Buy Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor, Black/ChromeCuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor, Black/Chrome Product Description:
- 720-watt large-capacity food processor with intuitive "on" and "off/pulse" buttons
- 14-cup Lexan work bowl; extra-large feed tube; small and large pushers
- Stainless-steel slicing disc, shredding disc, chopping blade, and dough blade
- Spatula, instruction/recipe booklet, and video included; dishwasher-safe parts
- Measures 7-1/2 by 9-3/4 by 15-3/4 inches; 3-year limited warranty with 5-year warranty on motor
Product Description
Cuisinart continues to outshine the competition! The lustrous finish of the new Black Chrome Series is reminiscent of rich, dark, liquid silver. It's unique, elegant, and perfect way to dress up even the most sophisticated kitchens.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
By Neema Kharva
I just got mine delivered in blue/chrome: the most attractive thing in my brand new blue/maple kitchen - in fact, the most attractive gadget, period. Buying this for us was toss-up with the Viking Pro Series (12c) - beauty, capability, aesthetics; and the Cuisinart just couldn't be beat - esp. with the price. The Cuisinart motor is also more powerful that Viking's (720 vs. 625 watts - and believe me for large cookie/dough/chopping batches, that extra power does come handy). I already had the mini-chopper (DLC-1SS, again in blue-chrome, again v. pretty) a mini-me clone of this mammoth and now the baby-elephant and mama-elephant together have made cooking a breeze! Most of my other gadgets are just sitting pretty in the back of the pantry.We cook a lot of Indian food and recipes tend to be involved and painfully elaborate - for e.g., I do need to puree chillies, garlic, ginger, or ground fresh cloves, cinnamon - every single day. In that light I would recommend any one considering the 14-cup to definitely look at the smaller one too, as an additional investment - you won't regret it (not good for salsas, but grand for puree). Needless to say, the 14-cup will not, can not, serve you for spoon-full sized portions - did I say it is quite massive? :)I use the mammoth - to chop larger batches of veggies and in the same bowl, make every day chappati dough, millet dough and less frequent pizza, pasta and bread doughs, and also x.large batches of cookies - I can make 120+ thumb-print cookies in a single batch!! Someone here mentioned that you need a dishwasher to own this processor. While I agree, I also feel compelled to defend, that this machine does save so much clutter and clean-up time - literally - no cutting boards - no kit.work bowls. I could be here all day singing praises for it. In a way, I think of the Custom 14 DFP as a speedy, serenely-supportive, perfectly trained maid! Kudos to the engineering team at Cuisinart that designed this clean-cut smart beauty.
53 of 64 people found the following review helpful.
By John S
Bought this food processor because of the famed quality and the three-year warranty that said it covered "food processor". Everything was going great until I noticed small cracks through the bottom metal chopping blade where it rivets to the plastic hub. All four rivets had the same cracks, three of them went all the way through. The blade was still being securely held with the one rivet, and partially because of the two other rivets. No problem, so I thought. Call to the customer service and was told that the warranty covered everything BUT the metal chopping blade!"What? Where was that written?", I asked."Well it's not in the warranty that we give you. We changed our warranty." Came the reply. "The blade is not part of the food processor." Quickly came the other explination."Great," I thought to myself, "I should have bought the $79 Wal-mart special." Then I explained that 1) quite evident to me, and surely any reasonable person, that the expansion rivets holding the upper and lower blade to the plastic hub were too tight (large?) causing radial fracturing of the surrounding metal blade, of which this would be a defect in craftsmanship BEFORE IT LEFT THE FACTORY, not manifesting itself until the present time, 2) the warranty that I have in hand, hence, the warranty I based my decision on whether to buy this product does NOT disclaim any warranty on blades, but INCLUDES the blade by covering "the food processor." (perhaps they changed this on latter models and defined the food processor as not including a blade, which would make it a "vibrating table weight"?), and 3)you can't change a contractual relationship such as a warranty without some acceptance on my part of that change, not to mention the fact that Cuisinart offered me nothing in exchange for any such purported change.A brief silence, a short wait on hold, and a response that his supervisor has just informed him that the blade is not covered under warranty but that cracking around the rivets is covered. I do not agree with the fact that they still maintain that the blade is not part of the food processor. So, BUYER BEWARE, Cuisinart will NOT HONOR their warranty as stated inside the box.My advise is to buy the $79 WalMart special, and just replace it when it breaks. Not knowing whether Cuisinart is going to find the blade, the cord, the motor, the buttons, or the bowl as "part of the food processor" has me concerned that the warranty is not worth the paper it's written on. Yes, they honored the warranty, that by law, they would have to do anyhow, but not before dickering with me over the matter. What a PITA!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By The Truth Is Out There
This baby is put together with high quality parts...I wouldn't get anything less than this size for it is perfect for just about anything...The blades cut things perfectly and I especially love grating cheese through this machine...Works great !!!This also has a very strong motor and is quiet enough to keep things peaceful...Does not look like an over-sized food processor...It fits on the counter tops and under the cabinets with plenty of room to spare...It is a great addition to the kitchen and will save you time...Saving time is what life is all about...The Black Chrome is very stylish and makes this machine look very pricey and elegant...Cuisinart is the KING of food processors !!! Also comes with a very helpful DVD...Nice touch...Fast shipping even though it went to my old address...Took a bit to recover it, but I did...Amazon was wonderful through the whole process and was there to stand behind me...I would give this processor 6 stars and I would recommend this to anyone who wants a high quality product that will work perfectly and will last for years...Thanks for the wonderful product Cuisinart and the great customer service Amazon !!!
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