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 can’t say anything for the Kitchenaid, but I went for the Vitamix simply because I already had one and I wanted to save some space in my kitchen by reusing the base. I also have a small capacity Cuisinart processor for small jobs, like a small batch of hummus. Overall though it’s been just as great a FP as blender, no complaints!
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