# Food processor: KitchenAid or Cuisinart? \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318 "2010-05-30T21:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/1 "2010-05-30T21:34:36Z")
We’re thinking of buying a food processor with part of our tax refund money. Which is better? KitchenAid (we have a mixer and love it) or Cuisinart? Please explain why. thanks! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/2 "2010-05-30T22:25:00Z")
We have a Cuisinart processor, which doesn’t seem to be on your list. 😃 We also have a KitchenAid stand mixer. IIRC, we got the Cuisinart because it was on sale, and we had been pleased with the small prep processor we had by them. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Goliath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/3 "2010-05-30T22:58:38Z")
I have a Cuisinart. While it is great at processing solids, liquids leak. This is a problem when making certain soups and purees, but if it isn’t important to you, it’s quite a machine. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/4 "2010-05-30T23:08:09Z")
I had a Black and Decker that died after 20 years of service. It didn’t have all the bells and whistles of the top brands, but it was more than just a basic model. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/5 "2010-05-30T23:18:55Z")
Not Oster! Our cheese shredding blade broke (Plastic hub), and their solution was to SHIP US A WHOLE NEW, ADDITIONAL, food processor. WTF do I need with a second FP that can’t shred cheese? Let me know what you find. I’d love a food processor of old. Big food mouth, no freekin’ lawyers requiring a fragile, complex, mechanism so I won’t chop off my finners. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/6 "2010-05-30T23:41:43Z")
Moving from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/7 "2010-05-31T01:02:49Z")
My parents got me a food processor for Christmas. They got several friends who recommended KitchenAid and no one recommended Cuisinart. I’ve been very happy with the KitchenAid, but I’ve never used a Cuisinart, so I don’t know if it’s better or worse. Liquid does not leak and it seems like a very heavy-duty machine. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/8 "2010-05-31T03:37:40Z")
Our Cuisinart just died after nearly 30 years. Plastic shaft that the blade fits over split - part no longer available… ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/9 "2010-05-31T21:41:31Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > We have a Cuisinart processor, which doesn’t seem to be on your list. 😃 > > We also have a KitchenAid stand mixer. IIRC, we got the Cuisinart because it was on sale, and we had been pleased with the small prep processor we had by them. :smack: I knew it looked wrong. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/10 "2010-06-01T14:46:55Z")
so far the Cuisinart is winning but the vote totals are low so I don’t know if it’s meaningful. Those of you with KitchenAid ones–have you had any problems with them? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/11 "2010-06-01T15:01:10Z")
I have a Cuisinart, as does my gf. Paired with a wand-mixer (immersion blender) you have kitchen heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/12 "2010-06-01T15:56:34Z")
I voted for KitchenAid, but I do have one problem with mine. It does a great job processing food, but there’s a 1/4" gap between the grater and the chute, so when I grate or slice food I usually end up with food jammed into that gap. It’s wasteful and difficult to clean it out of there. Other than that, I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/13 "2010-06-01T15:57:12Z")
I really do like the KitchenAid–we use it probably four or five times a week and it’s still running like a charm. One problem, though–the food feeder chute is TINY. I rarely use it for this purpose, but it makes the slicing attachment damn near useless unless you’re slicing something long and thin, like carrots or a very thin zucchini or cucumber. No way I could use it to make potato chips–I wouldn’t be able to fit the potato in it without cutting it in half. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/14 "2010-06-01T16:01:25Z")
I had a Cuisinart until I decided to replace and heard really good things about the Kitchen Aid. I like it a lot, but I don’t think you can go wrong with either. ETA: No probs with my Kitchen Aid at all. I find it generally easier to take the lid on and off and the feeding tube more useful. I like the small prep bowl. Cuisinart is iconic though, and most people gravitate towards it. I still feel guilty I bough a Kitchen Aid! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/15 "2010-06-01T16:02:03Z")
> [@Walkabout](#): > > I voted for KitchenAid, but I do have one problem with mine. It does a great job processing food, but there’s a 1/4" gap between the grater and the chute, so when I grate or slice food I usually end up with food jammed into that gap. It’s wasteful and difficult to clean it out of there. Other than that, I like it. I believe you’ll find that’s pretty common. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-processor-kitchenaid-or-cuisinart-edited-title/541318/16 "2010-06-01T16:26:14Z")
I have a KitchenAid food processor. It’s not very fancy, but it does a great job of making hummus.