My 9-cup KA food processor (KF500) bit the dust this week after 7 years
of steady but infrequent service. Methinks it should have lasted
longer, particularly considering that I used it only 2 or 3 times a
month. The plastic housing around the stem crumbled, the workbowl no
longer seats properly, and the stem turns without moving the blade.

Bah.

I know a good knife outperforms a food processor any day, but I can
deal with slightly less good cuts in exchange for the time saved when
making my favorite fried cabbage dish.

I think I'm going to go with a Cusinart 11 cupper this time. Any reason
why I shouldn't?

Thanks,

June

On 29 Nov 2006 09:00:52 -0800, " >
wrote:

>My 9-cup KA food processor (KF500) bit the dust this week after 7 years
>of steady but infrequent service. Methinks it should have lasted
>longer, particularly considering that I used it only 2 or 3 times a
>month. The plastic housing around the stem crumbled, the workbowl no
>longer seats properly, and the stem turns without moving the blade.
>
>Bah.
>
>I know a good knife outperforms a food processor any day, but I can
>deal with slightly less good cuts in exchange for the time saved when
>making my favorite fried cabbage dish.
>
>I think I'm going to go with a Cusinart 11 cupper this time. Any reason
>why I shouldn't?

Wow June... only 7 years of infrequent use? That's terrible! My
first FP was a La Machine, purchased in 1980. Sucker lasted for
more'n 20 years. I now have a Cuisinart (gift) and I don't like the
locking mechanism, makes it tough to clean. I've been told that KA's
are much better in that regard?

Hope you find something that suits your needs AND lasts!

TammyM

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:20:38 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:38:19 GMT, TammyM wrote:
>
>> Wow June... only 7 years of infrequent use? That's terrible! My
>> first FP was a La Machine, purchased in 1980.
>
>I still have my working La Machine from '79 or so. Maybe I
>should eBay it.

And mine was still working when I was given the Cuisinart. I've
always regretted getting rid of it, I far and away preferred the La
Machine.

TammyM

TammyM wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:20:38 GMT, Steve Wertz
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:38:19 GMT, TammyM wrote:
> >
> >> Wow June... only 7 years of infrequent use? That's terrible! My
> >> first FP was a La Machine, purchased in 1980.
> >
> >I still have my working La Machine from '79 or so. Maybe I
> >should eBay it.
>
> And mine was still working when I was given the Cuisinart. I've
> always regretted getting rid of it, I far and away preferred the La
> Machine.
>

I still have the FP my father-in-law gave me back in the early 1980s
when he moved into a trailer and didn't have room for it anymore. So
probably the same vintage as yours. I think it's a Sunbeam. I use it
couple of times a month.

But....I still have all the cutting blades! Even though I only use the
knife one.

Susan B.

June,

I also have a KA processor. Once I burned the motor out (tried to make
too big a batch of a size of tart dough all at once :/ ). I called KA
and they sent me a new one for FREE! Even if it was my own fault!

You might want to try it - can't hurt! Besides, that doesn't sound like
you got a lot of use out of it before it died. They should back up
their products. KA has a pretty good reputation.

Now if that fails, I've never used a Cuisinart except for a at a
friend's house once. Seemed to be fine. But yes, I think the KA cleans
up easier than many processors I've seen.

Good luck,
Kris





wrote:
> My 9-cup KA food processor (KF500) bit the dust this week after 7 years
> of steady but infrequent service. Methinks it should have lasted
> longer, particularly considering that I used it only 2 or 3 times a
> month. The plastic housing around the stem crumbled, the workbowl no
> longer seats properly, and the stem turns without moving the blade.
>
> Bah.
>
> I know a good knife outperforms a food processor any day, but I can
> deal with slightly less good cuts in exchange for the time saved when
> making my favorite fried cabbage dish.
>
> I think I'm going to go with a Cusinart 11 cupper this time. Any reason
> why I shouldn't?
>
> Thanks,
>
> June

Kris wrote:

> I also have a KA processor. Once I burned the motor out (tried to make
> too big a batch of a size of tart dough all at once :/ ). I called KA
> and they sent me a new one for FREE! Even if it was my own fault!

