{
  "category": {
    "slug": "food-processors",
    "name": "Food Processors",
    "description": "Food processors and food choppers; blenders and stand mixers are separate."
  },
  "url": "https://stierproducts.com/categories/food-processors",
  "markdown": "https://stierproducts.com/categories/food-processors.md",
  "updated": "2026-09-01T06:07:54.220Z",
  "productsRanked": 16,
  "summary": "On the stierproducts food processors board, Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor (DFP-14BCNY) ranks #1 in S tier, ahead of Breville Sous Chef 16 Peel & Dice Food Processor (#2, A tier) and Breville Sous Chef 12 Food Processor (BFP660) (#3, A tier). The board ranks 16 food processors from S (best) to F (avoid), last researched 1 Sept 2026, drawing on 137 outlet citations across the board. Placed in the bottom tiers as ones to avoid: KitchenAid 3.5-Cup Food Chopper (KFC3516), Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 4-Cup Mini Food Processor, Cuisinart Core Custom 4-Cup Mini Chopper, and 4 others.",
  "method": {
    "summary": "Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.",
    "url": "https://stierproducts.com/methodology"
  },
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "terms": "https://stierproducts.com/license",
    "covers": [
      "text",
      "rankings",
      "tiers",
      "lp",
      "verdicts",
      "pros",
      "cons"
    ],
    "excludes": [
      "images"
    ],
    "imageRights": "Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence."
  },
  "tierMeanings": {
    "S": "Exceptional. Finishes top run after run; capped at 3 slots per category.",
    "A": "Excellent. Strongly recommended, beaten only by the very best.",
    "B": "Good. A solid choice with real caveats worth knowing.",
    "C": "Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.",
    "D": "Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.",
    "F": "Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere."
  },
  "products": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "tier": "S",
      "lp": 965,
      "name": "Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor (DFP-14BCNY)",
      "brand": "Cuisinart",
      "slug": "cuisinart-custom-14-cup-food-processor-dfp-14bcny",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/cuisinart-custom-14-cup-food-processor-dfp-14bcny",
      "verdict": "The long-term ownership winner: a proven 720W motor, minimal electronics to fail, parts still available, and endorsement from Wirecutter, Bon Appetit, and the BuyItForLife crowd alike.",
      "pros": [
        "Proven 720W continuous-duty motor with a decade-plus track record",
        "Simple controls and minimal electronics to fail",
        "Replacement parts remain available years later",
        "Long-running Wirecutter top pick and r/BuyItForLife favorite"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Bon Appetit ranks it as a runner-up to the Breville on performance"
      ],
      "citations": 10,
      "distinctOutlets": 10,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/cuisinart-custom-14-cup-food-processor-dfp-14bcny.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "tier": "A",
      "lp": 844,
      "name": "Breville Sous Chef 16 Peel & Dice Food Processor",
      "brand": "Breville",
      "slug": "breville-sous-chef-16-peel-dice-food-processor",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/breville-sous-chef-16-peel-dice-food-processor",
      "verdict": "The best-performing processor in current testing (Serious Eats, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine), held from the top spot by its short base warranty and higher complexity.",
      "pros": [
        "Best-performing processor in current testing across multiple outlets",
        "Powerful, precise, and loaded with useful discs"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Short base warranty for the money",
        "More accessories and electronics mean more potential failure points than the dead-simple Cuisinart",
        "Premium price"
      ],
      "citations": 16,
      "distinctOutlets": 14,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/breville-sous-chef-16-peel-dice-food-processor.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "tier": "A",
      "lp": 698,
      "name": "Breville Sous Chef 12 Food Processor (BFP660)",
      "brand": "Breville",
      "slug": "breville-sous-chef-12-food-processor-bfp660",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/breville-sous-chef-12-food-processor-bfp660",
      "verdict": "Nearly all of the 16's capability in a friendlier size and price, with identical warranty caveats.",
      "pros": [
