Cuisinart - Mini-Prep Plus 4 Cup Food Processor (DLC-4CHB)

I have three food processors, all Cuisinart. I've had the 7-cup (https://a.co/d/4f6LYdd) for over 20 years. I have had to replace bowls and lids once in that time. I use this a lot for shredding cheese, NGL. I bought the 11-cup (https://a.co/d/bjsKZqz) about five years ago because I needed replacement pieces for the 7-cup that were unavailable at the time. I was finally able to get parts, so this one mostly sits in storage. I bought the mini-prep (https://a.co/d/9rcYvtT) at some point because I wanted something with a smaller footprint that I could leave on the counter. If I need to chop something small, herbs or an onion, then I use this one. It's probably the one I use the most often. TL;DR Cuisinart

After 30 years in the kitchen, I would say that I'm much better off with a Kitchen Aid mixer and a Cuisinart. I started with the 4.5qt KA and a 10 cup Cuisinart, but now I have a 6qt and a 14-cup because I needed the capacity. I also have a cheap KA hand mixer for things like 7-minute frosting and smaller jobs. EDIT: And a Cuisinart Mini-prep, for spices and small emulsions. As always, depending on what you cook, your mileage may vary. But you can't really do bread or cookie dough in a food processor, and you can't do soup or pesto or chopping/dicing in a stand mixer.

I got a Cuisinart Mini Prep food processor as a white elephant gift many years back. It looks like a toy but it's so useful and easy to clean because it's so small. I mainly use it to mince garlic, ginger, herbs, and spices. All those tedious tasks are done in seconds. I recently got a Backspin blender that I like a lot too. They weren't kidding when they said it's completely hands free. I recently made almond butter using Blue Diamond Smokehouse almonds that turned out insanely good on celery sticks. And, the Thermoworks RFX wireless probe thermometers have been fantastic. They replaced the ChefIQ set I picked up from Costco last summer. The RFX probes have a much longer battery life so can complete a 12 hour smoke of a brisket with no problems. It comes with a ambient temperature probe that's way more accurate too.

On the lower end of the scale, I’m happy with my Ninja BL480 and my Cuisinart Mini Prep. It really just depends on how much blending and food processing you’re planning on doing.

I have a 4 cup Cuisinart that I use often. It’s probably 30 years old or more. I also have a 2 cup Cuisinart I bought a couple of years ago that I use rarely. I also think it’s no where near as substantial as my old 4 cup.

The cuisinart 4 cup is really affordable! I find that I never need more than the 4 cup capacity personally, but it would be limiting for a large amount of pie dough.

I have a mini cuisinart food processor that I use daily for garlic and ginger and making salad dressing and a million other things. I even have like three or four extra bowls and blades for it because I use it so much. Cannot recommend it highly enough!

In my experience, mini food processors are terrible. I've tried cuisinart and kitchen aid ones and they never do the job as well as the full size one. I'd get an 11 or 14 cup food processor. Even for small stuff it is fine.

Actually look at the other mixers out there besides KitchenAid. Ooni and Ankarsrum are great. Kitchen aid is American traditional, but has its issues. Buy knives one by one. Sure you can get. A set for 50$, but having a knife for each job that fits you is hard to beat. You want a blade that keeps its edge well, but takes an edge too (can be resharpened as needed). Sharpeners... If you learn how to use a wet stone, are not expensive. However, they do take time to learn. Chefs choice sharpeners have been leading the pack for a while. They are easy but not very cheap. You need to know what angle your knife is sharpened to. Make sure your sharpener can accommodate it. Basically, you need a chef, paring, boning, and serrated knife. Oh and a set of steak knives. Cuisinart food processor 14 cup. Cuisinart's mini is a good starter. Vitamix 5200 is the classic. Breville's fresh & furious is no slouch and a bit cheaper. All clad stainless pots, will last forever and are induction ready Kenji just came out with a titanium clad set of pans. They are nonstick, no coatings. Made by Our Place I love my Breville air fryer.