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Posted: Jun 16 2009
I have owned this one (DLC-8S Pro Custom 11 cup - White) and a 7 cup processor for years. Both processors that I own have a compact flat cover, which I love. I only use the metal S blade, so I can't review the other attachments. I only fill it to the top of the metal S blade or perhaps a quarter inch below the top of the metal S blade (about 4 cups), otherwise it seems to stress out the machine or if semi-liquid, it will spill out somewhat. I like the flat covers so much, I bought extra covers, just in case. UPDATE: I recently bought this from amazon and the unit squeaks. To test your unit for squeaks, just put the bowl and cover on without a blade and turn on for 5-10 minutes. It is irritating. It's not an extremely high noise - probably a medium squeak, which comes and goes during processing. I called cuisinart and they said it wasn't normal and to return it. I can't return it because I threw out parts of the unit I never use and I even trashed the receipt. I didn't realize the problem at first for some reason. I have an identical unit I bought several years ago, which does not squeak (yes, I own 2, 11 cup processors, but the new bowl is a little too loose on the older engine, even though they are both 11 cups). Actually, I have owned 4-5 cuisinart food processors and none of them squeaked. Units might make a noise similar to a squeak if abused or overfilled, but it always goes away once you stop and fill the unit properly. I do recommend this brand, but save everything in case of defects like this. The engine does have a 10 year warranty - see the last page of the book. I will keep this squeaky engine for now, since trying to deal with the problem is stressing me out. I will probably just buy a new on in 1-2 years.
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( 28 of 28 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 16 2009
I have owned this one (DLC-8S Pro Custom 11 cup - White) and a 7 cup processor for years. Both processors that I own have a compact flat cover, which I love. I only use the metal S blade, so I can't review the other attachments. I only fill it to the top of the metal S blade or perhaps a quarter inch below the top of the metal S blade (about 4 cups), otherwise it seems to stress out the machine or if semi-liquid, it will spill out somewhat. I like the flat covers so much, I bought extra covers, just in case. UPDATE: I recently bought this from amazon and the unit squeaks. To test your unit for squeaks, just put the bowl and cover on without a blade and turn on for 1-5 minutes. I have almost tortured other cuisinart food processors over the years and they never sqeaked like my current unit. It is irritating. It's not an extremely high noise - probably a medium squeak, which comes and goes during processing. I called cuisinart and they said it wasn't normal and to return it. I can't return it because I threw out parts of the unit I never use and I even trashed the receipt. I didn't realize the problem at first for some reason. I have an identical unit I bought several years ago, which does not squeak. I do recommend this brand but save everything in case of defects like this. I am stuck with a squeaky engine, because I can't understand if cuisinart will fix it without a receipt and all that's involved in shipping, etc.
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( 0 of 28 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 16 2009
I have owned this one (DLC-8S Pro Custom 11 cup - White) and a 7 cup processor for years. Both processors that I own have a compact flat cover, which I love. I only use the metal S blade, so I can't review the other attachments. I only fill it to the top of the metal S blade or perhaps a quarter inch below the top of the metal S blade (about 4 cups), otherwise it seems to stress out the machine or if semi-liquid, it will spill out somewhat. I like the flat covers so much, I bought extra covers, just in case.
