Cuisinart Mini-Prep Processor
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart Mini-Prep Processor
Customer Review: Cuisinart DLC-1SS Mini-Prep Processor
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a MINI processor, and that's why I bought it...NOT to do the big jobs, I have the "big boy" to do that. I do like the how handy it is to do the small jobs, so I don't have to use the big one. I use it a lot to make home made dressing. Clean up is easy and quick, as is the machine. It will scar the bowl if you try to grind hard spices, etc. however...but it states that in the manual.Customer Review: Can't do it all but what did you expect...
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading the negative reviews I felt I had to put my 2 cents worth in. For what it's worth, I've owned a mini-prep for about 8 or 9 years and have been extremely happy with it. While I acknowledge that it does not do the best job of chunk chopping, it does do a great job on emulsions, spices and (especially) garlic butter for garlic bread. By processing in small batches and pulsing on low, you can get acceptable chopping for salsa ingredients, etc. The one thing I do stay away from is grating cheese. I tried it once and thought I was going to kill my mini-prep, I grate by hand. As far as clean-up goes, you need to use a glove, dish rag, or (my personal favorite) sponge to remove the blade from the shaft so you don't get cut by the blade.
As long as you don't try to make it do the work of a machine 2 or 3 times it's size the mini-prep is a great little processor. You wouldn't try to tow a house trailer with a Mini Cooper would you?
Customer Review: Best for small jobs
Summary: 5 Stars
I own an 11 cup Cuisinart and use it all the time for many cooking tasks but there are times when I just wish it was smaller. Like when I want to mince maybe 10 - 20 garlic cloves or a shallot or just make a small amount of vinagrette. This is the perfect companion to my full sized processor. It also works great for grinding spices or coffee. You can't go wrong having this in your kitchen as a companion piece to a full sized Cuisinart.Customer Review: Should come with a disclaimer
Summary: 1 Stars
Same thing happened to me as to another reviewer. I was mixing a small amount of aleady grated Parmesan cheese with breadcrumbs I had just made in the processor, and the blade must have hit a small chunk of cheese and went right through the side of the bowl, putting a hole in it and breaking in half. Scared the heck out of me, breadcrumbs all over the place, and a broken blade and bowl. Would cost me $24 to replace both, so I might as well buy a new one (a different brand, of course!). I'm mostly just glad I didn't get hurt.Customer Review: Very limited use
Summary: 2 Stars
I have had this model for about 2 years and I found it very disappointing. In order for it chop up an onion, for example, you need to hand cut the onion into several *very small* pieces -- otherwise the blades chop some of the onion and leave other parts unchopped. It's good for items that are already small --like nuts, but it's a nusiance for chopping vegetables. Another issue: the plastic lid is of poor quality -- the lid has developed a small hole on top and now I have to keep my finger over the top to prevent liquid from spraying out. This mini chopper is a good idea with poor execution. I am surprised these are still being made.