Review: Cuisinart Elite 12 Cup Food Processor
This contest is now CLOSED. Congratulations to Denise!
I leave tomorrow morning for BlogHer Food in San Francisco. And since I’m going to be off having fun for a few days, I thought I’d leave something fun for you to do while I’m away. And it’s been a while since we’ve had a giveaway. Now sounds like a perfect time! Are you ready for a chance to win a Cuisinart Elite 12 Cup Food Processor?
I’ve been testing this food processor for about a month now. I’ve made several recipes with the Cuisinart Elite 12 Cup Food Processor so I could use all of it’s different functions and blades. Hello, lovely. Where have you been all my life? I don’t know what possessed me to think that I didn’t need a full sized food processor before. I’ve gone for almost 8 years with just the Cuisinart Mini Chopper and when that wore out the Cuisinart Elite Mini Chopper. I guess I didn’t want to sacrifice the space, and it is a spendy purchase, but wow I love this machine!
Recipes I’ve made with the Cuisinart Elite 12 Cup:
- Zucchini Cherry Muffins with Pecan Streusel Topping (chopping, and mixing muffins)
- Restaurant Style Salsa and again when I wrote about Canning Restaurant Style Salsa (chopping and puree)
- Rustic Rosemary Garlic Bread (using the dough blade)
- Open Face Roasted Vegetable Sandwiches (slicing the vegetables)
- Manicotti Primavera (fine chopping, and grating)
It seems that this food processor can do almost anything. It slices, dices, grates, chops, purees, and can make dough. Really, it’s a 2-in-1. You get a small 4 cup bowl (the size of the Mini Chopper) and a larger, full sized (12 cup) bowl. It comes with 3 blades: 1 for the small bowl, 1 for the large bowl, and a dough blade that fits the large bowl. Then there’s the grating mechanism. It has 2 sides to it: fine shred and regular. The slicing disc has several settings for different thicknesses all in one disc. That’s a great space saver because you don’t need different discs for different sized slices or grating. I really like that the bowl has a pour spout, too.
Madeline and Logan absolutely thought the slicing and grating were the coolest things ever. They helped me with the Manicotti Primavera and had a blast, and helped me out a lot too. It would have taken so much longer to hand grate all of those vegetables. Instead it took 2 minutes, tops. For all of the vegetables. And the block of mozzarella – it was decimated.
The same goes for the slicing when I made the Open Face Roasted Vegetable Sandwiches. Madeline actually started eating a bunch of the sliced squash because she liked how thinly it was sliced. She’s never wanted to eat zucchini before. WIN! You can find more features here.
I hate to sound overly positive, for feature that you thing that this has to be too good to be true, but I can’t think of much that I didn’t like about the Cuisinart Elite 12 Cup Food Processor.
If I had to get picky, my concerns would be:
- Price – it’s an investment, but not outrageous
- Space – you can’t make it smaller or it’s not a full sized food processor and Cuisinart does do a good job making the attachments multi-taskers .
- The blade doesn’t lock as well as it does in the Elite Mini Chopper. It’s nice when you can tilt the bowl to the side to scrape everything out without the blade falling out with the food.
- Storage for the blades and discs. If you have kids, count on purchasing one of these Disc Storage Containers to keep little hands from getting hurt. There are a lot of sharp parts, and not really a good way to store them without the container, besides in a locked cabinet (which is where I have them now).
Giveaway (1 winner): Cuisinart Elite 12 Cup Food Processor
The Rules:
- What’s your favorite feature of the Cuisinart Elite 12 Cup Food Processor and what recipe would you make first? (by 11:59 PST October 13th)
- 1 random winner will be announced by October 20th. I will notify you via email and you will have 72 hours to respond before I choose a new winner.
- Contest open to US Residents only.
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Rachel says
I love the SIZE! I have a teeny tiny food processor that is so small it’s basically unusable. I would immediately make a huge batch of pesto with basil from my garden. Thanks for the giveaway!
Christy says
My favorite feature is the large work bowl. All I have is a tiny food processor and it’s just too small.
I would make the Rustic Rosemary Garlic Bread. It sounds so good.
Thanks
angela p says
I’d love the dough blade, since I don’t have a kitchenaid mixer, I’d make a big batch of bread! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Jen says
Favorite feature – chopping possibilities
First Recipe: Yummy homemade hummus
Frostine says
Having more than one bowl is awesome! I would make guacamole.
Ellie says
Also, voted in the Babble contest 🙂 Best of luck!!
Ellie says
Favorite feature might have to be the wide-mouth feed tube – what’s the point of having a great food processor if you have to waste time chopping *before* you put food in to be chopped? And the first thing I would make might have to be a recipe for spicy peanut butter hummus that I’ve had my eye on…
Connie says
I voted for you! =D
Connie says
My favorite feature is the size! It fits much more than my old food processor and I could make dough in one batch instead of three! First, I would make almond butter, perhaps with some maple syrup mixed in.
Cait says
I voted for you in the blogger mom contest-good luck!
Cait says
I liked your page on facebook.
Adrienne says
I am a fan of Good Life Eats on FB
Adrienne says
I would make some hummus!
Cait says
the part that is most appealing to me right now is the dough kneader- I have been wanting to try making homemade bread, and pizza dough, but I am intimidated with the hand kneading. also-been wanting to make my own hummus considering how much of it I eat…homemade bread and hummus…YUM 🙂
Kelly says
I love the adjustable slicing blade. Also the large capacity. I have a mini food processor now, and I get frustrated trying to chop/grate large amounts of things. First thing to make: Pesto!
Meryl says
I like the fact that it has two bowl sizes. I’d make some black bean burgers.