7-Cup Pro Classic Food Processor, 600-Watt Motor, Vegetable Chopper & Blender for Mincing, Dicing, Shredding, Puree & Kneading Dough, DLC-10SYP1, White | 600W motor, minces, dices, shreds, purees and kneads dough

Narrowed choices to 2 brands about a dozen yrs ago - purchased Cuisinart 7 cup Pro Classic. Perfect for the 2 of us!! Easily whips up wkly batches of hummus, makes quick work of "kneading" pizza dough, mixes up gluten free cookie dough for my m-in-law. Literally gallons of salsa verde every yr for the freezer. Soups are easy peasy: winter squash, sweet potato/ miso, tomato, home made "V-8." Rinse bowl/ lid immed. after ea. use, I don't find it difficult to clean? Read it was discontinued (why??) decided to get another though ours is still running like a champ. Accrued all the blades I want over time (eBay is a good source - excellent condition used blades for less than $12 ea.) Would hate to start over w. a new processor, buy all new extra blades (Yikes... $$$) ONLY negative is that it was sent w/o ANY protective packing, just sliding around inside a larger box. Seriously, Amazon??? But if you're looking for a reliable, smaller food processor, an excellent machine, IMHO. Grates cheese, zucchini, apples, yellow potatoes, slices sweet potatoes & beets for dehydrated chips (and they're solid veggies) No issues what-so-ever, beautiful, consistent results and clean up is a breeze. (Also, for those who've asked, my previous/ older blades seem to fit the new stem, lock into place easily, solidly) I wouldn't want to be w/o this appliance and have been genuinely pleased w. it's durability.

The work bowl of my 18 year old Pro Classic finally cracked. My old one did not sit on a shelf and collect dust. I used it at least once a week. I’ve made countless batches of salsa, biscuit and bread dough, date balls, mayonnaise, puréed veggies and ground meat and nuts in this. I rarely hand washed it. It mostly went into the dishwasher on the top rack. After 18 years of this abuse the bottom of the work bowl finally cracked. It’s not leaking. Just cracked. I looked for a replacement work bowl and feed tube. But at $60 for both I decided another $40 for a brand new Pro Classic was well worth the extra money. I did plenty of research on the newer Cuisinart models and offerings from other manufacturers. What I found was a bunch of fluff and extras I just don’t need. Pulse and On with a blade style switch is perfect. I don’t need push buttons. Or a bunch of different settings. Or a small work bowl inside a larger bowl? Hell, for me at least, On is mostly unneeded. Just pulse, a torquey motor and a couple blades. The chopping, slicing and shredding blades that came with the original have been all I have needed. They have stayed incredibly sharp for all these years. The new Pro Classic model seems to have the same exact motor as my 18 year old Pro Classic so I am hoping for the same longevity. My only complaint about the new model is the feed tube is a little harder to clean. There are more nooks and crannies for food to get trapped. But a bottle brush seems to work nice to get to the hard to reach areas. If you want a great food processor for home use this is a great choice. You can spend two to four times more money and I’m sure get a great food processor. But you will probably not use most of the “features” for which you are paying extra.

So far this food processor has worked well. The small bowl is great and it can be set up nicely to make smoothies and hummus. I have made some really good hummus in it to date. Cleans pretty easily too. Seems solid and it's been great for the first 3 months we have had it.

With my first order my power did not turn on so I ordered replacement, had same problem with the second one, so I told myself, wait a sec, maybe I am doing something wrong. So I researched online and found out I wasn't properly closing the lid. When the lid is fully closed, the lid pushes on the white plastic stick/straw by the handle, and then when you press the pulse or ON button, the device motor starts. Another way to check if your device motor is faulty is; 1) Remove all bowl parts from the base. Plug in the power cord. Look at the bases’s top front for a dark “dot” where you can push the “dot” in. Use a pen tip to push and KEEP HOLDING the dot in and turn the base on “Pulse.” Good? Motor works! 2) Lock only the bowl (no other parts yet) onto base with bowl handle facing FRONT of base. 3) Pretend to put the lid on with the lid’s lock facing FRONT of base, and look for the tiny area where lid and bowl handle will meet up to push down on the top of a white plastic “power” lever inside the bowl handle. See the top of that power lever? Now, remove and set aside the lid. Using the tip of a butter knife YOU push and HOLD DOWN on that “power” lever and turn the base on “Pulse.” Good? Next step… 3) Lock lid onto bowl so “feeder tube” faces FRONT of base. 4) Put “feeder PUSH tube” parts onto the lid. Be sure push tube’s “Lock” button faces FRONT of base. Lock it. Turn base on “Pulse.” Good? Machine works! Still not working? Call Cuisinart Customer Service.

