Cuisinart DLC-2007N Prep 7 7-Cup Food Processor

The Lexan work bowl is virtually shatterproof and impervious to heat or cold. There's the familiar stainless-steel chopping blade and a dough blade, which easily kneads up to 1-1/2 pounds of dough. Stainless-steel slicing and shredding discs, a plastic spatula shaped for the work bowl, a recipe booklet, and an instruction video showing basic use, tips and techniques, and preparation of some recipes from the booklet complete the package. (Existing Cusinart blades and discs also fit this machine.) Cuisinart warranties the motor against defects for 10 years and the remaining parts for three years. --Fred Brack

Good stuff:

Easy wipe-clean base--no crevices to catch food. Hurray!

Stable and relatively quiet during use.

Easy top-rack dishwasher clean-up (power-saver no-heat drying)

Easy to add small (or liquid) ingredients during processing. Small inner pusher piece is removable, giving access to a small feed tube. There's also a drip hole for liquids in the bottom of the small pusher piece.

Not so good stuff:

Very fiddly mechanism for locking down the workbowl before processing.

The large outer pusher piece, that goes into the main feed tube, has a metal rod that pushes down another rod on the lid, that pushes down another rod on the bowl, that finally pushes a control on the base.

If you have to remove the large pusher to add more big stuff to the bowl, the mechanism stops. Probably just as well, since a child's hand could easily fit through the large main feed tube.

I do wonder how sturdy the locking mechanism will be in the long run, but so far, so good.


My new best friend!   February 21, 2006
Bari Allen (Georgia USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful

We've had this processor in the house for just about a month. The item paid for itself the first time I used it, due to being a huge time-saver for my normally busy schedule (it enables me to try new recipes I normally wouldn't have time to mess with). I've used it to chop & puree for several soups (Mulligatawny, White Bean, Gazpacho, etc.). The shredding disk shredded a whole block of Manchego for Balsamic Portabello/Onion/Cheese Omeletes in about a second. It shredded potatoes just as fast for a crust to a Carmelized Onion/Fennel Pie (of which I used the slicing blade for the onions & fennel). I find the slicing blade to be a lifesaver for items I want to keep "on-hand" for salads, sautees, etc. (like onions/bell peppers). This is my first food processor, and I wondered about the learning curve--to which I found none. It is really easy to put together, as well as take apart & clean. I'm also amazed at how quiet this thing operates. We had cheap mini-chopper for chopping onions, and while the noise never bothered me, compared to this processor, it was obnoxious. I'm sure I could actually run this thing next to sleeping humans without waking them! Thank you Cuisinart--I'm impressed!


Buy this and you won't regret   February 1, 2005
Avatar (Cary, NC United States)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful

I bought this from amazon after my cheap Black & Decker FP1400 Quick N' Easy Plus Food Processor became unusable just after a year (shattered bowl and eventual motor failure). I was a little hesitant to spend more than $100 for a FP, but I am happy I did. My wife compliments me whenever she uses it. It's very quiet, very well-built, and very powerful. You can't go wrong with the 3 yr overall/10 yr motor warranty.



Cuisinart DLC 2007N prep 7 7-cup food processor   July 8, 2006
Lisa A. Ford (Rome, PA USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I just love this food processor. I have been waiting a long time to purchase a food processor. I had another cheaper brand food processor, and it was just terrible. This Cuisinart is just perfect. I will use it often I am sure. Consumer reports rates this right up there at the top, and it certainly is. The 7-cup size is just perfect for a family of two now. Glad I purchased this great processor.


An elegent and powerful worker   April 9, 2006
Sobraj
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

I considered buying it based on Consumer Reports recommendation. I had also read the reviews here. Reviews were all good so I went ahead and bought it! We are very happy with our purchase. We have had it now for over a year and it has worked flawlessly. It is quite powerful and for our small family it is the right size.

The instructional DVD that came with it was very helpful. It saved us from reading any bulky manuals -- I wish all appliance makers would do it. It may seem a bit expensive but that extra money is worth the super quite operation and a motor that works without a sweat. I strongly recommend it to others.