Breville - Sous Chef 12 Plus
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"Ours are going on 5 years now and have been used dozens of times…"
"aluminum poles over fiberglass ... good quality screen ... the seams are still solid after a decade ... It’s just made really well"
"our 4 yo still fits fine in it ... will use the same system as it's still holding up very well after all this time ... It's great quality ... very well made"
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"it's stupidly unnecessarily powerful- without exaggeration you're done grating or slicing *whatever* almost as soon as your finger hits the pulse button ... Specifically I grate potatoes and slice cored apples with mine (potato pancakes and apple pie) and it's *ridiculous.* If there is someone in the kitchen that's never seen it before they are incredulous."
"I've used my Breville for many years and it's a beast. ... It definitely has earned its keep for sheer power and reliability."
"It’s also super powerful and fast."
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"the shredding disk is awesome for grating frozen butter for things like biscuits and other pastry doughs."
"it's stupidly unnecessarily powerful- without exaggeration you're done grating or slicing *whatever* almost as soon as your finger hits the pulse button ... Specifically I grate potatoes and slice cored apples with mine (potato pancakes and apple pie) and it's *ridiculous.* If there is someone in the kitchen that's never seen it before they are incredulous."
"I absolutely love the adjustable slicing blade on my Breville. ... Most food processors don’t let you adjust thickness."
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"it's stupidly unnecessarily powerful- without exaggeration you're done grating or slicing *whatever* almost as soon as your finger hits the pulse button ... Specifically I grate potatoes and slice cored apples with mine (potato pancakes and apple pie) and it's *ridiculous.* If there is someone in the kitchen that's never seen it before they are incredulous."
"I absolutely love the adjustable slicing blade on my Breville. ... Most food processors don’t let you adjust thickness."
"it came with a slicing disk that lets me set the thickness."
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"When I use it to make Coleslaw it can hold the entire cabbage so it’s much easier and quicker to use."
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"I even went through a Breville sous chef in just a couple of years--parts kept breaking, motor strained, etc."
"easy to clean (except the feed tube pusher)"
"i got a bigger breville one and a medium sized kenwood one and i kind of don't like the plastic."
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"hated how large and bulky it was (looked like a crock pot)"
"But it’s a lot to bring out for small jobs."
"they’re just a bit too bulky."
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"I even went through a Breville sous chef in just a couple of years--parts kept breaking, motor strained, etc."
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"easy to clean (except the feed tube pusher)"
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"I've used a Breville Sous Chef food processor and a Vitamix 6200 blender to make nut butter. The Vitamix is a lot faster and produces smoother nut butter."
"I've used a Breville Sous Chef food processor and a Vitamix 6200 blender to make nut butter. The Vitamix is a lot faster and produces smoother nut butter."
Amazon? That's where I got my Breville, and it's been amazing.
r/Cooking • Where to buy a food processor? ->I bought the kitchenaid one from bestbuy- tested for a few days. It failed on every front. Cuisinart custom 14 or breville sous chef 12.
r/Cooking • Can anyone offer any insight into these 3 food processors? ->I’ve been liking our breville, and their customer support is top notch
r/BuyItForLife • What food processor should I buy? ->Breville Sous chef has been amazing for us
r/BuyItForLife • BIFL (but not cost a fortune) food processor? ->Most food processors will do slicing (with varying degrees of adjustability), and there are also food processors these days that dice. They're not cheap (for instance, the Breville Sous Chef starts at about $500 new), but they're effective and mostly effortless. Lack of a dishwasher would make clean-up harder, though. As with most forms of cutting up vegetables and such, you'd still need to remove any ends and bits you didn't want in the final product. I umpteenth recommendations for cut-proof gloves.
r/foodhacks • I had a stroke- Any recommendations for vegetable choppers? ->yeah unfortunately all the bigger ones use plastic, probably as a cost saving thing too. The good thing is at least its a lot lighter. i got a bigger breville one and a medium sized kenwood one and i kind of don't like the plastic.
r/newzealand • Glass food processor recommendations? ->I have the largest Breville food processor and it came with a slicing disk that lets me set the thickness. When I use it to make Coleslaw it can hold the entire cabbage so it’s much easier and quicker to use. It’s also super powerful and fast. Big improvement over the smaller cuisinart I had before.
r/Cooking • Debating whether to get a 14-cup food processor on sale (Breville or Cuisinart) or get a used Cuisinart Pro Classic 7-cup for $50. Hoping for some input. ->Second this! I ended up purchasing the Breville Sous Chef recently and I love it. The Cuisinart was my second choice- just got a good deal on the Breville so went for the upgrade.
r/Cooking • Food processor recommendations; 10 cup minimum, dough capability, pulse ->The oft-recommended Cuisinarts are fine and pretty good value for money, but if you have the budget for it, a Magimix or Breville is *way* better.
r/Cooking • Looking for suggestions on buying a food processor. ->Get a Magimix. Or a Sage (aka Breville). Both are huge upgrades from the Cuisinart tbh
r/cookware • Food Processor for an Expat ->Second the Magimix. By far the best I've had, and I've owned a lot of them (they didn't last long). I never thought I was being terribly demanding; I just wanted one that was durable. I even went through a Breville sous chef in just a couple of years--parts kept breaking, motor strained, etc.
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