        "Same motor philosophy and build standard as the 16",
        "Footprint more kitchens can live with",
        "Meaningfully lower price than the 16"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Short base warranty",
        "Premium parts pricing"
      ],
      "citations": 2,
      "distinctOutlets": 2,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/breville-sous-chef-12-food-processor-bfp660.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "tier": "B",
      "lp": 623,
      "name": "Magimix 5200XL 14-Cup Food Processor",
      "brand": "Magimix",
      "slug": "magimix-5200xl-14-cup-food-processor",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/magimix-5200xl-14-cup-food-processor",
      "verdict": "A 30-year motor warranty and French commercial-grade build make it arguably the most durable machine here; it loses first place only on US availability and support footprint.",
      "pros": [
        "Extraordinary 30-year motor guarantee",
        "French commercial-grade build from the company that invented the food processor",
        "Spare bowls, blades, and lids sold individually for years"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Costs more than the Cuisinart",
        "Fewer US retail touchpoints, keeping it out of most American test lineups"
      ],
      "citations": 5,
      "distinctOutlets": 5,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "flaggedToAvoid": {
        "runs": 1,
        "ofRuns": 8
      },
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/magimix-5200xl-14-cup-food-processor.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "tier": "B",
      "lp": 601,
      "name": "KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor with Dicing Kit (KFP1319)",
      "brand": "KitchenAid",
      "slug": "kitchenaid-13-cup-food-processor-with-dicing-kit-kfp1319",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/kitchenaid-13-cup-food-processor-with-dicing-kit-kfp1319",
      "verdict": "Versatile and well supported with a genuinely useful dicing kit, though lid and latch durability trails the top three.",
      "pros": [
        "Genuinely useful dicing kit",
        "Smart in-bowl accessory storage",
        "Strong parts availability and service network"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Mixed long-term feedback on lid and latch durability versus Cuisinart and Breville"
      ],
      "citations": 6,
      "distinctOutlets": 6,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/kitchenaid-13-cup-food-processor-with-dicing-kit-kfp1319.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "tier": "B",
      "lp": 545,
      "name": "GE 12-Cup Food Processor",
      "brand": "GE",
      "slug": "ge-12-cup-food-processor",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/ge-12-cup-food-processor",
      "verdict": "Good Housekeeping's best value pick delivers honest full-size performance at the lowest credible price in the category.",
      "pros": [
        "Good Housekeeping's \"Best value\" pick",
        "Delivers credible full-size performance",
        "Undercuts even the Cuisinart 14 on price"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Performance is credible rather than class-leading",
        "Lacks the polish and premium features of the Breville and Cuisinart leaders"
      ],
      "citations": 4,
      "distinctOutlets": 4,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/ge-12-cup-food-processor.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "tier": "B",
      "lp": 536,
      "name": "KitchenAid 7-Cup Food Processor (KFP0718)",
      "brand": "KitchenAid",
      "slug": "kitchenaid-7-cup-food-processor-kfp0718",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/kitchenaid-7-cup-food-processor-kfp0718",
      "verdict": "Simple, sensibly sized, and easy to store; a safe mid-tier ownership bet.",
      "pros": [
        "Twist-free lid design fixed the brand's old latching annoyances",
        "Low profile stores easily",
        "Simpler and more sensible size for cooks who do not need 13 cups"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Build is solid rather than spectacular"
      ],
      "citations": 7,
      "distinctOutlets": 6,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/kitchenaid-7-cup-food-processor-kfp0718.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "tier": "B",
      "lp": 526,
      "name": "Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor",
      "brand": "Breville",
      "slug": "breville-paradice-9-food-processor",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/breville-paradice-9-food-processor",
