Magimix - 4200XL

Magimix or Breville make the best 14-16 cup models money can buy imo. You hear the Cuisinart Custom 14 recommended a ton as well and, while its still good, it’s a marked step down in just about every way, but it does tend to be a lot cheaper, so that’s a good option for bang for your buck.

Peeling, cutting French fries, and even dicing aren’t really core food processor competencies. The Breville you mentioned is the only good quality one that has those features afaik A Magimix is as good if not better overall, but it can’t really do those first three things. I would really ask yourself how important those use cases are and if a food processor is the only way you can achieve them

The oft-recommended Cuisinarts are fine and pretty good value for money, but if you have the budget for it, a Magimix or Breville is *way* better.

Magimix is great and imo the 4200XL is sort of the best of both worlds. Its big bowls are big enough for big food processor jobs like making doughs, grating, hummus, etc. The small bowl is good for smaller batches of sauce. If you have the space, a setup like that is much better than just a small one, since food processors really shine most in those "big bowl" use cases imo That said, for a lot of sauces/marinades, a blender would actually be better than a food processor. So depends what exactly you mean by that. The fact that you said emulsion points towards a blender generally.

The Breville is a clear step up from the Cuisinart, although 16 cups is quite large. The only brand I’d put on the same level as the Breville is Magimix and they have a great 14 cup model. If you have the budget, I’d definitely go for the Breville or Magimix. The Cuisinart is also a solid machine and a good value for money though—just not as powerful or well-designed and with fewer accessories.

Magimix 100%. If you can afford it, it runs circles around a Cuisinart in every way.

You shouldn’t try to use one machine for both. They’re different. The Magimix is great and seems much more suited to your needs though if you’re going large batches of prep. A 7 cup food processor really does not go far and KA is not known for their food processors. If you want something cheaper than the Magimix, I’d recommend the Cuisinart Custom 14. It’s a step down, but a good value I guess I’m confused how you’re making your daily smoothies rn if you don’t have a blender.

A large, high power food processor (like a Cuisinart Custom 14, Magimix, etc) does a very good job kneading doughs under many conditions, but it’s not a complete replacement for a mixer because it’s not great at things like batter, whipping eggs, etc. Of course, a food processor is your best bet for stuff like hummus. If you don’t have the space or budget for both a food processor and a stand mixer, you can do a food processor plus a *hand* mixer instead for a lot less money and minimal tradeoffs in terms of capabilities.

Magimixes are great (my mom’s Cuisinart Custom 14 feels like a poorly designed toy compared to it) and come with a smaller bowl insert. Certainly doesn’t take up less space than the Cuisinart though. imo big food processors are the only ones worth having though.

Nope. Completely unnecessary That said, the Custom 14 is pretty overrated imo. If you get it on sale it’s pretty good value for money, but it’s a marked step down from a Magimix or Breville

Pardon oui je parlais d'un 4200XL, donc un mixeur/hachoir/tranchoir. Probablement intuable et vraiment bien fabriqué (une partie ou totalement en France si je dis pas de bêtises). Trouvé sur LBC à 100eu tout neuf par chance à Lyon. Après soyons honnête, vu mon approche de la cuisine le robot est sorti vraiment que quand c'est necessaire, tu fais tellement de chose avec un couteau une planche et du temps. Mais les carottes râpées vitesse lumière, faire une mirepoix pour un ragoût, un houmous, les purées de légumes, persillade, battre quelques blancs... C'est très bien, plus grand qu'un TM, plus facilement lavable, et franchement pas besoin de cuire dedans. J'ai un mixeur plongeant pas cher pour compléter quand il s'agit de faire des purées/sauces très lisses directement dans la poêle ou la casserole, ou même émulsionner (bouillon ramen, mayo...), mais un blender très puissant serait encore mieux et je l'envisage. Tout ça coûte un peu, donc si ton budget est limité je me concentrerais sur la base matériel de cuisson inox à ta place, et un petit robot mixeur d'occaz style Magimix et compagnie si tu en vois des vraiment pas cher.

