Food Processor recs

[Therese's Mommy]

My food processor, that I never really liked, now needs a new bowl and cover, so I am in the market for a new one : I am in need of some recommendations. There seem to be a ton out there and I don't want to buy a dud. I want it to have at least an 8 cup capacity and be easy to take apart to clean. I would love it to be able to make nice nut/seed butters and shred things like cabbage (my old one was supposed to do this, but I could never get it to work right). We don't have a ton of money right now so I am not in the market for something pricey like a vitamix. Something reasonably priced would be outstanding! Any suggestions??

Thanks!

Beth

[cristeen]

I suppose it depends on what you mean by "reasonably priced"... I love my Kitchenaid FP. I got the large one, which comes with 2 different size work bowls - the big one (12 c, I think) for big projects and the little one which is great for chopping herbs or making a cup of mayo. I got it as a wedding gift, but Amazon has it right now for about $150.

[Therese's Mommy]

I would prefer to spend $100 or less.

[number572]

Have you checked craigslist? I got mine (unused in the box) for $30. Its a Black&Decker 10-cup and I make hummus and salsa and pesto, etc. and I've chopped nuts... never tried salds or cabbage. I really like the one I have. I've used it about 3-4x/wk for about 1.5yrs and its still running strong.

My mom paid about $200 or something for their top o the line brand one (can't remember, Cuisinart maybe??) and it works very well too. I don't know how often she uses hers, or for what.


edit: here's the one i have http://www.target.com/dp/B000MIKT7Y/...%20watt&page=1

[GardenStream]

I have a cuisinart and I paid about $100 for it a few years ago. I always use it to shred cabbage and make nut butters. I have yet to find anything it can't do. It is plenty powerful, but the plastic bowl and lid aren't the best. I use mine 3 or 4 times a week and after 3 or 4 years of owning it, I need to replace the plunger for the feeding shute. The plunger part is broken so I have to feed the food in very gently.

It works very well, but I don't love it and I'm not sure if I would buy another one.

[JTA Mom]

The large capacity Hamilton Beach one (the one with the big chute, that can take whole tomatoes) was excellent. My sister broke the lid and we can't get a replacement part, which sucks. However, it was around $40 four years ago--best $40 ever. It shred like a dream, could chop anything, etc etc. If only I could get a replacement lid!

Right now I have a cheapo $30 processor. It's okay, but it doesn't do shredding very well. I miss my Hamilton beach.

ETA: Similar to this one

Ami

[hippiechickinsing]

I have the cuisinart and like it a lot. It was $100 at Bed, Bath and beyond a few months ago, I used their 20% off coupon and then got a manufacturer's rebate of $10, so it ended up at $70. It does shred and slice. I haven't tried nut butters yet.

[patrica]

We have Cuisinart, I have the small version which is really handy. The Cuisinart DLC-10S is a small food processor that can hold up to seven cups. I don't know what is your budget, but I think it's worthwhile to look around in a shopping guide and shop for a good deal on a well rated Kitchen Aid or Cuisinart.

[star792]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5924589
I have this one. I have been through several food proccesors in my time and i have yet to work this one too hard. for 40 bucks, it does a good job.
It also has a shredding disc that works well.

[rhiOrion]

I got my Cuisinart for my birthday, after coveting my MIL's. I love it! I used it last night, actually.

[Ola_]

I have a Cuisinart as well. Haven't tried shredding cabbage but I often use it for shredding potatoes and onions which it does very well. The only thing I don't like about it are the little "vent holes" in the handle part, which stuff can get into sometimes. I normally hand-wash it but maybe putting it in the dishwasher would fix that, will have to try it.

[greenmansions]

I used to have an inexpensive Hamilton Beach that served me well, but I mostly used the grater on it, and made hummous.

I got a Kitchen Aid for our wedding, and that one also works very well. I have the one mentioned above with 3 bowls and a juicer. It gets used most for the juicer because DH makes margaritas and juices the limes with it. But everything I have made with the processor has turned out great.

[desertpenguin]

the hamilton beach food processor was consumer reports best buy, iirc.