Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup
DFP-14BCNY
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- Bowl
- 14 cups
- Price
- $180 to $300
Why it ranks here. The Custom 14 is the food processor r/BuyItForLife names first, with owners at 23, 25, 30 and 45 years, and the one America's Test Kitchen keeps rating first. It ranks first for that record. Newer units draw complaints that build has slipped, and at 18 pounds it is a lot of machine for one onion.
'I'm 23 years into my 14 cup Cuisinart and it still looks and works like new'↗, says one owner. Another: 'We've had ours for 30+ years. Had to replace the lid a few years ago, but they still make the parts'↗. One's is 'older than me. I'm 45. It does everything'↗. A Robot Coupe owner calls it 'not only the best home unit, it's also the easiest to clean'↗. The motor is 'quiet and Low pitched'↗. Then the new ones: 'I shelled out for a Cuisinart a few years back, several things broke immediately and I can't run it without holding the bowl down'↗. A 32-year owner whose bowl finally broke says 'the "new" Cuisinart is just not what it used to be'↗ and moved to a Breville. 'New Cuisinarts are hit or miss. Older ones were better'↗, agrees another. Bowls crack eventually, and it is bulky.
What owners like
“I'm 23 years into my 14 cup Cuisinart and it still looks and works like new” — Reddit comment · u/patricksb · r/BuyItForLife · 2026-06-16
12 positive · 1 mixed · 1 negative · 14 voices · ✓ all 14 linked to source
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I'm 23 years into my 14 cup Cuisinart and it still looks and works like new
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We've had ours for 30+ years. Had to replace the lid a few years ago, but they still make the parts.
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Cuisinart DFP-14 is a beast. Best food processor I have used. Vitamix will last a lifetime. No idea what they cost nowadays. I've had mine over 20 years and it was pricey back then.
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My cuisinart is still good as new after 25 years.
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Robot Coupe for the food processor. But if you're buying for the home, a Robot Coupe is really overkill. Like hunting cockroaches with dynamite kind of overkill. Meanwhile, the Cuisinart DFP-14 will serve you well. I have owned others, including Kitchen Aid (and Robot Coupe). The Cuisinart is not only the best home unit, it's also the easiest to clean.
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I shelled out for a Cuisinart a few years back, several things broke immediately and I can’t run it without holding the bowl down. Do not recommend any more.
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A 14-cup Cuisinart is the minimum power level you should accept
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That was one of the best reviews I have ever watched. Great editing cutting out dead spots, showing the good and the bad, up close shots of what the food actually looks like after processing. Thanks.
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I have been using this for eight years. Excellent performance.
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I absolutely love what this food processor does! To top it all off I love the fact that the motor is quiet and Low pitched. A lot of food processors out there that I have seen have Motors that sound absolutely terrible! The Cuisinart 14 cup food processor is the bee's knees because it does not bother my ears one bit.
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We just got this unit to replace a smaller one where the plastic bowl cracked and was leaking. Watching this is so much more helpful than the small print manual.
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Thank you for your thorough review. This food processor rated number 1 in Americas test kitchen. It was very precise in their testing. Thanks again
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I'm 27 years with my cuisinart food processor. Pretty sure my vitamin is around 12 years now... Both relatively easy to clean
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Cuisinart. Mines older than me. I'm 45. It does everything. Shreds cheese, does hummus, bread dough, makes smoothies. It's a beast.
