Cuisinart DLC-10S Pro Classic 7-Cup Food Processor
Posted on
July 04, 2009 by
piter
Product Description
7 Cup Capacity, Food Processor includes: stainless steel chopping / Mixing Blade, Blade for kneading the dough up to 2 LB Bread / Pizza Dough, Medium, slicing and shredding discs, both the Expanded Small & Feed Pipes, Compact Cover & 30 minute "How to" Video Included , 3 year limited warranty.
Product Features
- Includes steel blade, dough blade, slicing disc, and shredding disc
- Extra-large feed tube for larger food slices
- Dishwasher-safe parts
- Five-year full motor warranty, three-year limited entire unit warranty
Before I comment on other features of the food processor, I should mention that I bought this DLC-10S used/second-hand. By manufacture date, it is 13 years old and still works as good as when it first came off the presses. I have no doubt that it will last another 13 years – Cuisinart just makes good food processors – period. The DLC-10S, from what I understand, was introduced around 1992, and Cuisinart still makes it in 2009, which says something. I would never recommend another brand based on my experience with 4 different Cuisinart processors (none of the 4 have died, by the way).
That aside, here is what I like about the processor:
- It is right in the middle as far as size for a Cuisinart processor – I usually cook for 3 or fewer people (usually 1), so my personal needs dictate a processor of this size
- The liquid seal is superior to any of my other Cuisinart processors – even though I strongly discourage people from ignoring the liquid capacity reccomendations, I have overloaded it on occasion, and just cannot get this unit to leak
- The pusher assembly/feed tube is located toward the front of the processor for easy access – I purchased a 14-cup Cuisinart for a family member, and that one locates the assembly toward the back, which is harder to reach (the only reason that I didn’t buy my family member this model is that the DLC-10S does not come in Red to go with their red kitchen)
- There are a huge variety of optional discs and accessories to get more out of this processor – the smaller Cuisinarts just do not have the variety of cut choices; even though the whisk attachment and juicer attachments have since been discontinued, I am one of the lucky ones that knows where to find such things on the secondary market – and you can, too)
- I get the same functionality out of this Cuisinart as the larger models – at less than half the price (assuming that I had paid full price for the DLC-10S, which I didn’t)
Here are just a few of the many things I have made using the DLC-10S – perfectly sliced stir-fry vegetables, perfect tuna/ham/egg salads, pizza dough, pie dough, hummus, guacamole, salsa, refried beans with spices perfectly mixed in, dressings, mayonnaise, bleu cheese dressing, mustard – the list goes on.
The only thing I don’t recommend this processor for is very quick (1-item only) or tiny batches – you wouldn’t use it, for instance, to mince a single garlic glove. Cuisinart has smaller, mini-prep food processors for smaller items.
This item has a 3-year parts, and a 5-year motor warranty, but I never needed it. It just keeps going and going.
Outstanding product, which shows the Cuisinart in the strict attention to detail and quality. Now we laugh at our former pretext to food processor, because it is so many ways to lower our Cuisinart. A few U.S. dollars more, it is certainly worth the investment.
I bought this after much experience with my mother and friend Cuisinarts. This is a great size for cooking one or two. It clicks together quickly, comes from the edge you need to go, cleans easily, and do not occupy a lot of counter top space. If you have a large family, or want large amounts, it can be a bit too small for their needs. I did too much salsa night, and had a little problem! Other then that this is a great machine!
My old Cuisinart lasted 25 years. The new more compact and has a few improvements (such as additional cover). I was delighted to slicing and shredding blade on. I bought them 25 years ago. It can not be confused with the Cuisinart. In my opinion, they are the best foods on the market.
This food processor was a gift. I have consistently and it has performed its functions well. This is not particularly difficult to clean and go to most parts of the dishwasher. Safety locks are easy to use. Although there are other cutting and grinding discs are available I think that what happened with her is more than enough for almost all the things you need. I would say it's only drawback is that while the processor is not limited counterspace should I have a way to store accessories.