I've had a Cuisinart Pro 14 since the 1980s, which has been a great food
processor. It's now time to replace the bowl, lid, and steel blade, which is
going to cost somewhat over $100.

I've seen recent ads for the new Hamilton Beach Big Mouth 14-cup food
processor, but have found no reviews. It has a 450-watt motor and comes with
steel blade, reversible shredding/slicing blade, and 6mm slicing blade. I
can buy this for $69.95.

Any opinions on the HB unit? I could really benefit from the lower price
right now.

TIA

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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> I've had a Cuisinart Pro 14 since the 1980s, which has been a great food
> processor. It's now time to replace the bowl, lid, and steel blade, which
is
> going to cost somewhat over $100.
>
> I've seen recent ads for the new Hamilton Beach Big Mouth 14-cup food
> processor, but have found no reviews. It has a 450-watt motor and comes
with
> steel blade, reversible shredding/slicing blade, and 6mm slicing blade. I
> can buy this for $69.95.
>
> Any opinions on the HB unit? I could really benefit from the lower price
> right now.
>

I think the concept of the HB feed tube looks interesting but I haven't seen
one or use it. I have a Braun FP that I got going on 20 years ago. It has
be great and the replacement bowls and other parts are cheap. I replaced
the disk carrier last year for about $8. The lid costs about $12 and the
bowls go for about $20 as I recall. I got several because I use mine
frequently and there is always a bowl in the dishwasher. Mine is only 450
watts, but the new models start at 600. You can generally find them online
for between $70 - $99. It is encouraging that that parts are still
available after so long and that the unit still works like new. I really
like the fact that it has a variable speed control. It allows you to match
the speed to the job. You might consider a Braun.
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?sc...Search+Froogle

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> I've had a Cuisinart Pro 14 since the 1980s, which has been a great food
> processor. It's now time to replace the bowl, lid, and steel blade, which
is
> going to cost somewhat over $100.
>
> I've seen recent ads for the new Hamilton Beach Big Mouth 14-cup food
> processor, but have found no reviews. It has a 450-watt motor and comes
with
> steel blade, reversible shredding/slicing blade, and 6mm slicing blade. I
> can buy this for $69.95.
>
> Any opinions on the HB unit? I could really benefit from the lower price
> right now.
>

I think the concept of the HB feed tube looks interesting but I haven't seen
one or use it. I have a Braun FP that I got going on 20 years ago. It has
be great and the replacement bowls and other parts are cheap. I replaced
the disk carrier last year for about $8. The lid costs about $12 and the
bowls go for about $20 as I recall. I got several because I use mine
frequently and there is always a bowl in the dishwasher. Mine is only 450
watts, but the new models start at 600. You can generally find them online
for between $70 - $99. It is encouraging that that parts are still
available after so long and that the unit still works like new. I really
like the fact that it has a variable speed control. It allows you to match
the speed to the job. You might consider a Braun.
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?sc...Search+Froogle

"Vox Humana" > wrote in
:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I've had a Cuisinart Pro 14 since the 1980s, which has been a great
>> food processor. It's now time to replace the bowl, lid, and steel
>> blade, which is going to cost somewhat over $100.
>>
>> I've seen recent ads for the new Hamilton Beach Big Mouth 14-cup food
>> processor, but have found no reviews. It has a 450-watt motor and
>> comes with steel blade, reversible shredding/slicing blade, and 6mm
>> slicing blade. I can buy this for $69.95.
>>
>> Any opinions on the HB unit? I could really benefit from the lower
>> price right now.
>>
>
> I think the concept of the HB feed tube looks interesting but I haven't
> seen one or use it. I have a Braun FP that I got going on 20 years ago.
> It has be great and the replacement bowls and other parts are cheap. I
> replaced the disk carrier last year for about $8. The lid costs about
> $12 and the bowls go for about $20 as I recall. I got several because I
> use mine frequently and there is always a bowl in the dishwasher. Mine
> is only 450 watts, but the new models start at 600. You can generally
> find them online for between $70 - $99. It is encouraging that that
> parts are still available after so long and that the unit still works
> like new. I really like the fact that it has a variable speed control.
> It allows you to match the speed to the job. You might consider a
> Braun.
> http://froogle.google.com/froogle?sc...ocessor+k600&b
> tnG=Search+Froogle

Thanks, Vox, I'll definitely consider the Braun. I have other Braun
appliances that I'm very happy with.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.