That's my experience with KA as well. It's not the most
durable equipment out there, but they make up for it somewhat
by cheerfully replacing stuff immediately. I smoked two of
their mixers within a few weeks and they didn't even
blink.

My complaint with KA is more with the people who sell
them, or most of them anyway. I find the KA name
is oversold by many of the Sur La Table / Williams
Sonoma types. The sales droids refer to them as the
ultimate in durability, "unbreakable", etc. Hogwash.

--
Reg

Too many blender drinks?

Yes, although I think KA is a reliable brand (especially the stand
mixer - it's like a tank!), many places push "special" KA items that
are way too much. W-S is a bit overboard on theirs. I got mine on a big
sale at Marshall Fields's and I wouldn't pay any more than I did.

Kris

Reg wrote:
> Kris wrote:
>
> > I also have a KA processor. Once I burned the motor out (tried to make
> > too big a batch of a size of tart dough all at once :/ ). I called KA
> > and they sent me a new one for FREE! Even if it was my own fault!
>
> That's my experience with KA as well. It's not the most
> durable equipment out there, but they make up for it somewhat
> by cheerfully replacing stuff immediately. I smoked two of
> their mixers within a few weeks and they didn't even
> blink.
>
> My complaint with KA is more with the people who sell
> them, or most of them anyway. I find the KA name
> is oversold by many of the Sur La Table / Williams
> Sonoma types. The sales droids refer to them as the
> ultimate in durability, "unbreakable", etc. Hogwash.
>
> --
> Reg

wrote:
> My 9-cup KA food processor (KF500) bit the dust this week after 7
> years of steady but infrequent service. Methinks it should have lasted
> longer, particularly considering that I used it only 2 or 3 times a
> month.

<snip>

> I think I'm going to go with a Cusinart 11 cupper this time. Any
> reason why I shouldn't?
>
> Thanks,
>
> June

I've had a Cuisinart DL7 Superpro since about 1984 (give or take a year),
and it's still going strong. I've replaced all of the bowl/lid parts at
least once as bits have broken off. I give it fairly heavy use--I used to
make all of our bread in it, I chopped chocolate in it regularly for at
least a year, etc. The miniprocessors and waffle iron I've gotten from
Cuisinart have not lasted as well, but I can't complain about the DL7.

Kris wrote:
> June,
>
> I also have a KA processor. Once I burned the motor out (tried to make
> too big a batch of a size of tart dough all at once :/ ). I called KA
> and they sent me a new one for FREE! Even if it was my own fault!
>
> You might want to try it - can't hurt! Besides, that doesn't sound like
> you got a lot of use out of it before it died. They should back up
> their products. KA has a pretty good reputation.

I bet that yours was still within warranty? They have a hassle-free
replacement service that lasts for a year, according to their Web site.
I called and asked about my model - totally obsolete, the bowl doesn't
even fit over any current fp that they make. As far as fixing the stem,
well, they don't even have an authorized repair center that's within a
2-hr drive.

June

Oh pshaw, on Thu 30 Nov 2006 09:00:30p, Christine Dabney meant to say...

> On 30 Nov 2006 19:58:09 -0800, " >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>TammyM wrote:
>>> Hope you find something that suits your needs AND lasts!
> YeeHaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> My 14 cup DLC-7 SuperPro is still going strong.......hope yours lasts
> as long!!!
>
> Long Live Cuisinart!!!!
>
> Christine
>

I've had my DLC-7 since the early 1980s. Last year the bowl finally
cracked, although I haven't replaced it yet. I've been using a far elss
expensive Hamilton Beach that's doing well. Sometime after we get settled
I will replace the Cuisinart bowl. It's a real workhorse.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

'Have you met my pet?' - Dot

Oh pshaw, on Thu 30 Nov 2006 09:08:36p, Christine Dabney meant to say...

