Cuisinart - Pro Custom 11 (DLC-8SY)

I have a Cuisinart 11-cup that was around $80, Amazon.

Cuisinart Pro 11 cup.

We retired our 22 year old 11-cup Cuisinart because replacement parts were difficult to find. I contemplated the MagiMix, but it was a bit pricey and there were only a few vendors in the US. Breville was also a consideration, but the option for dicing was way too pricey. I finally went with a refurbished 13-cup Cuisinart Core Custom food processor that I got off Amazon for $90. Spent another $50 for the dicing kit. Considering the price, I could not be happier.

I feel like your post is contradicting itself. You say it's for home use, but also you want something that can withstand hours of use. Are you just planning to make an enormous batch a few times per year? You can get a [Cuisinart 14 cup (~3.5 L)](https://www.cuisinart.com/custom-14-cup-food-processor/DFP-14BCNY.html) food processor, which is designed for home use and fits in your budget ($320 USD). I have the 11-cup version myself, and it's very sturdy, although I don't know how it would stand up to literal hours of continuous use. I also don't know what one of these would cost you in Finland (?). If you want a commercial food processor, which is the category Robot Coupe is in, there are more affordable options than the Robot Coupe, which is the Rolls Royce of food processors. Find a local restaurant equipment store near you and see what they stock, or find the Finnish/European equivalent of webstaurantstore.com.

I had either an 11- or 14-cup Cuisinart and I'd agree to go with the larger size. 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. There's a big hole in the middle that comes up around 1/3rd to 1/2-way up. If you overfill, the liquids will fall into the hole. A mini prep is like one onion or 3/4 cup of hummus.

We can consider ninja blender as a big food processor lol…personally I use cuisinart custom pro

Everyone is going to tell you to get a Ninja. I worked for years as a cook and chef, and now I cook to relax. I’ve had a Ninja food processor and a blender both chip and tear up after less than a year. If you have the money, buy yourself a Cuisinart Pro 11 cup which will include a couple of discs for different things. It will have an on button and a pulse/off button. That is all you need. Don’t get sucked in by the various speeds and other BS. I grind seeds for flour, I grind them to make nut butter, I crush ice in some recipes, and it makes quick work of vegetables and meat. Easy to wash by hand (which I recommend, right after using), it is easy to find additional blades, dough blades, discs, etc. Take care of it, and it will last you years, if not decades. I’ve had mine for at least three years, and neither of the Ninjas made it much over a year, and I used them a lot less. If you can afford them, the holy trinity for prep equipment in my kitchen is Cuisinart food processor, KitchenAid stand mixer, and Vitamix blender, in order by price and by what order I would buy them in, if starting from scratch.

I've had two DLC-10s, they're very simple and reliable, I'm sure the Custom 11 is similarly durable. From a BIFL perspective I would say they're pretty much equal.  Normally I would decide based on which one had more attachments, because buying additional attachments will typically eat up whatever savings you get, but these look to have pretty much the same stuff included.  7 cups is fairly small though. If you regularly cook for 6 people or more, I would go for the bigger one, if you only make big batches occasionally then I would get the smaller one

If you can afford the $200-300 one it is a stronger motor and higher capacity.. the ugly boxy 2 button 11-14 cup kind. The capacity fill line on all of them is way less than the size of the cup. The big one will shred carrots as fast as you can put them in the feeder. People use psyllium husk powder, pumpkin or All bran cereal buds too. My dog doesn’t chew the carrots enough for them to make a difference- he needs them grated. A tbsp or 2 of the cereal twice a day is good for him (25 lbs)