Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I use this food processor commercially for the most part. I own a small baking business and had blown through 3 food processors/blenders before I decided it was time to get serious. I am someone who researches purchases (to death) before buying and this purchase was no different. I narrowed my final list down to this Cuisinart model and the comparable Kitchenaid 14 cup processor, ultimately deciding on the Cuisinart and here's why: I needed power and capacity. While the Kitchenaid and this unit have the same bowl size, the Cuisinart is much more powerful. I couldn't find a wattage listed for the KA anywhere, not even on their website. Hmmm...wonder why? I did find another review that stated the KA's wattage was less than 400, which is less that the small Oster machine with only 3.5 cup capacity that I burned up fairly quickly. I can't imagine trying to use a smaller motor on a job of 14 cups. The bright red Kitchenaid model was pretty sexy:), but I needed a work horse, not a show pony. This Cuisinart has a 1300 watt (peak performance, so I'm assuming it doesn't max out at that all the time) motor. Regardless, it is much more powerful than the KA, and comes in at about $100 less than the Kitchenaid. With this machine you get On/Off/Pulse/ and Dough, so 4 options apposed to the many different speeds and settings with the KA. Who really needs 14 speeds? This machine does everything I need so far. I haven't yet used the shredding wheels, but the blade works wonderfully. I use it mostly to make graham cracker crusts for pies, and can make 6 crusts at a time, I add the melted butter through the top easily as the crackers are being processed. Cleanup is fairly quick and easy, BUT BE WARNED.....a yellow sponge with green scratchy on one side WILL SCRATCH the bowl. I'd recommend only putting it in the dishwasher on the top rack or using only the soft side of a sponge on it. Wish I had known that before I used one on mine. It's not scratched badly, I'm just a little OCD about keeping my things looking new. This machine is SUPER quiet! I love that about it. After my other blenders/food processors that were much smaller and louder, this thing really surprised me with how quiet it is. It's a nice silver finish and has pretty blue LED lighting that lights up when in use. It also has a retractable cord which I thought was cool. The only negative thing I have to say about it is the size, height specifically. It's a large machine, and it lacks about 2 inches from being able to sit under my cabinets when not in use. I'd love if it could fit underneath but overall, I'm happy so far with it's performance and quality.