> On 1 Dec 2006 05:07:25 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
> <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I've had my DLC-7 since the early 1980s. Last year the bowl finally
>>cracked, although I haven't replaced it yet. I've been using a far elss
>>expensive Hamilton Beach that's doing well. Sometime after we get settled
>>I will replace the Cuisinart bowl. It's a real workhorse.
>
> It sure is a workhorse. I see that site, Culinary Parts, Etc..has now
> merged with another site..but the parts are still available.
>
> Christine
>

There is also http://www.smallappliances.com


--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

'Have you met my pet?' - Dot

TammyM wrote:
> Hope you find something that suits your needs AND lasts!

Just got back from B^3. I had a 20% discount coupon and planned to get
the Cuisinart 11-cup fp - Cuisinart also has a $20 mail-in rebate going
on until the end of the year for that model. The original in-store
price was $199.

I was on my knees pushing around boxes under the display to get one
with the fewest dings (I can pretend it was not dropped during shipping
if the corners are intact) when I saw a slightly beat up box with a
clearance tag showing a $20 lower price. Coolio, right? I thought maybe
it was a return or a floor model. I look a little closer - reduced from
$299?!? Huh? Wait... It's the 14-cup model!

The manager said they did a price reduction to get it off the sales
floor, they'd had it for a while and no bites. I opened the box, all
the parts were there. With the coupon, I walked away with a $300 fp for
$152. Yee ha!!!

Holy crap, this thing is huge. I'm going to make fried cabbage tomorrow
and put it through its paces. It has a 10-year warranty on the motor
and a 3-year warranty overall. (I've read that the bowl is prone to
cracking with regular use...) Well, I hope this 'un lasts.

I am psyched!

June

On 30 Nov 2006 19:58:09 -0800, " >
wrote:

>
>TammyM wrote:
>> Hope you find something that suits your needs AND lasts!
YeeHaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My 14 cup DLC-7 SuperPro is still going strong.......hope yours lasts
as long!!!

Long Live Cuisinart!!!!

Christine

On 30 Nov 2006 19:58:09 -0800, " >
wrote:

> It has a 10-year warranty on the motor
>and a 3-year warranty overall. (I've read that the bowl is prone to
>cracking with regular use...) Well, I hope this 'un lasts.

You can get replacement parts....

Christine

On 1 Dec 2006 05:07:25 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>I've had my DLC-7 since the early 1980s. Last year the bowl finally
>cracked, although I haven't replaced it yet. I've been using a far elss
>expensive Hamilton Beach that's doing well. Sometime after we get settled
>I will replace the Cuisinart bowl. It's a real workhorse.

It sure is a workhorse. I see that site, Culinary Parts, Etc..has now
merged with another site..but the parts are still available.

Christine

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:38:19 GMT, TammyM wrote:
>
> > Wow June... only 7 years of infrequent use? That's terrible! My
> > first FP was a La Machine, purchased in 1980.
>
> I still have my working La Machine from '79 or so. Maybe I
> should eBay it.
>
> -sw

I have a farberware one that my grandmother used when I was a little
kid that I use frequently to make pie crusts and bread dough...I
usually just chop the veggies..

In article . com>,
" > wrote:

