powerful blender/food processor strengths: easy to use and powerful.
as a single serving chef this is a great deal-the blender is powerful enough and the food processor works great; however, if you're wanting to make large quantities in the food processor, this is not
i received the cuisinart blender/food processor about a month ago and just love it.
this replaces my older sunbeam blender/mixer/food processor system, and it is hands down better than my sunbeam, even though my old faithful sunbeam lasted 15 years!!
this product is great blender super powerful will liquify ice in a minute or less great summer addition to the bar also great for soups and sauces
i wasn't sure if this product could really make smoothies and chop the hard things like ice (my regular blender is not strong enough to make a smoothie out of frozen fruit or ice) to my surprise it
this means that it isn't going to cut up an entire melon, you aren't going to be able to make a roast turkey, or any other large-food item in the blender.
we had no counter space but i found myself making smoothies, shakes, and grating cheese every day in the blender or food processor, (which finally broke)
my kitchenaid blender is so bulky and difficult to clean that i almost never use it.
i have a regular size blender that i also recieved as a gift last year and i have used it exactly one time.
we are replacing a cuisinart food processor/blender with this one.
the power of the blender for the price is unrivaled.
i've had a blender and hand mixer for many years, and was tired of the manual grating i needed to do with many of my recipes.
for many things this works better than my blender.
if you want a blender, buy a blender!
please have some common sense, meaning: this is a food processor not a blender.
i've only owned a small cuisinart blender/food processor combo prior to this kitchenaid.
it's not a blender, eg.
the shiny chrome on this model looks nice with my stainless steel appliances, and although i don't use it as frequently as i do my vitamix blender, it is a worthwhile addition to my kitchen.
i bought this to replace my cuisinart duet (the gear box on it kept breaking - but blender worked great).
*just a reminder- this product is a food processor, not a blender, so the closest to blending you will get is very finely chopped.
other than by hand blender, the big mouth is the most functional, flexible and powerful food processor i have ever owned.
her blender puts out about 100 decibles, irritating to me, not so much to her.
nothing you need to store away, this adds to the decor (along with teh kitchenaid brushed nickel blender and the kitchen aid brushed nickel mixer).
i came into a nice bunch of basil to make pesto with and after trying it in a blender i knew it was time to get a food processor.
hell, i make pie crust in it on a regular basis (making pie crust in a food processor, though much easier then using a pastry blender by hand, is absolute hell on a food processor.) .
the only thing i don't like about (that's why i rated 4 instead of 5) is, when making dough, after it's done, some of the dough will stick at the spinning stick and inside the dough blender, makes it
i purchased this food processor because it is large enough to use as a food processor, blender and mixer.
i have a blender but think that is too bulky and not excactly what i want.
i'm disappointed there's not a pour spout on the thing for easy pouring (even though it's understandable that most of the things made in there are more solids than liquids....it's just that i don't
this processor cleans up so fast and easy that i prefer it to my blender for smoothies.
my food processors in the past have always been part of a blender.
i use a stick blender for soups so i didn't need a large processor.
in the future, i'll just use a blender for my sauces.
i can only compare it to my oster blender.
what it usually take me hours in a blender, i can do it here in no more than 45 minutes.
much better quality than other blenders of the same watts selling for much more.
i don't like being negative, but i purchased this blender in the store.
as for chopping anything with the chopping blade, i might as well just put it in my blender for baby food.
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