Julian Vrieslander wrote:

> In article >,
> Goomba38 > wrote:
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>
>>I love my Cuisinart Pro Custom 11"
>
>
> We have one of those. I use it only rarely. The main reason is that
> the time it saves (compared with using hand tools to chop/mix/puree/etc
> the food) is often less than the time I have to spend cleaning all the
> parts afterwards.
>
> I could swear that there are French engineers who stayed up late at
> night brainstorming where they could add little ribs, nooks, crannies,
> and holes that would trap bits of food. You can't completely
> disassemble the feed tube parts. If you put it in the dishwasher and
> the temp is too hot, you might warp the plastic.
>
> Bad design.
>
I am a fast one with a good knife, but I admit that sometimes a food
processor is *really* very handy for things.
I don't know what problems you have cleaning it-mine goes straight into
the dishwasher (top shelf) and washes up fine!
Goomba