Cuisinart DLC-5 7 Cups Food Processor

Pros: Solid Build, Relatively quiet, Excellent chopping, shredding & slicing performance, reasonably priced
Cons: 7-Cup size may be too small for some, Permanently mounted slicing/shredding disks, accessories expensive

(Note:  As of this writing, the picture associated with this review is not the Cuisinart DLC-5, but a newer 7-cup model.)Several years ago when my circa 1980 11-cup Cuisinart Food Processor finally gave up the ghost and would ...

Pros: Durable, easy to clean, quiet, many accessories available.
Cons: 7 cups can be too small at times. Bowl has square corners.

Cuisinart markets this as its entry-level 7-cup food processor. As such, it can often be found on sale at department stores like Kohl's for as low as $75. What they would seemingly rather you not know, to the point where they de-listed some previously ...

Pros: Sized right for most kitchens, accessories included, powerful motor, sturdy
Cons: Feeding tube is an awkward size

When I set out to buy my first food processor, I was looking for something smaller than the 11-cup monsters out there. This 7-cupper fit the bill, and I have been really pleased with it since I bought it a year ago. First of all, the DLC-5 is a very ...

Pros: Easy to use; durable; strong
Cons: May not be large enough for family cooking

The Cuisinart 7-Cup Food Processor DLC-5 is an excellent investment for any kitchen. This machine will save you hours of time in chopping, mixing, slicing, and shredding.

Many Uses

I have used this machine for...

Pros: ease of use and cleaning, price
Cons: the size of the food chute create need for a few extra prep cuts.

I bought this product because I was tired of slicing, dicing and shredding by hand. I also wanted to get into Once a Month Cooking (where you prepare a month’s worth of dishes in one day and freeze them for dinners throughout the month) and knew ...

Pros: Good value, well-made.
Cons: Not as high-powered as other Cuisinart models.

I enjoy cooking, but the kind of cooking I do doesn't require me to haul out a food processor very often. But when it does, I'm glad I have the DLC-5, which features the usual high Cuisinart quality but is less complicated, somewhat smaller, and much...

Pros: Very strong 600 watt electric motor. Excellent power.
Cons: Loose fitting top. Does not seal tightly.

Kohl's Department Store had the DLC-5 by Cuisinart on sale for $69.00. That is 50% off list price. While the machine is designed for 6 cups and may be small for larger families, for $69.00 I had to go for it. I am well satisfied with the machine. It...

Pros: This machine does everything, quickly!
Cons: A little hard to figure out

I was given this Cuisinart as a gift from my mother. She said it would be the most important appliance I would ever own. I wasn't so sure... I couldn't get the stupid thing to work. Its got so many parts, its hard to use, and its just bulky. Funny ...

Pros: Quiet and efficient.
Cons: none

I am so happy to own this machine. After years of having a very noisy one, I no longer dread chopping things up.

Pros: Size, power, easy to clean, easy to use.
Cons: bowl & lid breakage, bad switch

After having diligently researched the choices and determined this would be THE food processor for me, I fearlessly plunked down my money and carted the prize home to my kitchen for some serious slicing and dicing. I really loved the machine for awhile, but after about a year of light-to-medium use, I noticed the plastic bowl and lid were developing hairline cracks at the joint in front where they connect together. Eventually the plastic "tongue" on the lid broke off altogether. And then every now and then the buttons wouldn't work (motor wouldn't turn on)...which, as it got worse and worse, eventually drove me crazy. The fact that the bowl-to-lid connection point was such a poor design and broke was disappointing enough, but the switches going bad just did me in. Despite its positive aspects (perfect size, great power, easy to clean, versatility, and ease of use), I have to say that I have a negative lasting impression, and I'm going to give to KitchenAid a try next time around.

Pros: Don't know. Haven't used it. It's going back.
Cons: Doesn't do what the ads on the box say it will do.

I can't believe nobody else has noticed that, contrary to the packaging ("Effortless Dough. One touch of the easy to use paddle control lets you knead dough for pizza, bread, or a delicious dessert in minutes.") there is no attachment nor instructions for kneading yeast dough, only quick breads or cake batter.
I called Cuisinart to ask about this. The customer service rep could not answer any questions, just promised to have dough hooks mailed to me within 10-15 business days, which have long since passed and still no dough hooks.
This thing is going back!