Mini Food Processor, Reversible Blade, 3-Cup Capacity

This little food processor has been a huge time-saver in my kitchen. Don’t let the size fool you—it has plenty of power to quickly chop onions, garlic, herbs, nuts, and make sauces or dips in just seconds. The 3-cup size is perfect for everyday cooking without taking up much counter or cabinet space. It’s very easy to assemble, use, and clean. The bowl and blade wash up quickly, and I appreciate that it doesn’t have a lot of complicated parts. The motor is powerful, and it produces consistent results every time. If you don’t need a large food processor, this is the perfect size for small families or everyday meal prep. It’s well made, reliable, and definitely worth the investment. I use mine all the time and would buy it again.

At first opening the box, this seemed a little fragile. Then, I tried to chop up around 2 cups of cubed, cooked beef. Within two seconds (literally), this mini processor had completely ground up the beef into small hamburger pieces. Then I tried some onion and some carrots. Same experience. I am very impressed. It works so efficiently, the plastic bowl is quite sufficient to contain the food products. It is easy to clean and takes up little space in the kitchen. It’s not designed to handle the local rugby crowd, but for 2 or three people, it is terrific. I’m not sure about longevity, but if it works this well for a year, it is worth the money.

Perfect size. Does not take a lot of room. This is my second one, the first lasted for 8 years with heavy use. Unfortunately, I dropped the lid and stepped on it. Great quality, very strong and durable. If I didn't break the lid, this would of last for many more years to come. The blade remained very sharp and the unit/motor still ran perfectly. By heavy use means I had used it pretty much everyday. It can hold a lot of foods,herbs etc. It does not strain or reduce RPMs with heavier products such as butter that is still firm.. I love that it has a forward and reverse spin. You dont have to consistently take the lid off to push whatever you are blending (such as Butter). Heaver material tends to roll up into a ball and is pushed it upwards, away from the blades. Simply use the reverse spin (chop) and it will pull the material doward and continue to mix/chop/blend. If I dont step on the lid again, I am sure this one will last for many years to come. Love it, Cuisinart has not made any changes to the processor through the years. As we know in todays market, many manufactures use cheaper materials so items wear down quickly. Thus, you have to replace more frequently. This is the exception, strong and built to last. Very reasonably priced for a product of this high quality.

This mini food processor works great for quick everyday prep. It chops evenly, is easy to use, and doesn’t take up much counter space. The size is perfect for small batches, and cleanup is quick and simple.

This morning, I was perusing the items I've purchased in the past month in an attempt to see what I could review that might help other customers. Wooden spoons: Check. Heart-shaped straws: Check. Cuisinart DLC-2ABC Mini Prep Plus Food Processor: OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH! That item brought me up short; just seeing it listed nearly caused me to break down in tears, for the Lord has used it to literally revolutionize my life. I love to cook. I love to experiment, combine foods, use bay leaves where they've never been used before, and generally turn the sense of taste into an adventure. However, things have lately been complicated by the fact that I have developed autonomic dysfunction, which has kept me on bed rest, and gastroparesis, which has altered what I can eat and especially the consistency at which I can eat it. Hummus, mashed potatoes, and soft, bite-sized pastas are fine, as are sauces. Bread, coarse vegetables, and any meal that incorporates too many elements are problematic. I could eat hummus, and I could eat rice, and I could even enjoy fetta, but a Mediterranean meal that incorporated all of these simultaneously would be too much for my insides at the moment. I love vegetables, but here again, they have made the consistency of my meals much too busy for one fragile gut and appetite. But I love adding twenty flavours to one casserole!--now what? For the longest time, we had a blender, but it was just that--a tall container for mixing and pouring smoothies and shakes. If you really only want to grind or chop half a cup of food, it's more trouble than it's worth to scrape your puree out of such a tall container. However, most of the food processors we looked at were either too costly or too technologically advanced for our old-school family, or both. UNTIL... My sister found this food processor. I would say it was wonderful for the price, but in reality, I'd be willing to spend up to $150 on something that has made my life this much easier. Its capacity is perfect--we never need to process more than three cups at a time--and this processor works better than any other electric kitchen appliance we've ever owned. Another reviewer noted rightly that it works quickly, so if you don't want a fine puree, you do want to watch it--that button means it when it says "GRIND!" However, the one other button, the control for chopping, is very affective in doing just that--coarse vegetables can be ours, if we so desire. Never again will I have to laboriously mince or chop onions by hand when I'm well--I'll let this processor do my teary, dirty work! So, not everything comes out purred unless you want it to. I recently asked a family member to process some dry ingredients to make a breadcrumb-type crust, with instructions that "it shouldn't be like powder--more like the consistency of dried oats." My loved-one and the food processor did a FINE job--pun intended! My family really appreciates how easy it is to scoop or pour the processed food, how easy the cup is to wash, and the basic design. We aren't a family who really enjoys touchscreens, digital readouts, and other technological advances that turn our appliances into computers--we didn't need any extras beyond grinding and chopping and, happily, this processor doesn't feature anything beyond that. As for me, I can't say enough about how much more beautiful eating has become once again. For close to a month, I put food into my body because I didn't want to take more drastic measures, but that was all it was--ingesting nutrients, no more. Now that I can grind veggies, herbs, certain meats, nuts, and virtually anything else into an appropriate consistency, food is the lively, joyful, enheartening experience it has always been. Nowadays, I typically keep a soft starch base, puree the rest, and-voila!--TASTY, non-bland, nutritious food. Broccoli, olives, mushrooms, whole garlic, and other edibles may not be at their premium this way, but at least I can eat them, whereas I was formerly stuck with plain hummus and mild pastas. What a difference! If you or a loved-one have a medical condition that makes a softer but not necessarily bland diet necessary, and if you're looking for a basic, easy product, this one may make you, too, cry when you pass it as you go about your day--right there, on the counter, waiting for you, just waiting to grind more delicion for someone in nutritional need...

