Cuisinart7 Cup Food Processor, 600-Watt Motor, White, DLC-10SYP1

We downgraded from a 14-cup model after its bowl wore out. This 11-cup version is less powerful and less sturdy but comes with all of the blades most people want, at a much lower price. Of course, its liquid capacity is lower: making 2 cups of salsa works but 3 cups are too much. Its motor is adequate but not as fast as the bigger model. On the plus side, it's a bit smaller and easier to store, comes with three slicing disks and a chopping blade, a spatula plus an additional lid for when you are only chopping (not using a feed tube). Overall, it's hard to beat this entire package, unless you must have that bigger, stronger, sturdier but significantly higher cost 14-cup model.

This product honestly saved my life. Lol I have a special needs daughter who can only eat purees. I’ve been using a baby food maker for about three years and it took well over three hours to puree her dinners and that would only last us a few days. This bad boy pureed 14 cups of spaghetti o’s in 3 minutes. That’s a weeks worth of dinner for my toddler. When I say this was worth the money, I mean it. And you can take my word for it because I’m frugal person and spending $300 on this was a big jump for me. It was so easy to clean and the assembly was simple. If I could skip around joyfully with this machine and take it out for a nice steak dinner, I would. But that would also be very weird.

My wife purchased the 11 cup version after returning a processor bought from another store. That food processor was noisy and had so many parts to clean (5 including a gasket). This food processor is sturdy, quiet, powerful and easy to clean. It has a nifty additional cover that is not so tall and can be used for everything you make except when using the slicer blades which makes it very compact to store in tight spaces. The price was excellent at the time she purchased it $129.99.

My original food processor, was still working, but the top to the bowl was broken and the model had been discontinued. Needless to say, I had to replace it. I did some research and asked my sister which brand she owned. So I started to investigate and decided on this one!I just recently received this processor and Love it! It’s compact even though it’s,11 cups! I’ve used it only once, but plan on using it often. It has a great powerful motor, which will get the job done quickly and efficiently! I’m sure I’ll have this for many years and used it for many different tasks! Its sturdy base, gives it stability for kneading dough and other rough chopping tasks. I love the quick and even slicing it performs. Another great addition, to my other beloved appliances! Great quality and well made for a lifetime! Definitely recommended!

