Breville
Breville Sous Chef 16 Peel & Dice Food Processor
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Ranked #2 in Food Processors
Backed by 6 cited sources
Covered by 6 outlets
The consensus premium flagship: best overall at Food & Wine and Bon Appetit, Serious Eats' favorite, Good Housekeeping's top-tested model, and Wirecutter's upgrade pick. A 1450W do-everything machine whose only real knocks are price, weight, and counter space.
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Key features
- ✓ 16-cup bowl plus mini bowl and blade
- ✓ 1450W induction-grade motor
- ✓ Adjustable slicing disc and dicing/peeling accessories
- ✓ Extra-wide feed chute
- ✓ Heavy (about 30 lbs) and expensive (about $500-550)
The sources behind this ranking
6 cited sources cover Breville Sous Chef 16 Peel & Dice Food Processor. Here's the stance each one takes.
S 4 A 2
F 
Food & Wine Best Overall Food Processor of 2026: 16 cups, 1450 watts, the pick that 'slices through the competition.' S Read → B 
Bon Appetit 'The best food processor overall: Breville Sous Chef 9 or 16'; the machine that solved the annoyances that keep food processors in cabinets. S Read → S 
Serious Eats 'Our favorite food processor is the Breville Sous Chef Peel & Dice Food Processor.' S Read → G 
Good Housekeeping Scored five out of five across chopping, mincing, grinding, shredding, slicing, and kneading in GH Lab tests; only soft mozzarella shredding gave it trouble. GH elsewhere calls the Sous Chef its top-tested food processor. S Read → W 
Wirecutter Upgrade pick: outperformed the top pick on delicate tasks like fine parsley dicing and shredding soft mozzarella. A Read → F 
Food Network Best Large-Capacity: extra-large bowl, extra-wide feed chute, powerful with variable slicing disk; downsides are cost and the counter space it demands. A Read →
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