> TammyM wrote:
> > Hope you find something that suits your needs AND lasts!
>
> Just got back from B^3. I had a 20% discount coupon and planned to get
> the Cuisinart 11-cup fp - Cuisinart also has a $20 mail-in rebate going
> on until the end of the year for that model. The original in-store
> price was $199.
>
> I was on my knees pushing around boxes under the display to get one
> with the fewest dings (I can pretend it was not dropped during shipping
> if the corners are intact) when I saw a slightly beat up box with a
> clearance tag showing a $20 lower price. Coolio, right? I thought maybe
> it was a return or a floor model. I look a little closer - reduced from
> $299?!? Huh? Wait... It's the 14-cup model!
>
> The manager said they did a price reduction to get it off the sales
> floor, they'd had it for a while and no bites. I opened the box, all
> the parts were there. With the coupon, I walked away with a $300 fp for
> $152. Yee ha!!!
>
> Holy crap, this thing is huge. I'm going to make fried cabbage tomorrow
> and put it through its paces. It has a 10-year warranty on the motor
> and a 3-year warranty overall. (I've read that the bowl is prone to
> cracking with regular use...) Well, I hope this 'un lasts.
>
> I am psyched!
>
> June

Good on you!!
I'm on my second or third. The indestructible Lexan pieces destruct and
it's damn near cheaper, catching a sale, to buy a whole new unit than
the bowl/cover/parts pieces. And I'll likely be with Cuisinart until I
die because I've got about $300 worth of various slicing, dicing,
julienning disks for it.


--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
"Maligning an individual says more about you than the one you malign."

http://web.mac.com/barbschaller; blahblahblog - Peanutless Peanut
Brittle and Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs 11-30-2006

http://jamlady.eboard.com

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On 30 Nov 2006 19:58:09 -0800, " >
> wrote:
>
> > It has a 10-year warranty on the motor
> >and a 3-year warranty overall. (I've read that the bowl is prone to
> >cracking with regular use...) Well, I hope this 'un lasts.
>
> You can get replacement parts....
>
> Christine

And IME I could spend almost as much on replacement parts as a whole new
unit.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
"Maligning an individual says more about you than the one you malign."

http://web.mac.com/barbschaller; blahblahblog - Peanutless Peanut
Brittle and Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs 11-30-2006

http://jamlady.eboard.com

On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:46:33 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> On 30 Nov 2006 19:58:09 -0800, " >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > It has a 10-year warranty on the motor
>> >and a 3-year warranty overall. (I've read that the bowl is prone to
>> >cracking with regular use...) Well, I hope this 'un lasts.
>>
>> You can get replacement parts....
>>
>> Christine
>
>And IME I could spend almost as much on replacement parts as a whole new
>unit.

Shortly after I bought my Cuisinart many years ago I bought a second
bowl. Rarely used it but my original one started acting up so I
pulled the back-up out to use recently. About 4 or 5 years ago I
bought a complete one on ebay that has 2 bowls, both types of lids, a
raft of slicing blades. It is sitting in the box waiting for the
motor on my original to quit. I do not remember exactly what I paid
for the lot, but it was less than a new one without the extras.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974

"sueb" > wrote in message
ups.com...

>
> I still have the FP my father-in-law gave me back in the early 1980s
> when he moved into a trailer and didn't have room for it anymore.
So
> probably the same vintage as yours. I think it's a Sunbeam. I use
it
> couple of times a month.
>
> But....I still have all the cutting blades! Even though I only use
the
> knife one.

Those Sunbeams were good machines. Big, heavy duty and very durable. I
own a Sunbeam Vista FP that was new in 1979. It's had a lot of use and
still holds up well. Sunbeam quit making them long ago so parts and
service are no longeer available. If mine failed, I would probably
look for another one on ebay.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I'm on my second or third. The indestructible Lexan pieces destruct and
> it's damn near cheaper, catching a sale, to buy a whole new unit than
> the bowl/cover/parts pieces. And I'll likely be with Cuisinart until I
> die because I've got about $300 worth of various slicing, dicing,
> julienning disks for it.

I take it the Cuisinart discs always fit the new model (provided the
bowl size is the same)? That's really good!

The KA rep I spoke with said that my bowl and accessories would not fit
their new 9-cup model b/c they had redesigned it so much. I might have
gone with another KA if the old accessories would fit.

-j.

Actually I think I had a little longer than that, but they still didn't
seem to bat an eye. Good customer service, I thought.