[Update]After using this item for a few months, I've found it quite good. However, there are two major issues which I hope Cuisinart can fix in the next model.First, the safety locking mechanism is pretty complicated making it difficult to clean. The lid and bowl both have a small hollow column which houses the shaft that comprises the safety locking mechanism. These elements are very annoying to clean if anything gets inside. I've found this to be more and more of a downside every time I wash it.Second, and this was a surprising and more serious issue, but I was recently finely grinding about 2 cups of lean meat for beef meatballs, and occasionally the blade would jump out of the shaft, stop moving, and get stuck. Most likely some meat got lodged under the blade and caused it to lift up. This caused the blade to cut a deep scratch in the bowl. Unlike some other models there is no spindle or other mechanism to hold the blade in place. It's only held in place by the tight fit between the shaft and the blade. If this keeps happening I think eventually it will damage the bowl/blade beyond repair. I'm not even sure if any plastic got in the food. Although this happened with meat, I'd imagine it might happen with any similar thicker food. With the locking mechanism for the safety lid being so complex, maybe some better locking mechanism could be created for the blade.[Intro]I’ve always wondered if I really needed a food processor since I already have a stand mixer and blender, but with the reviews of the Cuisinart Custom being so good, I decided to give it a try.[Build Quality]The base is very heavy and feels very sturdy. The plastic used in the blade assembly is also very dense and hefty (this unit came with the improved blade that won’t crack). The motor is very high quality as it’s insanely quiet in operation compared to any kitchen appliance I’ve used. I have seen reviews showing cracked units, so I’ll update if I encounter that. Most of the unit is made of plastic, except for the thin brushed metal wrapped around the base.Measurements: The large chute measures 4.5 in x 3 in. The small chute has a 2 in diameter. The bowl interior has a 7 in diameter, and is 5 in high. The entire bowl is 10 in at the widest (including handle and locking mechanism), and 9.5 in high including the chute. The base is 10.5in x 8 in x 5.5 in (L x W x H), and the post is 2.8 in high. The lower blade is about 1 mm from the bottom of the bowl, and there’s about 2-3 mm of clearance from the blade tips to the edge of the bowl.[Features]The unit comes with the base, blade, container, large pusher, small pusher, medium slicing attachment, medium shredding attachment, and spatula. It’s disappointing it doesn’t come with an adjustable slicing blade or dicing kit like the 13-cup Cuisinart Elemental, but that one is not reviewed as well. I don’t think such options are even available for this model. I hope Cuisinart can release a bundle with this machine and accessories similar to the Elemental in the future.Buttons: This has an on button that stays depressed when pressed, and an off/pulse button that pulses the motor and turns off the motor if on was pressed - simple and elegant. The tactile feel of the buttons is quite nice, and their large size and travel is very helpful compared to tiny touch buttons or a touch screen, especially if your hands are a bit greasy/wet from working with food.[Use]Chopping: Although it doesn’t dice, it does chop food quite uniformly, as long as you don’t overload the container with large chunks. The motor has a braking function after you let go of the button that immediately stops the blade so you’ll never over-process. It’s a lot better than my blender, which doesn’t stop immediately. It’s also harder to take food out of the blender and clean since it has a non-removable base. I’ve used the Cuisinart to make salsa and it excels at it. The large capacity is also great.Slicing: Slicing creates nice and even pieces and food rarely gets left on top of the disc. It’s insanely fast at slicing vs a mandoline, but maybe not as accurate. One annoying thing is that the chute requires the pusher to be inserted to work, which prevents you from slicing longer foods without cutting them.Shredding: Shredding is as good as slicing. It gives great results and is especially useful for hard but slippery foods like beets or potatoes (for making borscht and hash browns). Compared to a box grater, it’s a lot faster and you won’t mix any of your blood with the food. I also can’t shred at all with my blender or stand mixer. I’m not sure I’d shred soft stuff like cheese though, as the cleanup vs a box grater doesn’t seem worth it.Dough: Since I have a stand mixer already, I don’t really use this to mix or knead dough, since it creates a mess. I’ve used it to cut butter into flour, which it excels at compared to a stand mixer. The instruction manual warns you not to mix dough that you would have trouble kneading by hand.Meat: A special note about meat. The Cuisinart doesn’t grind meat per se, but rather purees it. However, this means it’s great for making stuff like tartare, beef meatballs for hotpot, baby food, etc. With a blender, if you try pureeing meat, you’ll get strands of collagen wrapped around the blade shaft, and it’s almost impossible to get rid of, but with the Cuisinart it’s a cinch to clean up.Nuts: This doesn’t work as well for nut butter compared to my blender. The blender is so powerful that it just outclasses the food processor on speed and creaminess of the result. I’m also worried that the blade will dull after using it a lot with nuts, while the blender’s blades are dull to begin with.Washing: I only handwash the machine. While the inside of the container and lid are very simple and have no nooks and crannies, food can definitely get stuck in the other parts. The attachment disks are crimped on the bottom edges with a deep groove that could collect food. The worst design is that the pushers have holes on the pushing side. It’s really hard to cram any scrubber into the pushers to clean these areas. The locking mechanism is also not sealed and so if you aren’t careful you could splash food into it.Assembly: Assembly is quite straightforward. I haven’t had any issues with the locking mechanism. It does have an additional feature where you cannot remove the container if the lid is locked onto the container, as the lid pushes a small rod down into the base which triggers a button that allows the motor to function. I could imagine that someone twisting the container off could possibly break this plastic rod.[Conclusion]Overall I’m quite pleased with this device and I think it deserves the top marks it’s gotten from other reviewers. Pros include quality and consistent results, very quiet operation, and good user interface design. Cons include lack of included accessories, locking mechanism of the chute, and some parts being quite difficult to clean. It definitely beats out a blender or stand mixer for quite a few applications. 4/5.

I am motivated to cook more since buying my Cuisinart Pro Custom11. It is solid with well made parts.-Fewer processed foods eaten now. The instructions are well written and included several good recipes.

This thing is a beast. It easily handles the recipe for energy bars made mostly of dates and nuts that killed our 15 year old Ninja. Perfect size of container. Great power.

My Cuisinart Food Processor finally bit the dust after 30 years. It was not the motor. I could not find replacement parts for the chute. If I could have replaced the chute, I bet the the processor would have worked perfectly. It is the best kitchen appliance I have ever owned.