On Fri 07 Jan 2005 04:06:13a, Lucretia Borgia tittered and giggled, and
giggled and tittered, and finally blurted out...

>>Hi Lucretia,
>>Wow, it is rare that a question like this comes along in such good
>>timing. I subscribe to consumer reports online, and just got a food
>>processer for the first time, after checking their site.. the box is
>>still in the living room floor, even. lol
>>I got their recommended buy.. the Cuisinart DLC-5, which suits our needs
>>perfectly, as it is just for the two of us. To buy it.. I went to
>>google.com's 'froogle' and entered Cuisinart DLC-5, and the cheapest
>>place that had one was amazon.com.. 79. something, and no shipping
>>charges. Hope this helps you..let us know what you finally decide on.
>>lucy
>>
>
> My thanks to all the intelligent responses In the end, someone
> locally suggested a small electrical shop where I could buy a new bowl
> and top. I went there and while the two were CAN$117 as opposed to
> spending CAN$299 for a completely new one, KA a few bucks cheaper, the
> woman there told me they have never had my model in for repair, just
> the later models. She feels it is worth the replacement costs to keep
> the motor part. Seems to me I have had this one since the early 80s.
> There are a couple of cracks in the motor housing, but nothing too
> terrible.
>
> So that is what I did. As regards FPs being like garburretors, I
> strongly disagree, they speed up drone-like kitchen work and leave
> time for more adventurous cooking.
>
> Thanks again.

I couldn't agree more, and I'd probably give up a lot of other things in
the kitchen before I gave up my food processor. I confess that I don't
use it for all the things it's capable of, but I do use it at least 3-4
times a week for chores that it can perform better and more quickly that I
detest doing by hand.

Wayne