Well, not quite. And too bad, because that would've been a good thing. Odds are, that if you're looking at the Cuisinart Pro Classic food processors you've caught wind that these are the flagship food processors with their roots in the 80s – probably the last decade of US Made, bullet proof manufacturing. From what I read, and now have experienced hands on, with my new Pro Classic 7 Cup, the styling is dead-on 80s, and there are hints of 80s build quality, but as a whole it's not 80s through and through. The base, the blade, the discs, and the stem are close, and I might even say close enough, but time will really tell. The lids are better than the bowl — BUT THE BOWL, unfortunately, is just as bad as everyone has been saying. If the bowl were even up to the rigidness of the still sub-80s quality of the lids, I think I might have given this 5 stars – if not for the movement of the paddle switch. I really do like the over-all build of this food processor, even though it still falls short of its original 80s version. But, that aside, the clean design and simple functionality is a product done right. It makes sense that this is a flagship. I could imagine the larger Pro Classic sizes are probably even easier to use, with the double paddle switches on front. On my 7 cup I have to flip the paddle switch up for continuous on; a single paddle press down, like on the larger sizes, would be even more intuitive. It's also worth noting that the movement of the paddle switch on this 7 cup is just OK; it's not a precise and satisfying rocking and clicking into place like on a Vitamix. But, that wouldn't be fair to compare this to that, I'm just relaying what some may want to know. This Pro Classic 7 takes a lot of pressure to click the paddle up. So much so, I could guess that I may have gotten a subpar switch (though technically not faulty). I think it's worth adding something that I was curious about before I purchased this. In the video provided by Cuisinart, the woman demonstrating the Pro Classic 7 notes that the dough blade is included. The product details page on amazon and the kit I received do not have it. But, I thought I should relay that I've read that, due to the flour capacity limitation, you won't even need the shorter dough blade for the 7 cup. And even on the larger sized Pro Classics, where you can fit more flour, America's Test Kitchen claims that in their tests the steel blade was 15% faster. In other words, at least for dough, there is no need for the "dough" blade. Maybe there are other uses for it, I don't know. The only and first thing I've made with my Pro Classic 7 is mayonnaise. And that worked on the first try. For others who've made mayo before, you can probably relate that it's not always a success. This is my first time making it in a food processor. The cap on the included Flat Cover, with the small hole for doing things exactly like making mayonnaise worked perfectly. UPDATE (4/5/24): The bowl scratches easily. I would've like to have seen Cuisinart leave out the spatula and use that extra plastic for the bowl. The bowl is such a critical part of this kitchen tool. UPDATE (2/18/25): This has been working very well. The bowl is holding up, though I do wonder how long its lifespan will be. The scratching is not too bad after almost a year of use. I REALLY pushed the limits of this thing, kneading an over-sized amount of dough. I thought it wasn't going to make it — I would imagine this is as hard as it gets for a food processor. It did make it, and works perfectly still; though, I won't push the capacity limits on it again. In hind sight, I may have considered a larger capacity of this Pro Classic, in order to handle large tasks. Even so, very happy with this processor.

received a couple of days ago and so far it has worked at a five star level will review again after a few months. We owned the same product about 15-20 years ago and cracked the plastic bowl when trying to turn home made bread croutons into bread crumbs. Will not try that again.

Wow, after buying 3 less expensive food processors that functioned poorly or just plain broke, I finally sprung for this $150 Cuisinart and am I happy!! It's just the perfect size for cooking for a small household. The user manual is detailed, well-written, and helpful. The blades are sharp. There's an optional flat top so if you're just chopping onions, celery, or carrots (which it chops perfectly), it's very easy to clean. The thing weighs over 9 pounds - that is a powerful motor. Well worth the money.

