Cuisinart - Elemental 13-Cup Food Processor with Dicing

I just got a [fancy Cuisinart with dicing screen](https://a.co/d/7tr3l8p) I paid only $24.99 for at a thrift store. I have some extra blades and a blade caddy as well (like $200-300 in food processing). I just used it to make a Cole slaw for Easter and I did not enjoy the process. It would have taken me about 5 minutes to shred carrots and cabbage, instead I spent maybe 45 seconds shredding but it took me 15 minutes to figure it out and the cleaning, storage is also a hassle. I’m going to give myself another month to try to love this thing, then I’m replacing it with a KitchenAid shredder attachment. I already have the grinder and spiralizer attachments. I have a dough hook, and I have a bread machine. The only thing I definitely can’t make is hummus, but also I haven’t figured out the blades I need for hummus. I loathe the complexity and space it takes up. MANY of the crucial parts are plastic, including much of a complex assembly that prevents it from turning on at an unsafe time. It’s just too complex. I have a Nutribullet, which is a 10 year appliance and not BIFL but I want to replace it with a Vitamix and then I could make hummus. [This article](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/278165/vitamix-hummus/) claims food processors suck compared to Vitamix, further confirming a food processor does everything meh and nothing truly well. Anyways I think it’s an overrated appliance and there is no way something this plastic is BIFL.

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.