Kris

wrote:
> Kris wrote:
> > June,
> >
> > I also have a KA processor. Once I burned the motor out (tried to make
> > too big a batch of a size of tart dough all at once :/ ). I called KA
> > and they sent me a new one for FREE! Even if it was my own fault!
> >
> > You might want to try it - can't hurt! Besides, that doesn't sound like
> > you got a lot of use out of it before it died. They should back up
> > their products. KA has a pretty good reputation.
>
> I bet that yours was still within warranty? They have a hassle-free
> replacement service that lasts for a year, according to their Web site.
> I called and asked about my model - totally obsolete, the bowl doesn't
> even fit over any current fp that they make. As far as fixing the stem,
> well, they don't even have an authorized repair center that's within a
> 2-hr drive.
>
> June

In article .com>,
" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > I'm on my second or third. The indestructible Lexan pieces destruct and
> > it's damn near cheaper, catching a sale, to buy a whole new unit than
> > the bowl/cover/parts pieces. And I'll likely be with Cuisinart until I
> > die because I've got about $300 worth of various slicing, dicing,
> > julienning disks for it.
>
> I take it the Cuisinart discs always fit the new model (provided the
> bowl size is the same)? That's really good!
>
> The KA rep I spoke with said that my bowl and accessories would not fit
> their new 9-cup model b/c they had redesigned it so much. I might have
> gone with another KA if the old accessories would fit.
>
> -j.

I think that's correct - the Model number has changed, but the
attachments still fit.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
"Maligning an individual says more about you than the one you malign."

http://web.mac.com/barbschaller; blahblahblog - Peanutless Peanut
Brittle and Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs 11-30-2006

http://jamlady.eboard.com

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:38:19 GMT, TammyM wrote:
>
> > Wow June... only 7 years of infrequent use? That's terrible! My
> > first FP was a La Machine, purchased in 1980.
>
> I still have my working La Machine from '79 or so. Maybe I
> should eBay it.
>
> -sw

Wait a min, I thought you were 39?

In article 9>,
Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Thu 30 Nov 2006 09:00:30p, Christine Dabney meant to say...
>
> > On 30 Nov 2006 19:58:09 -0800, " >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>TammyM wrote:
> >>> Hope you find something that suits your needs AND lasts!
> > YeeHaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > My 14 cup DLC-7 SuperPro is still going strong.......hope yours lasts
> > as long!!!
> >
> > Long Live Cuisinart!!!!
> >
> > Christine
> >
>
> I've had my DLC-7 since the early 1980s. Last year the bowl finally
> cracked, although I haven't replaced it yet. I've been using a far elss
> expensive Hamilton Beach that's doing well. Sometime after we get settled
> I will replace the Cuisinart bowl. It's a real workhorse.

Ditto on my DLC-7. But the bowl and feed tube both started going on
mine a couple of years ago. When I could no longer ignore the
damage, I priced replacement parts and was looking at around $75-80
to buy from a place I was comfortable with. Then I was in Goodwill
one day and they had one in its box, looking like it had been used
fewer times than I have fingers on one hand. $14.99. Yoink! The
base/motor awaits the day my original does the big firework --
whatever decade that will be.

sd

wrote:
> My 9-cup KA food processor (KF500) bit the dust this week after 7 years
> of steady but infrequent service. Methinks it should have lasted
> longer, particularly considering that I used it only 2 or 3 times a
> month. The plastic housing around the stem crumbled, the workbowl no
> longer seats properly, and the stem turns without moving the blade.
>
> Bah.
>
> I know a good knife outperforms a food processor any day, but I can
> deal with slightly less good cuts in exchange for the time saved when
> making my favorite fried cabbage dish.
>
> I think I'm going to go with a Cusinart 11 cupper this time. Any reason
> why I shouldn't?
>
> Thanks,
>
> June
>


I thought Cuisinarts had a fifty year warranty on the base (motor unit).
Might be worth checking out...

Bob