I bought a Magimix 2 years ago. I think the blade does a more efficient mix of all ingredients. I had a large Cuisinart for almost 30 years and it was wonderful. Replaced it because of cracks around the spindle.

I have a magimix and it's one of the best appliances I've got in my kitchen, I used to buy cheap ass 40 dollar food processors that didn't really do much, the magimix does everything I need do. Awesome and simple yet sturdy device.

Robot coupe or their residential side - Magimix A good ol’ cuisinart is a good choice too. The other box store brands are toys. Don’t even consider them.

Cuisinart 14 cup or Magimix are the two correct answers. If you really want to go down the BIFL rabbit hole, grab a robotcoupe. It’s the commercial version of Magimix

Avoid like the plague. Especially these type of devices. Vitamix blender and a cuisinart or Magimix food processor is the way to go if you’re serious about BIFL. Pick whichever one you use least frequently and store that in the cabinet to save counter space.

Ce sera mon prochain, j'ai aussi le TM5. Le Magimix est polyvalent et sans plastique...

The Magimix food processors are made in France. They are probably the best food processor you can buy, and the first Cuisinart was a rebranded Magimix, at the time known as Robot Coupé, a brand the company uses for its commercial products. Magimix guarantees their motors for 30 years. They also make blenders, but I have never used one. The only drawbacks to the Magimix are its weight and its cost. They go on sale at times through a vendor called Erresse Shop in Italy that will ship, it's where I bought mine.

Second the Magimix. By far the best I've had, and I've owned a lot of them (they didn't last long). I never thought I was being terribly demanding; I just wanted one that was durable. I even went through a Breville sous chef in just a couple of years--parts kept breaking, motor strained, etc.

Came to say that. Robot Coupe's home brand, Magimix, is excellent too. They have a 30 year warranty on the motor.

I got a magimix because I wanted to have the different bowl sizes and the different attachments. It's worked well for me so far!

I have an old ass magimix at work (\~10 year old) and while it is not used to exhaustion everyday it's quite well used - never had a problem with it. has a \~2.5 L bowl, but I think there are bigger models. can't talk about the newer models, worked with an even older one in the past (18 - 19 year old one!) and did not have any problems with it either

My 26 year old Magimix broke down this week, I'm going to replace it with another Magimix. I use it for making short-crust pastry and grating / slicing vegetables

Magimix is the best, made by Robot Coupe. Incidentally, the original Cuisinarts decades ago were also made by Robot Coupe.

Agree with this. It is industry standard and Robot Coupe will also service it and provide spare parts forever. No need to worry about plastic bowls either. Stainless steel bowl. If you want a more domestic focused alternative, Magimix are made in France and very reliable.

Pour faire du houmous, des beurres d'arachide, du praliné, c'est mieux de partir sur un Magimix en effet. Les blender manqueront probablement de puissance et tu risquerais de casser le moteur. Le Magimix devrait être capable de briser les glaçons pour les smoothies, c'est une machine très robuste. Tu devrais contacter la marque pour t'en assurer. Sinon il y a Vitamix, une marque de blenders professionnels. Ils sont capables de faire du beurre de cacahuète, ce qui est mission impossible pour la quasi totalité des blenders donc pas de soucis pour le praliné. Le houmous est plus épais, je ne sais pas si ça fonctionnera bien (il pourrait avoir du mal à tomber vers les lames). Tu devrais faire quelques recherches sur internet ou youtube. Par contre Vitamix c'est cher (à partir de 450€) mais la marque propose des modèles reconditionnés par eux et avec une garantie de 3 à 5 ans, ça peut être une bonne piste.

Magimix is the classic. Made in France. Just replaced my 31 years old one with a new one before finding out I could have just bought a new bowl for the old one. Wonderful piece of hardware that won't last you a lifetime, but certainly close.

If you’re in Europe, go for Magimix. I still use the one I bought 25 years ago.

I bought a Magimix Food Processor for this reason. It indestructible, and so consistent. Complete pain to clean and store, but the results are worth it.