The DLC-10SY arrived this afternoon. I told my wife I think this appliance had more warnings and caution stickers than anything I've ever bought before, including chainsaws. It took me a few minutes to understand how the larger lid works. A YouTube video helped with that. The main blade and the slicer disc are both super sharp. The motor feels powerful but runs quiet. All parts are solid high quality; fit and finish, look and feel are all great. The discs are well balanced. I tried a magnet on all the cutters and it stuck on hard, so I'd say the cutters are steel. Since I'm in a very humid area, this might be a rust problem in the near future. But I am looking into vapor rust inhibitors. I'm sure I can work something out—maybe a little cutter storage box with some Zerust liner. The various safety interlocks and feed holes are well thought out. I have long fingers, but try as I might, I could not manage to touch any blade when the machine was assembled. (I always do this test with the machine unplugged, btw, so don't worry about me. At least not about that.) I've had other appliances (I remember this one juicer ....) that FAIL this test. The only modification necessary was I sharpened up the shredder disc. It was not up to par, sharpwise, with the other cutters, and you can see why. The shredder disc, like common kitchen graters, is punched from sheet steel. There's no practical way to make all those little scoops sharp without a lot of hand work, which would drive the price right out of the market, if you know what I mean. Anyway, it took me a couple sessions with the Dremel tool and some needle files to upgrade the shredder disc. Can't wait to try it out. So far, my very first food processor, the Cuisinart DLC-10SY 7-Cup Pro Classic, gets top marks; it's excellent. If my opinion changes, I'll be back for an edit.

Me gusto mucho el procesador, la base es bastante pesada para mover facilmente, supongo que es para estabilidad del aparato, funciona bien, aunque hay que usarla no tan llena, porque luego quedan algunos trozos grande, yo los aparto y los proceso despues aparte para evitar sobreprocesar todo lo demás. Los rayadores aun no los he usado porque tengo otro procesador para eso, aunque me hubiera gustado que tuviera una pieza para almacenar los discos y toda esa parte de los rayadores cuando no se usan, sin embargo son piezas que se venden por separado y a un precio no tan economico. En si el aparato tiene buena pinta, fácil de usar y lavar, y hasta el momento no he tenido problemas, he picado carne, zanahorias, betabel (que son duros), entre otras cosas y todo ha funcionado bien.

I bought this food processor to replace one I already had. The one I had previously was exactly the same model and size. I have had three food processors in the last 35 years or so....the first one was a RoboCoupe and that company was bought out by Cuisinart. The last two were Cuisinart...the original one lasted 25 years and needed to be replaced because the bowl cracked. The second one, the Cuisinart one, lasted 11 years and the motor and everything was great, but the bowl cracked. I cook a lot and use the appliance numerous times in a week. It can handle a lot due to the larger motor, has a small footprint for easy storage, and is easy to clean. I like the bowl size of this machine, the size of the motor, and the construction of the machine. There are some cheaper models from Cuisinart that are made entirely of plastic and have very small motors. Buyer beware. I find the bowl capacity good for what I use it for, but I don’t use it for making bread as I have a KitchenAid mixer and due to the issue with the bowl I will not be grating cheese with it or using it for anything that creates quick torque on the bowl. I called to replace the bowl when it cracked, but the suggestion was to replace the bowl and the lids which would have cost almost a hundred dollars. Even though there are a few minor issues, I feel it is a great machine.

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Basic and functional food processor--surprisingly quiet (so much quieter than my previous Braun!!!) and very sharp blades for efficient slicing/chopping. 7 cup capacity is large enough to knead bread (3 cups of dough). While the plunger assembly is more cumbersome than necessary, I love the alternative low cover that only has a small central port for adding ingredients. It's terrific for when you are just chopping, kneading dough or making mayo... ie most of the time. My last processor had the option of running the machine at lower speeds, which this one doesn't have, but it isn't an option I miss.

I bought this model second hand 20 years ago and it was a great food processor. I decided to buy a larger one a few years ago, a different brand, and gave my old one away. I quickly regretted that decision. I eventually got rid of the newer one as it wasn't able to process as well and would get jammed. I ordered this recently and I am pleased that it's as good quality as the old one. The nice upgrade is that there are two lids, one to use with the attachments, and one less complicated lid that is easier to clean.