# Breville Sous Chef 16 Peel & Dice Food Processor

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/breville-sous-chef-16-peel-dice-food-processor
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/food-processors
- Placement: #2 of 16 in Food Processors, A tier
- Brand: Breville
- LP on this board: 844
- Last researched: 2026-09-01T06:07:54.220Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## 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.

## For

- Best-performing processor in current testing across multiple outlets
- Powerful, precise, and loaded with useful discs

## Against

- Short base warranty for the money
- More accessories and electronics mean more potential failure points than the dead-simple Cuisinart
- Premium price

## Evidence

Consolidated from 16 cited sources across 14 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| These Picks Slice Through the Competition Every Time | foodandwine.com | B | https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/kitchen/best-food-processors-amazon | fetched and confirmed |
| Well Your World | Well Your World | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43hNy6JW09I | fetched and confirmed |
| Well Your World | Well Your World | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tzIFfMR7YE | fetched and confirmed |
| The Average Kitchen | The Average Kitchen | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PUSvH7y-30 | fetched and confirmed |
| American Kitchen Must Haves | American Kitchen Must Haves | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffsklS0krNQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Prime Product Reviews | Prime Product Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vARziry2pI | fetched and confirmed |
| Best Buy Canada Product Videos | Best Buy Canada Product Videos | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpV347I7SHI | fetched and confirmed |
| AmyLearnsToCook | AmyLearnsToCook | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2LXmpaSq5Y | fetched and confirmed |
| A-Z tech | A-Z tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Goay4m6s0 | fetched and confirmed |
| A-Z tech | A-Z tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSbyMB5oDjY | fetched and confirmed |
| Dunia Ghazi | Dunia Ghazi | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saN0vjPDts4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech doc | Tech doc | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NWGtaTSs0A | fetched and confirmed |
| Anna's Awesome Reviews | Anna's Awesome Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLbb1iAoXY8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Cool Gadgets and Fashion Designs | Cool Gadgets and Fashion Designs | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EoMuPRQEHY | fetched and confirmed |
| Animated Review | Animated Review | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa-oTBhar60 | fetched and confirmed |
| All Reddit Reviews, in One Place | redditrecs.com | B | https://redditrecs.com/food-processor/model/breville-sous-chef-16/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor (DFP-14BCNY) | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/cuisinart-custom-14-cup-food-processor-dfp-14bcny |
| 3 | Breville Sous Chef 12 Food Processor (BFP660) | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/breville-sous-chef-12-food-processor-bfp660 |
| 4 | Magimix 5200XL 14-Cup Food Processor | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/magimix-5200xl-14-cup-food-processor |
| 5 | KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor with Dicing Kit (KFP1319) | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/kitchenaid-13-cup-food-processor-with-dicing-kit-kfp1319 |
| 6 | GE 12-Cup Food Processor | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/ge-12-cup-food-processor |
| 7 | KitchenAid 7-Cup Food Processor (KFP0718) | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/kitchenaid-7-cup-food-processor-kfp0718 |
| 13 | Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap 12-Cup Food Processor | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hamilton-beach-stack-snap-12-cup-food-processor |
| 14 | Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus 3-Cup Food Processor (DLC-2ABC) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/cuisinart-mini-prep-plus-3-cup-food-processor-dlc-2abc |
| 15 | Hamilton Beach Bowl Scraper 10-Cup Food Processor (70730) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hamilton-beach-bowl-scraper-10-cup-food-processor-70730 |
| 16 | KitchenAid Go Cordless 5-Cup Food Chopper | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/kitchenaid-go-cordless-5-cup-food-chopper |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/food-processors.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is the Breville Sous Chef 16 Peel & Dice Food Processor for?

Cooks who want the best-performing food processor in current testing and will pay a premium for it. Serious Eats, Bon Appetit and Food & Wine all rate it at the top on cutting performance, and it comes loaded with useful discs. It sits in A tier, second on our board. If you would rather have fewer features and a machine with almost nothing to go wrong, the Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor (DFP-14BCNY) in S tier is the pick for most people.

### Why is the Breville Sous Chef 16 not the top pick?

Warranty and complexity. Our research found its base warranty short for the money, and its many accessories and electronics mean more potential failure points than the dead-simple Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor (DFP-14BCNY). On pure performance it beats the Cuisinart. On the odds of still working in ten years, the Cuisinart wins, and that is what decides the top of our board.

### How long does the Breville Sous Chef 16 Peel & Dice Food Processor last?

The build standard is high, but there are two caveats in our research. The base warranty is short for a premium machine, so you are carrying the risk sooner than you would expect. And the extra electronics and accessories add places for a fault to appear. Nothing on the board reports it failing early, only that it has more ways to fail than the simpler competition.

### What does the Breville Sous Chef 16 come with?

A large sixteen-cup bowl, the standard S-blade and a set of slicing and shredding discs, plus the peeling and dicing attachments the name refers to. Our research calls it loaded with useful discs, which is part of why it leads on performance. It is also why it costs more and has more parts to store and wash.

### Is the Breville Sous Chef 16 too big for a small kitchen?

It can be. A sixteen-cup machine with a box of accessories needs real cupboard or counter space. The Breville Sous Chef 12 Food Processor (BFP660), also in A tier, keeps nearly all of the 16's capability with the same motor philosophy in a footprint more kitchens can live with, and costs meaningfully less.

## What this tier means

- A: Excellent. Strongly recommended, beaten only by the very best.

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