Cuisinart FP-8SV Review
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FP-8SV is an 8 cup mid-size Cuisinart Food processor. If you have a family and looking to get a big family dinner ready this food processor will help you get your job done. It is available in a variety of colors and finishes. Silver would look great on your kitchen shelf although gunmetal and white are also available with very little difference in cost. Here check the white version it looks clean and can make your small kitchen look more spacious. So let’s get started on Cuisinart FP-8SV review.
PROS
Check some of the pros below.
EASY ASSEMBLY
It’s easy to assemble and easy to clean, as its mid-sized Cuisinart food processor you can easily handle it. The smaller size helps to unpack or set up the machine quickly.
LIGHTER
It is lightweight and has a strong build. You will have an easy time moving this around in your kitchen cabinets. The smaller size will help to store it in the tight cabinets. Factors like these are important, a big machine such as FP-DCNY will take a lot of space. Ideally, you should look to have a permanent space for the machine on your kitchen shelves.
BLADES AND DISCS
The box contains the standard stainless-steel chopping/mixing/dough blade. As the functions indicate that the same blade is able to handle the named functions. It can handle shredding cheese and carrots and it comes with reversible slicing/shredding discs.
It also comes with 2 discs, one is small while other is larger for grating, shredding and slicing purposes. The packaging also includes a chopper blade and it’s in ‘S’ shape. In addition, to slicing discs, FP-8SV also includes standard blender blade that does an excellent job of making delicious smoothies to crushing ice.
The difference is marked by one disc which makes slices and grates thicker than the smaller one.
Click to see Disc Holder or Blade + Disc Holder Box.
QUIETER THAN OTHERS
It’s not super quiet like higher-end units but its relatively quieter than the small-sized entry-level Cuisinart mini food processors. The noise of motor working can matter to some of the customer. If you are someone who is annoyed or prefers no neighborhood complaints then this machine lies at the mid spot. Its noise is at mid-level which will make it not too loud and more towards a tolerable level of noise.
MEDIUM CAPACITY AND BPA FREE
Bowl is spacious with a capacity of 8 cups and is BPA-free and is marked with US measurement markings in US and metric units.
EASY TO CLEAN
All parts are removable and are dishwasher friendly. The good part is the buttons are made up of plastic so that the food cannot get stuck on it. Therefore, it is easy to clean the base with a wet cloth.
TOUCHPAD
This Cuisinart 8 cup food processor will be your friend in the kitchen. The touchpad contains three options high, low and pulse options to control the course to finer results.
The High and Low button stays on when pressed one while pulse button act as a push button. Pulse button will put the machine into working as long as you hold the button down. This button is more commonly used than the other ones.
WHAT IT CAN DO
FP-8SV can puree nut butter, prepare coleslaw from cabbage and carrots, blend herbs for salad dressings, puree soups or smoothies.
It can make appetizers, bread, dips faster.
It can take a few tries before you can master its pulse function.
In order to avoid watery pulverized much of onion you just need to pulse the onion for few times.
You can make delicious mayo with this mid-sized food processor.
It can also handle 3 cups of almond paste at a time.
As per the manual, you can knead 2.5 cups of pizza dough with it. Just use the paddling with the pulse button.
Similarly, it can take care of a nicely done pie dough and grind meat just put in skinless and boneless chunks of meat cut into a comfortable small size.
If you are a fan of cracker then the good news is the graham cracker will stay inside the bowl. Like all Cuisinart 14 cup food processors, it works perfectly for hummus.
SAFETY PRIORITIZED
Standing at 16 inches high it can produce 1/8 to 1/16 of slices thickness. You might feel at first locking the machine but it is done in order to optimize user safety. The trick is to align the feed tube and lid into the front of the machine. Just make sure that lid upon the bowl making sure that feed tube is right for you and you can twist it towards you. The first time will be a learning curve but it won’t take much on the second attempt.
CONS
The stainless steel color is plastic finish it’s not proper stainless steel finish.
Although it is mid-sized but it’s not highly economical and large enough to deal with your daily kitchen chores.
CONCLUSIONS
With warranty given and if you are on a mid-sized budget this Cuisinart 8 cup food processor is an ideal machine to buy. It’s very versatile and above list will prove to be too handy for you. Head over and read more buyer reviews.
