Cuisinart - Core Custom 13-Cup Multifunctional Food Processor

I have [this one](https://a.co/d/9S0bR5e) and it’s fantastic. I make almond and peanut butters all the time and it handles them easily. Highly recommend.

I got a refurbished 13-cup Cuisinart for $90 on Amazon. Paid an extra $50 for the dicing kit - the dicing kit is a game changer.

You need a food processor with a dicing attachment. We’ve had decent success with the Cuisinart 13-cup core custom food processor with the dicing kit. Works best with potatoes, and a decent job with softer items like tomatoes - perfect for pico de gallo salsa. I considered the Breville Paradice but the price was too much for me. I found a Cuisinart “refurbished” model for $90 on Amazon. The darn thing looked brand new out of the box. The dicing kit was an extra $50 brand new.

Cuisinarts only run on 2 speeds - even the most expensive ones. I have a 13-cup Cuisinart and it has 4 buttons: on/off, low, high, and pulse. My last Cuisinart was the same.

Cuisinart makes a great food processor, but you might want at least an 11-cup food processor for larger projects. Make sure to check Amazon for refurbished units. I got a 13-cup Cuisinart for $90 USD.

I was considering the Breville 16 cup, but the price is too high **and** the dicing kit is EXTRA. I ended up going with a refurbished 13-cup Cuisinart Core Custom food processor. It retails for $250 new, and I got a refurbished unit on Amazon for $90 - the darn thing looked brand new when I got it. The dicing kit was an extra $50. Score! The julienne blades are OK, but keep in mind the strips come out curved because the blade is always spinning like a wheel. If you want a straight cut julienne, you might be disappointed.

This version just doesn’t last vs the paddle professional line one you are referencing. I got the pro one maybe 20 years ago and other than a hazy container from all the nuts I’ve chopped it is a rock. This version my sister has bought probably 3 times now is a similar timeframe.

The Cuisinart Custom 14 is highly rated and I bought a new one last Christmas for a family member for under $150 on sale and using multiple online coupons from Kohls. I have the Cuisinart Core Custom 13 cup that I bought for under $150 at Costco last fall. It came with a small accessory bowl that would be a good size for small amounts of baby food. I think either processor would be a good choice based on many reviews and my limited experience. Maybe sales will pick back up around Mother’s Day? As for BIFL, my grandmother had one of the previous versions of a Custom 14 and it lasted decades and has been passed on to another family member. It won’t process meat in a way that I think would be wanted, but if you wanted a great puree for your baby and to make soups with garden produce, the Vitamix 5200 is excellent. Expensive, but you can save money on a purchase from Vitamix by signing up for their newsletter and can receive sale notifications. There are probably many ways/places to buy and save money, but I’ve only seen a few major sales listed. I’ve had mine for over a decade and am very happy with it.