chop
fine, although the hamilton beach is showing cracks and chips at the
blade (the plastic mold around the blade is cracking). I throw them in
the dishwasher all the time, the blade may not be rated for
dishwasher, but I never cared. There is an advantage to go cheap. You
don't feel guilty when you abuse the hell out of them!

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