Cuisinart Core Custom Food Processor, 14 1/2-cup

Huge fail

Just can’t get past the fact that I have to unplug this after every use to stop the lights from blinking! Like really cuisinart?! Will be returning asap Update!! I pushed the stop button three times in a row quickly out of anger and ALL THE LIGHTS STOPPED BLINKING! Tried it a couple more times and it continues to work!

Disappointed

Always had a Cuisinart food processor! Loved them ...till this one. Dont fix what's not broke. Food gets stuck in the handle and underneath the blade housing i paid too much for this to be this disappointed never again

LOVE this food processor!

Love love love this food processor. I have also purchased the blender attachment as well as the small bowl attachment. It is so very quiet, and Cuisinart has provided a storage system within the main bowl and small bowl so that an extra box is not needed for blades etc. I had received my first Cuisinart Food Processor 26 years ago as a wedding gift. My goodness, what a huge change. The blue is so beautiful in our Italian style kitchen.

Keep your old one.

I wish I never got rid of my old cuisinart. I purchased this one and the chopping blade doesn’t do the job. I can not even make hummus with this machine! I tried the slicer and chopped blades and both times my veggies ended up just macerated and lodged under the lid and blade. The bowl and lid have groves and ridges so any product you make gets stuck in it and can’t be scoped out and the spatula that comes with it doesn’t even fit to the bowl! 😭

Style over Substance

I received this machine as a replacement for my wonderful Cast Iron Edition Cuisinart Processor which gave up the ghost after 15 years hard labour! Initially, I was excited to use this replacement but having used it regularly for several years, in comparison, and despite the hefty price tag, the FP1300U/SU is a poor substitute for the previous Cast Iron Edition, it's certainly not as robust or powerful, the plastic components are flimsy, most of which are now cracked or chipped. While in use it's very noisy, clunky and unstable and the bowl and work bowl lid are fiddly and stiff to attach or remove. Apart from the processing blades, shredding, slicing and grating discs, most of the other attachments and dicing kit haven't seen the light of day since I received the machine. I used the spiralizer attachment once but gave it up as a bad job. I've never used the dicing set or the second bowl because when I have small chopping/grating jobs I'll do these by hand to avoid having to wash the processor components. I find the multiple pusher irritating - on occasion I've taken the top off to "scrape down" and on putting the work bowl lid down onto the worktop the inner plungers have shot out of the work tube, slid across the worktop and onto the floor! I do like the fact the large bowl is sealed underneath preventing leakage, I like the thickness twist adjustment of the slicing disc. The machine looks good but sadly it's a case of style over substance and I certainly don't see it being as robust and long lasting as my fabulous old Cast Iron Edition machine which was a brilliantly engineered solid piece of kit that could cope admirably with the toughest of culinary challenges!

Meh

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] They don't make these like they used to. This machine works well but lacks the user-friendly way old school food processors work. Also, the rack to store the tools is confusing. I also have a problem with one of the blades unable to detatch from the rod.

Incessant, unstoppable, terrible blinking lights

Like others here, the four illuminated mix settings constantly blink. How can you ruin a machine by having this incessant blinking? Why, why, why?!?! Not only is this the universal indicator that something is very wrong (e.g., motor overheated) it is just terrible distracting. I'm so upset. Now I have to decide if I'm going to add to landfill because of what seems like an idiotic design decision that has nothing to do with the functionality of the machine.

Excellent food processor - does everything you ne

Excellent food processor - does everything you need.

I’m impressed!

This is my first food processor and I’m delighted with it so far .

Makes great waffles

Easy to use and makes perfect waffles. It would be nice if this had removable plates for easier cleaning