A food processor with well-organized parts storage?

December 26, 2018 11:57 AM

Is there a brand and model of food processor that is a joy in all 3 phases of use : finding all the parts, using it, then putting them all away?

I love my Cuisinart 11-cup food processor. It's so perfect especially for making pie crust and shredding cheese. However, there are too darn many bits and pieces. I spend so much time wondering where things got stored.

Does anyone have a food processor that has a really well-designed parts caddy and where the pieces fit really well together in a relatively compact space? One that, in its inactive form, brings you joy?

posted by dum spiro spero to Home & Garden (8 answers total)

Cuisinart disc holder thingies are available for many a Cuisinart.
posted by twoplussix at 12:02 PM on December 26, 2018 [7 favorites]

I also solved my version of this annoying problem by finding just the perfect plastic storage bin for my Cuisinart's parts- which one you need will depend on what you have to store. Mine was just one of those plastic shoebox type things, so I didn't have to depend on keeping it organized in a large drawer of other random kitchen bits.
posted by twoplussix at 12:05 PM on December 26, 2018 [4 favorites]

The parts for the Breville I have fit together nicely -- I never have trouble deciding where things go in the caddy. I don't know that it's particularly compact, though. I wouldn't say it takes up excessive space, but all the parts added up do take up a decent amount of space. (I'm talking about this model; others may be different.)
posted by veggieboy at 12:05 PM on December 26, 2018 [2 favorites]

I 've had a very simple Magimix for 15+ years and I just replaced the crystal jug. Small parts (rubber feat) still available. Not cheap, but available. If there's a good one on Ebay for a decent price: go for it. (mine's the 3100 model).
posted by ouke at 12:35 PM on December 26, 2018 [1 favorite]

The Cuisinart holder thingy makes that part pretty painless. But this question is incomplete without asking about washing. I never put the top with the sliding tube in the dishwasher without screaming inside.
posted by HotToddy at 2:57 PM on December 26, 2018 [2 favorites]

My Kitchenaid processor came with a box where everything has a spot, one little rods. Downside: it’s just not as nice as a cuisinart, and it’s bulkier than my mother’s equivalent sized cuisinart.
posted by Valancy Rachel at 10:03 PM on December 26, 2018

+1 for the Breville, which is also by far the best food processor I've ever owned/used.
posted by slkinsey at 5:35 AM on December 27, 2018

I have this 14-cup Cuisinart food processor, and (after checking to make sure everything's unplugged) I just store all of the parts inside the work bowl once I'm done. The way that I do this is to fit the blade attachment as per normal, then lay the rest of the pieces on top of that loosely inside the work bowl. If you have more disc blade attachments than the few that came with it, that might not be a workable solution.
posted by Aleyn at 7:18 PM on December 27, 2018 [2 favorites]