Cuisinart Prep 11 Plus Food Processor

Author's Rating:

Pros: Versatile, large capacity and easy to clean

Cons: Expensive, but worth it

The Bottom Line: 
BUY IT - if you love to cook, this is the ultimate in appliances.

Author's Review
I have had mine for a year now and still continue to use it on a weekly basis. It is extremely versatile, from the slicing attachment that will give you paper-thin slices of tomatoes, to the dough attachment that makes perfect homemade pizza dough. The chopping blade will dice onion and mince garlic without juicing, like many of the processors on the market. The shredding attachment will zest lemon or make the perfect cole slaw (and faster than ever with the 11-cup capacity bowl). With the best security features of any appliance on the market, our 13-year-old daughter can join in the fun when we make our own pizzas. The combination of three different speeds and the feeder tube allows you to control the thickness of your slices. And it was so easy to use that we only used the instruction book and accompanying video for the wonderful recipes that were included. The sealed base unit is extremely easy to clean and the bowl and attachments are all dishwasher-safe; and after a year of use, I still have not experienced any dulling of the blades. Additionally, it has elevated the level of our cuisine - the more you use it, the more ideas you get for new ways to use it. In short, I would highly recommend this for anyone who loves to cook.