I wish I had ordered one of these years ago. I bought plastic replacement parts for my cuisinart twice. This one works well, quietly, and handles the loads of veggies I process with ease. Love it. I wish I had bought it it designer red. The only thing I don't like is that I always end up washing all three bowls, even if I only use the little chopper. How do you keep the outer bowls clean? The rim of the bowl gets food into it which fall down between the bowls and I end up rinsing all, at the very least. If this processor lasts without replacements for any decent amount of time, I will offer a full 5 stars, however, so ask me for my opinion in 5 years.

I bought this KitchenAid KFPM770 Food Processor, Brushed Nickel for my wife thinking that it would do well on making her protein shakes, while being quiet in the process. Her blender puts out about 100 decibles, irritating to me, not so much to her. Well this machine is really quiet, for sure. We experimented with the different utensils and bowls to try and get the consistency of her protein shakes that she likes and gets from her blender. While adding the ingredients, some of each ingredient scattered to the roof of the bowl, and didn't get mixed in. For some reason all we could obtain was a thick pudding type mixture that wouldn't pour. For me, this was not a wise purchase, it will probably sit on the kitchen shelf, lonely for attention. Now I will research for a quiet blender, and try that route. P.S. I have seen in the past what this machine can do to chop vegetables and such and for that I know it can do a great job, but my wife has a small hand operated chopper she uses for her salad preparation which is lightweight and easy to clean. This machine on the other hand is heavy and uses more components to do the same job, so she'll probably not use it for salads either.

The bowl leaks on mine when I process soups or liquidy mixtures. I'm going back to my Cuisinart and returning this item. Also, the motor doesn't seem as powerful and the top tube is akward for loading.

A good product at a good price. Like so many products, manufacturers load
them up with safety switches that are made to keep people from injuring themsesves, that probably shouldn't be operating any kind of equipment, under any circumstances. Prevents lawsuits by these people, so I guess they serve their purpose.

I thought I followed the directions for assembly to the letter, but I ended up having to call customer service, and found out one little thing I hadn't done right. I have to say, if all employees were like the one I talked to, it would sure make people's lives simpler. He even registered it for me.

Fantastic item that makes cooking in the kitchen even more fun! A real work horse you can do so many things from making your pie dough, shredding cheese, chopping vegetables, even juicing oranges and grapefruits for that special cocktail.