BrevilleBFP660SIL Sous Chef 12 Cup Food Processor, Silver

This is a long review and you deserve to have my credentials. I am an ex-Cuisinart owner. The first food processor I bought (because I didn't know any better; see below) was the Cuisinart Pro and I suffered with that machine for 10 years until the detachable stem broke, liberating me from Cuisinart design flaw hell and allowing me to rush into the arms of Breville, a company MUCH smarter about design. I bought the Breville two years ago and, literally, finally understood why people love food processors so much. My husband and I love this machine so much that when a family emergency recently required us to convert to a commuter marriage, we bought a second Breville so that neither of us would have to go without. It would have been cheaper to get a Cuisinart Prep 9 or a KitchenAid, but the Breville is so superior in design and materials that there was just no way ethically that we could justify supporting another one of those crappy machines into production.If you've never owned a food processor before or if you're looking to replace your Cuisinart, let me make this simple: Cuisinart $uck$ for making anything liquid and Breville doesn't. If you've never owned or used a food processor before, it's a little bit tough to see what I'm talking about in the product pictures, but basically the Cuisinart work bowl has a giant opening in the center. The chopping blade (which you will use for most things) fits over this hole to attach to the drive train. However, it's not a water-tight or air-tight fit. AND.. the height of the rim of that hole is MUCH lower than the max capacity of the work bowl. SO... if you are making sauces or dressings or anything else liquid, it will get under the work blade and drain out of that hole making a huge mess and wasting whatever yummy thing you are putting together. Additionally, in the scenario where you are making something liquid and the level is higher than the chopping blade, the blade is essentially the "lid" over that hole and it is NOT secure. Because of this, when you pour the sauce/liquid out of your work bowl you have to hold the blade in place so that your liquid doesn't leak out of the hole and also so that the blade doesn't just plop out while you're pouring. If you're working with something hot, this is a particularly tricky and problematic maneuver. When you use your Cuisinart shredder and slicer blades, they click into the detachable stem and that stem then goes through the hole in the work bowl to attach to the drive train. Again, this is NOT a liquid or water tight seal to the workbowl. If you already have liquid in the work bowl at a higher level than something you are shredding or slicing, you won't be able to just trade out the chopping blade for the slicer or shredder blade and party on. The liquid will completely run out and the detachable stem will not seal the hole. That stem clicks on and off of the blades and is a device prone to failure in a number of ways. It was actually the stem breaking on my old Cuisinart that liberated me from my Cuisinart. Yes, I probably could have just replaced the detachable stem, but I'd been looking for an excuse to liberate myself from this crappy product for years, so the stem failing actually did me a favor. It is worth noting that this design flaw persists across ALL Cuisinart food processors regardless of model. It's a STUPID issue and I can only think that the reason Cuisinart is able to keep selling these products is that people don't know they are needlessly suffering. I'm guessing a lot of food processor newbies make that investment like I did and then are stuck with it and then when it comes time to replace it, they go with what they know. DO NOT BE A CUISINART SUCKER!Yes, I know.. so far this seems like a review for Cuisinart and not Breville. But you have to understand the issue with the Cuisinart to really, really appreciate the Breville. With the Breville, the drive train is beautifully integrated to the work bowl in a waterproof element. There is NO WAY that this thing is going to leak, whether you are using the chopping blade or the slicer or shredder. The 1,000-watt motor is more powerful than the motors in all of Cuisinart's products except the Elite line and as quiet as a food processor can be. On the counter, Breville's sleek design and small footprint makes it easy to keep in ready reach... where you'll want it.. because once you figure out that a food processor does not have to be a massive pain in the a$$ to work with, you'll want to use it all the time.Yes, Breville is slightly more expensive than Cuisinart. YOU WILL NEVER REGRET PAYING A LITTLE BIT EXTRA for the dramatically better design of this product. You will have this machine for a LONG time. What is the price of needless suffering? I'm not sure, but I'm guessing it's a lot more than the difference between the Breville and Cuisinart, especially when amortized over ten or more years.Don't be a Cuisinart sucker. Refuse to support crappy design. Buy the Breville. You won't regret it.

When I first received this I thought the cord was ridiculously short. It was pushed inside the base and felt as though you were tearing it up to pull it. I finally worked it out of the base to a reasonable 3 feet or so. Seriously nice food processor. I just did a vegetable soup and used it to slice all the vegies. Very solid. Easy to assemble.

This is one sweet piece of equipment. The Breville company designers must be people who actually use the devices they sell, because they are designed and built so well. This my 3rd food processor (the first was a KitchenAid, the second a Cuisineart). I received my new Breville yesterday, and so far, I have only done two things with it: I made a batch of hummus, and I made a batch of frozen banana-cherry "nice cream." Both came out perfectly! Here are my observations:The Breville motor has more power than my earlier models, and effortlessly processes stuff, and is fast! The Breville electrical plugs are the BEST. They have a ring to hook your finger in to plug/unplug. It also retracts up into the base for storage. Now, most people would not think too much about power cord plugs, but this just gives you an idea of the attention to detail paid by Breville product designers.The plastic bowl and lid are made of much heavier plastic than my earlier models and seems very durable. It has easy to see/read volume markings on the side. It attached to the base smoothly and securely. As a plus, it was the easiest to clean of any other food processor bowl/top that I have used; no little crevices or notches to trap food particles. The S-blade, which I use the most, was very sharp. It wa also very easy to clean, and did not trap food inside the blade handle like my Cuisinart did (which was very difficult to clean). NOTE: Read your instruction manual!!! Unlike other food processors, the S-blade must be used with the spindle. There is also a nifty little storage tray to safely store the S-blade.The slicing blade looks well designed. Although I have not used it yet, and it is a feature I rarely use, I like the fact it can be adjusted to several thicknesses, including a closed position to make it safer to wash. I'm going to give it a go next batch of scalloped potatoes, and if it functions as well as I suspect, I will use it more often than I used the slicing blades on previous processors. The previous processors were such a pain in the patoot to clean that I didn't pull them out just to slice a few veggies. There is a grater disc, which I might use in the future, but grating is not something I do in large volumes.This is my 4th Breville product, following a countertop airfryer/oven, a toaster, and a hand mixer. Each of those other products have also been well designed and performed flawlessly for several years. Breville products are more expensive, but I have found them to be worth the added cost because they work so incredibly well.If you use a food processor regularly, then look no further and buy this one. I think you will be very satisfied.