      "verdict": "The compact Breville recommended by Bon Appetit and flagged by Serious Eats; right answer for smaller households.",
      "pros": [
        "Delivers Breville-grade slicing and dicing in a compact footprint",
        "Bon Appetit's co-best-overall recommendation for smaller households",
        "No counter-space commitment of the bigger Sous Chefs"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "You are paying for capability",
        "Warranty does not match the price tag"
      ],
      "citations": 10,
      "distinctOutlets": 10,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/breville-paradice-9-food-processor.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "tier": "C",
      "lp": 465,
      "name": "Ninja Professional Plus Food Processor (BN601)",
      "brand": "Ninja",
      "slug": "ninja-professional-plus-food-processor-bn601",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/ninja-professional-plus-food-processor-bn601",
      "verdict": "Excellent power for the price, but a one-year warranty and plastic-heavy drivetrain cap its long-term ranking.",
      "pros": [
        "1000-peak-watt motor - the power-per-dollar play",
        "Auto-iQ presets that test well for the price"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Short warranty, typically one year",
        "Plastic-heavy drive components",
        "Long-horizon reliability reports are spottier than Cuisinart or Breville"
      ],
      "citations": 33,
      "distinctOutlets": 30,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "flaggedToAvoid": {
        "runs": 1,
        "ofRuns": 8
      },
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/ninja-professional-plus-food-processor-bn601.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "tier": "D",
      "lp": 302,
      "name": "KitchenAid 3.5-Cup Food Chopper (KFC3516)",
      "brand": "KitchenAid",
      "slug": "kitchenaid-3-5-cup-food-chopper-kfc3516",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/kitchenaid-3-5-cup-food-chopper-kfc3516",
      "verdict": "A durable, well-supported mini, just edged by the Core Custom on capacity and chop quality.",
      "pros": [
        "Compact footprint, drizzle basin, and locking blade make it a perennial recommendation",
        "Durable enough and very widely supported"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Slightly smaller capacity than the Core Custom",
        "Less refined chopping than the Cuisinart Core Custom"
      ],
      "citations": 11,
      "distinctOutlets": 9,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/kitchenaid-3-5-cup-food-chopper-kfc3516.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "tier": "D",
      "lp": 272,
      "name": "Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 4-Cup Mini Food Processor",
      "brand": "Hamilton Beach",
      "slug": "hamilton-beach-stack-snap-4-cup-mini-food-processor",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/hamilton-beach-stack-snap-4-cup-mini-food-processor",
      "verdict": "Serious Eats' favorite mini chopper at a near-impulse price; the right tool if your processing needs are small.",
      "pros": [
        "Serious Eats' favorite mini food processor",
        "Generously sized bowl for a mini and blends efficiently",
        "Very low, near-impulse price",
        "Best small-chop value in the category"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Mini capacity only - suited to small, occasional chopping tasks, not full-size prep"
      ],
      "citations": 1,
      "distinctOutlets": 1,
      "thinlySourced": true,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/hamilton-beach-stack-snap-4-cup-mini-food-processor.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "tier": "D",
      "lp": 255,
      "name": "Cuisinart Core Custom 4-Cup Mini Chopper",
      "brand": "Cuisinart",
      "slug": "cuisinart-core-custom-4-cup-mini-chopper",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/cuisinart-core-custom-4-cup-mini-chopper",
      "verdict": "Food & Wine's tested mini winner and the small-chopper ownership pick.",
      "pros": [
        "Won Food & Wine's mini food processor testing outright",
        "Proper reversible blade and dishwasher-safe parts",
        "Small Cuisinart motors have a long history of surviving years of garlic, herbs, and nuts"
      ],
      "citations": 2,
      "distinctOutlets": 2,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/cuisinart-core-custom-4-cup-mini-chopper.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 13,
      "tier": "F",
      "lp": 165,
      "name": "Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 12-Cup Food Processor",
