665268 Fri Nov 06 13:47:04 -0800 2009 3 41 Cookware 0 5161840 After 25 years my trusty Cuisinart just bite the dust. I use a processor a lot for baking but now that I need to get a new one I'm remembering all those commercials showing all kinds of bell and whistles on the newer ones - blending and mixing, although I mostly use a stick blender these days. And I always think it's easier to use my knife to chop things than clean a processor bowl later...so - before I go order another Cuisinart - the 2011 ( i think ) got good review from Comsumer Reports, but anyone like the KitchenAid? Thanks, I need to do this right away, because I'm on the hook for a wedding cake in two weeks! Fri Nov 06 13:47:04 -0800 2009 64784 onthelam 1 5162059 Hope this doesn't mean my DLC Suoer Pro 1984 vintage is about to bite the dust too. Cook's Illustrated gave the KA one their highest recommendation in this month's issue - and it comes with a small bowl that fits in the main one for storage. If I had to I would get either the KA or the great big new Cuisinart (also has the small bowl). Fri Nov 06 14:52:11 -0800 2009 5161840 13709 buttertart 1 5162526 I don't actually own this but it looks really cool. It's a new cuisinart model called the cuisinart elite. Check out these links: The 16 cup version sold by williams-sonoma: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/9968082/?catalogId=90&bnrid=3180501&cm_ven=Shopping&cm_cat=Froogle&cm_pla=default&cm_ite=default The 14 and 12 cup versions on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-FP-14DC-Collection-14-Cup-Processor/dp/B002I5DMU0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1257562766&sr=8-1 Fri Nov 06 19:04:21 -0800 2009 5161840 1114700 Eivuwan 1 5162976 Yikes onthelam, same thing happened to my 30-year old 14-cup Cuisinart while I was grinding peanut butter last year! Over the years, I had replaced the bowl a couple of times and a blade or two, but I thought the motor would last forever.....I guess they all self-destruct after 25 to 30 years. Since I had just replaced the bowl not two months before, and that was not cheap, I ended up replacing my Cuisinart with their new stainless steel 14-cup model which takes the same size bowl and blades as my original DLC-7 model. I used a 20 percent off coupon from Bed Bath and Beyond and the final price for the replacement was $140. Frankly, the newer model doesn't seem to be the same quality as the original. I doubt this one will last 5 years, let alone 30 years that my original one did. The Wolfgang Puck processor on HSN allegedly has a much more powerful motor.and seems to have more versatility. I don't know if it's any good, but it's a lot cheaper. Sat Nov 07 06:10:41 -0800 2009 5161840 1088155 Ambimom