Breville - Sous Chef 16
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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."
"So powerful, in fact, that it’s easy to overprocess, so you just have to be aware."
"The Breville one feels more powerful and smoother. ... The motor power is noticeably better with the Breville."
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"the shredding disk is awesome for grating frozen butter for things like biscuits and other pastry doughs."
"The dicing blades are very cool. ... The Breville has optional blades for making diced cubes of vegetables that are not an option with the Cuisinart."
"It comes with multiple attachments. ... I don’t use all the attachments but the slicer/shredder and s blades are used the most."
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"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."
"My Breville Sous Chef has a 16-cup capacity"
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"I even went through a Breville sous chef in just a couple of years--parts kept breaking, motor strained, etc."
"While the Air75 is newer, lighter and probably flies slightly better, the Meteor75 Pro is a fantastic quad, more durable (in my opinion) ... I'd also say that repairing it is easier. ... The most common issue with the 75Pro is the antenna getting knocked out of the little heatshrink on the VTX and then getting disconnected. I think this is probably a better trade-off than the UFL connector issues that the Air75 has, as well as the canopy being... well... one of those."
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"11 and 14 cups is not the actual capacity. You can't pack a food processor to the brim. You're really only using maybe 1/3rd of the space in there."
"I have the cuisinart 14 cup and regret not getting one slightly smaller. ... smaller bowl would just make small volumes of dressings easier."
"Keep in mind that for solid foods you won't be able to utilize that entire capacity because you need room for things to shuffle--I can usually only go to about 1/4 or 1/3 capacity before the chopping becomes quite uneven."
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"But it’s a lot to bring out for small jobs."
"You need tons of space for the 2 “armories” of attachments. I have a designated closet shelf."
"takes some room to store"
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"easy to clean (except the feed tube pusher)"
"no machine is super easy to clean"
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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."
Amazon? That's where I got my Breville, and it's been amazing.
r/Cooking • Where to buy a food processor? ->I have both. I think you’d be happy with either machine.
r/Cooking • Food processor advantage over knife? Cuisinart 14 cup vs Breville Sous Chef 16? ->The Breville one I got, I was able to add additional blades. The dicing blades are very cool. The Breville one feels more powerful and smoother. I think you’d be happy with either one. If I had to pick one it would probably be the Breville. When I was considering purchasing the Breville I watched a lot of YouTube video reviews to help me decide in case that is of any help to you. Happy to answer any specific questions you have.
r/Cooking • Food processor advantage over knife? Cuisinart 14 cup vs Breville Sous Chef 16? ->Either machine can do any food processing task you throw at them. The motor power is noticeably better with the Breville. The Breville has a blade specifically for dough; it does just fine with dough. The Breville has optional blades for making diced cubes of vegetables that are not an option with the Cuisinart.
r/Cooking • Food processor advantage over knife? Cuisinart 14 cup vs Breville Sous Chef 16? ->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 ->Magimix or Breville make the best 14-16 cup models money can buy imo. You hear the Cuisinart Custom 14 recommended a ton as well and, while its still good, it’s a marked step down in just about every way, but it does tend to be a lot cheaper, so that’s a good option for bang for your buck.
r/Cooking • Best large food processor ->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. ->The Breville is a clear step up from the Cuisinart, although 16 cups is quite large. The only brand I’d put on the same level as the Breville is Magimix and they have a great 14 cup model. If you have the budget, I’d definitely go for the Breville or Magimix. The Cuisinart is also a solid machine and a good value for money though—just not as powerful or well-designed and with fewer accessories.
r/Cooking • Food processor advantage over knife? Cuisinart 14 cup vs Breville Sous Chef 16? ->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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