      "brand": "Hamilton Beach",
      "slug": "hamilton-beach-stack-snap-12-cup-food-processor",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/hamilton-beach-stack-snap-12-cup-food-processor",
      "verdict": "The heavily marketed budget full-size, with a straining motor and fragile plastics that make it a poor three-year proposition; a discounted KitchenAid 7-Cup is the better budget buy.",
      "pros": [
        "Cheap and pushed hard on big-box endcaps, so easy to find",
        "Reviews fine in week one"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "450-watt motor strains on dough and hard cheese",
        "Plastic bowl and lid are common breakage points",
        "One-year warranty; disappoints in year two"
      ],
      "citations": 2,
      "distinctOutlets": 2,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "flaggedToAvoid": {
        "runs": 2,
        "ofRuns": 7
      },
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/hamilton-beach-stack-snap-12-cup-food-processor.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 14,
      "tier": "F",
      "lp": 47,
      "name": "Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus 3-Cup Food Processor (DLC-2ABC)",
      "brand": "Cuisinart",
      "slug": "cuisinart-mini-prep-plus-3-cup-food-processor-dlc-2abc",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/cuisinart-mini-prep-plus-3-cup-food-processor-dlc-2abc",
      "verdict": "Not badly built, just outclassed by Cuisinart's own Core Custom 4-Cup at the same price; its continued shelf presence is the only reason anyone still buys it.",
      "pros": [
        "Not badly built - a decades-old, proven design",
        "Still sold everywhere, so easy to find"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Older blade geometry and smaller capacity are outclassed by its successor",
        "The design the Core Custom 4-Cup replaced in Cuisinart's own lineup, at nearly the same price"
      ],
      "citations": 18,
      "distinctOutlets": 18,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "flaggedToAvoid": {
        "runs": 3,
        "ofRuns": 8
      },
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/cuisinart-mini-prep-plus-3-cup-food-processor-dlc-2abc.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "tier": "F",
      "lp": 7,
      "name": "Hamilton Beach Bowl Scraper 10-Cup Food Processor (70730)",
      "brand": "Hamilton Beach",
      "slug": "hamilton-beach-bowl-scraper-10-cup-food-processor-70730",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/hamilton-beach-bowl-scraper-10-cup-food-processor-70730",
      "verdict": "Last place: a gimmick feature bolted onto the weakest durability platform in this field, solving a problem a spatula already solves.",
      "pros": [
        "Inexpensive entry point",
        "Built-in bowl scraper at least attempts to reduce stopping to scrape the bowl"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Bowl scraper is a gimmick - a spatula does the job better",
        "Same weak-motor, thin-plastic platform as the Stack & Snap",
        "Nothing about the mechanism fixes the durability fundamentals that matter at year three"
      ],
      "citations": 8,
      "distinctOutlets": 8,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "flaggedToAvoid": {
        "runs": 2,
        "ofRuns": 7
      },
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/hamilton-beach-bowl-scraper-10-cup-food-processor-70730.webp"
    },
    {
      "rank": 16,
      "tier": "F",
      "lp": 0,
      "name": "KitchenAid Go Cordless 5-Cup Food Chopper",
      "brand": "KitchenAid",
      "slug": "kitchenaid-go-cordless-5-cup-food-chopper",
      "url": "https://stierproducts.com/products/kitchenaid-go-cordless-5-cup-food-chopper",
      "verdict": "Ranks above the remaining traps because it works decently while new, but the proprietary degrading battery is a built-in failure clock; buy a corded mini instead.",
      "pros": [
        "Works decently while new",
        "Cordless format looks clever and offers grab-and-go convenience"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Proprietary rechargeable battery will degrade and become the product's failure point",
        "Less torque than a corded chopper",
        "Price premium for the battery - a consumable battery pack with a food chopper attached"
      ],
      "citations": 12,
      "distinctOutlets": 10,
      "thinlySourced": false,
      "flaggedToAvoid": {
        "runs": 3,
        "ofRuns": 8
      },
      "image": "https://stierproducts.com/images/products/kitchenaid-go-cordless-5-cup-food-chopper.webp"
    }
  ]
}