I've had a large, heavy 14-cup Cuisinart food processor for years, which I love and have used for everything from making bread dough to shredding cheese, pureeing soups or other blender-type tasks, dicing vegetables, and even making nut butters, oat flour, and more. But it's so large and heavy and was a pain to get out for small things, plus the large work bowl wasn't well suited for some of these smaller tasks, either. So, I finally decided to get one of these. It's great! It's lightweight, easy to get out or put away, and is very convenient for small tasks. In my case, I often use it to make just a cup of oat flour or to "blend" blueberries and bananas into plain yogurt as an easy breakfast. It's so convenient I've used it almost every day for the last month (since I got it), unlike my large model that I only got out if I really thought the effort was worth it. It's also fairly easy to clean. The manual says all removable parts ares dishwasher safe, but I've mostly been hand washing to make sure it's ready for the next day (but the dishwasher has also worked). There are some disadvantages, one obvious: it's quite small, so it's not suitable for larger jobs (or heavier--the motor says 250 W; my large one is 720 W). Even with a 4-cup bowl, I can't imagine making much more than 1 cup of oat flour or similar dry ingredients before it gets to be too much. But that's perfect for me -- it's actually better than my large one for this small of an amount. It's also quite loud. I got ear plugs to wear while using it, which I know sounds excessive but really seems like a good idea with this unit. Other disadvantages include a non-waterproof lid (or really anything-proof): there are two small holes in the top, apparently by design. This mostly isn't a problem unless it's probably too full -- again, you won't really get a full 4 cups -- and the contents are watery; in actual use, this has rarely come up for me. Also, replacement parts practically cost more than the unit itself, which I discovered after I considered buying another bowl, lid, and blade (to worry about washing less) since I'm using mine almost every day. Some may also not like that the unit is gray but is actually plastic instead of stainless steel, though I don't personally mind. All things considered, this is a great unit as long as you're aware of the capacity and power--but it works well for its size! If you're like me and want an alternative to your larger food processor, I'd consider this one (but if you're looking for mostly larger jobs, probably start with one of those instead).

Nifty gadget to do jobs too small for my standard size food processor. I made a very nice basil pesto with garlic finely chopped and basil leaves in tiny pieces. Today I needed just half an onion well chopped, no fuss. Then bowl and lid into the dishwasher, very little space needed. The big version for large projects is still a keeper.

Really a lightweight but very convenient for smaller volume chopping jobs. It does not handle food like a regular sized food processor in that food goes to the sides, so you can chop it only so much; you can’t puree. It took me awhile to get the hang of seating the bowl, blade and top. It’s worth taking up space in my kitchen and compensates for not having a full-sized processor.

This is not suitable in our family . To operate this a additional requirement is required which I don't want to buy.

small compact and slices, dices and puree. Sits on my counter and takes up little room . Cleans up well. light in weight.

NOT FOR THE EU COMES WITH A US PLUG!!! I can smell the engine when I run it even when using an adaptor. I think the wattage is too high for the EU. Also can’t put the barrel in the dishwasher or food gets stuck in side the handle and it has a special type of screw to unscrew it so I can’t get it clean. Don’t buy.

Hermoso color rosa, y cumple con todas mis expectativas muy útil y deja todo muy bien picado y molido si así lo prefieres. 5 estrellas 🌟

My cusinart blade is plastic made so got rubbed and not working. Can't grind. So sad