Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When we went out to buy our food processor I would have bet money that I'd be bringing home the Cuisinart, but a side-by-side comparison quickly convinced me otherwise. The Kitchenaid is much more strongly built, has a sealed surface that wipes clean and comes with this really cool "mini-bowl" for small jobs that we use quite often for things like chopping herbs. The blades are also made by the company that USED TO make great blades for the original Cuisinarts. We were told that Cuisinart sold their product to another company a few years ago when they had financial trouble, and they now use an inferior blade and a cheaper housing. Visual inspection seemed to confirm this to us. The plastic housing on the "C" was also pretty flexy and riddled with cracks and crevices that would never be easy to clean. It really feels cheap next to the Kitchenaid. When in use, the Kitchenaid is really powerful, very stable and quiet. It's the class of its class.