Pros: Powerful. Quiet. Attractive. Lots of attachments.
Cons: The large blade needs to be a bit more robust.
The Bottom Line: I'd pick this over just about any other product out there. There is no "perfect" food processor. But this is about the best I've seen.
dtskiles's Full Review: KitchenAid (KFP740) 9 Cups Food Processor
We got this for several reasons - chopping, kneading dough, making potato chips and general cooking support.
What we like: 1. The kneader - this is really nice for getting dough started. I use this for putting cold butter into biscuit dough, getting bread started and things like that. Not all processors come with that blade, but it's nice to have. 2. Small bowl - it's much easier to clean than the large bowl, easier to remove, and better for fine jobs. We make our own peanut butter and this works better than the blender. 3. Motor strength. We burned our the Oster blender making peanut butter. This makes short work of the peanuts and never gets warm. 4. Quiet. Compared to the Oster and the small Krups appliances that compete with this in our house, this is by far the quietest. I can talk on the phone while it churns. 5. Attachments. It comes with a pretty good basic selection - 2 bowls (see above) a mandalin blade, a grater, two chopping blades and a kneader. I haven't needed anything else. 6. Customer Service. We broke a blade (more on that later) and they had a replacement to us in 2 weeks. Very nice folks.
What could be improved. 1. The large blade needs some help. I think angling the blade a little more might be good. It seems to stir more than it chops. It's got some durability problems. We wanted crumbled cheddar and we put 1inch blocks in the machine and they literally tore the metal blade off the plastic hub. 2. Handle is a pain to clean. I can actually see crud in the handle mechanism. 3. I'd love to wind the cord somehow. This is an attractive appliance and we leave it out since it's so heavy (item 4 below) but the cord has nowhere to go. 4. Man, is this heavy. But that's probably the price we pay for a quality motor. 5. I'm not sure the bowls are dishwasher safe. I'd like to see that.
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