Chefscape PRFP1000 Food Processor

So I'm not sure what to make of this. I was looking for a food processor for a while and finally got Cuisinart at BJ's for a really good price. Brought it home, tried to look for power information on the box, in the manual, on the web-site, didn't find anywhere. Turned out it was 625 Watt. So call me crazy but I thought it won't be enough for me. Brought it back. Was seriously considering Wolfgang Puck one but it was pricy (that one is 900 Watt). So here I found the one with a 1000 Watt power. Got it from Macy's when it went on sale (199). Received the other day. Beautiful looking unit! Love the Variable power (you can dial in the speed you want it to go at). Very useful. Looks great on the counter! soft grip handle is very useful. The blade is not as sharp as I thought it would be (so with all that power, the dull blade didn't do much to my almonds I was trying to chop). OK. So I will take the blade to sharpen someplace. The Disc with the julienne type of cut is really useful for me as I do that on the Japanese shredder very often and I haven't seen that on the food processors. Attachment for beating egg whites or cream would also help a lot to keep only one appliance on the countertop (I usually drag my heavy KA on the top for that). Does a great job mixing the dough. Has a really tall shaft cover inside so you can put a lot of liquid in it without worrying of it spilling. I had that issue with the Cuisinart.

Now to the problems: who makes this wonder machine and where would you go for parts? Couldn't find any info on the whole Google universe! Guess what? It's made by Focus Electrics (kind of integration company who buys troublesome companies and turns them around). so this baby is a product of old "West Bend" brand and "Back to Basics" brand both owned by Focus.

I have never seen such a great looking machine! It looks like something a professional chef would own. It even lights up with a cool blue light. Sigh. If only they spent as much time on function as they did design.

The blades are DULL. EVERY SINGLE ONE ... so it couldn't be just a bad blade. I am NOT exaggerating. 750 watts and chunks of potato were just swirling around in my bowl. It wouldn't great carrots or cheese. These are BASIC functions.

I have never been so disappointed!

I just read another review that says the same thing so it's not just me.

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I picked this up for $45 at Bed, Bath and Beyond, and for the price it is a nice unit. That said, it is very lite, which is odd for a food processor, and the blades are far apart, which is not ideal. Also, the mixer portion is very cheap feeling and the unit is very loud when running.

For $45, though, it is a good deal.

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Got this little gadget for Christmas, WAY cool, nice and sturdy! Has rubber suction feet so it doesn't dance across my counter. Even grates cheese faster than my kitchen-aide mixer! Does dough well, haven't tried chopping onions or anything in it yet but it will be soon coming. Great food processor, although if you are going to pay 200 for one, get a kitchen-aide... at least its a name you can trust and recognize for the same amount of money.

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We also got this unit after Christmas at Bed Bath & Beyond, where it was on sale. With a 20% off coupon it was $60.

I've used the chopping blade, beaters, dough blade, and one of the slicing discs so far and have had no problems with fit of the parts, performance, or cleaning. Seems to be a good powerful processor, although like most they recommend not running it continuously for more than 90 seconds.

No processor is going to give you perfectly chopped onions or other foods, especially with the chopping blade. If you want neat little squares, chop by hand, especially if you are only doing one or two onions. I use the thick chopping disc (or the julienne slicer might even be better) to get nicely fine-chopped onions if I need lots, like for a big batch of chili or soup.

This unit slices or shreds carrots, cucumbers, cabbage and the like just fine; it purees tomatoes or soups, it beats cake batter and mixes bread dough. I would not have bought it for $200, but for $60 I think it was a great deal.