Cuisinart Food Processor
- Food Processor
- 14 cups
- 720 watts
- Corded electric
- Better rated than 71%
- More reviewed than 98%
The 14-cup bowl and 720-watt motor pay off if you actually cook in volume - dips, dough, batches of vegetables for a crowd.
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How it ranks among the 49 food processors we track
4.6★ across 22,203 Amazon ratings, Bayesian-smoothed toward the category average.
22,203 Amazon ratings, weighted on a log scale so huge counts don't drown everything.
Modest tracked demand last month.
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Overview
Cuisinart's DFP-14BCNY brings a 720-watt motor to a 14-cup food processor bowl, built for chopping, slicing, shredding, pureeing and kneading dough in real batch quantities.
The 14-cup bowl is the headline feature: reviewers who downsized from bigger units still find it handles a couple of small cabbages or a week's worth of salad prep before the bowl needs emptying. The safety interlock only engages when the pusher's metal spine seats fully in the feed tube, which trips up first-time users into thinking the unit is broken when it's actually just not assembled correctly. Slicing and shredding disc thickness is fixed, not adjustable, so check the included 4mm slicing disc suits your recipes before buying.
- 14-cup work bowl capacity
- Includes 4mm slicing disc and shredding disc
- Detachable disc stem for easy cleanup
- On and off/pulse controls
Who it's for
Anyone prepping food in volume - batch cooking, entertaining, weekly meal prep for more than one or two people - gets real use from this. It's overkill for someone who only chops a clove of garlic occasionally; a mini prep bowl would serve better.
What buyers say
From Amazon customer reviews.
Owners consistently praise how sturdy and quiet it runs compared to prior food processors, including decades-old Cuisinart units some still keep as backups. The main friction point is the printed instructions, which more than one reviewer calls thin, leaving people to figure out the feed-tube safety interlock through trial and error. A couple of buyers hand wash rather than trust all the parts to the dishwasher despite the dishwasher-safe rating.
Strengths and trade-offs
Drawn from this product's published specifications.
- 720W motor handles dense loads like cabbage or dough
- 14-cup bowl suits real batch prep
- Dishwasher-safe stainless discs and blade
- 3-year unit warranty, 5-year motor warranty
- Disc thickness is fixed, not adjustable
- Printed instructions are thin on detail
- Feed tube safety interlock trips up first-time users
Performance notes
The 720-watt motor is geared to push through dense loads like cabbage or dough without bogging down, which is why owners cooking for a household of one or two still find the 14-cup bowl useful for weekly batch prep rather than daily small jobs. The unit won't start unless the pusher's metal spine is fully seated in the feed tube, a safety interlock that some buyers mistake for a defect on first use.
Specifications
| Brand | Cuisinart |
|---|---|
| Model | DFP-14BCNY |
| Dimensions & fit | |
| Item Weight | 18 pounds |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 11 × 7.9 × 14.8 inches |
| Capacity & performance | |
| Bowl Capacity | 14 cups |
| Number of Speeds | 1 |
| Power & efficiency | |
| Wattage | 720 watts |
| Power Source | Corded electric |
| Voltage | 120 volts |
| Construction & materials | |
| Material | Stainless Steel |
| Blade Material | Stainless Steel |
| Color | Stainless Steel |
| Included components | |
| Unit Count | 1 |
| Included Components | Chopping Blade |
| Other details | |
| Is the item dishwasher safe | No |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Blend, Chop, Emulsify, Grate, Knead, Mince, Shredder, Slice |
| Part Number | DFP-14BCNY |
| Product Care Instructions | Dishwasher Safe |
| Special Features | Manual |
| Item Type Name | Food Processor Custom |
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How it compares
This product against the closest alternatives we track in food processors.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisinart Food ProcessorThis product | 4.6 / 5 | 22,203 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Toastmaster TM-61MC 1.5 Cup One-Touch Mini Food ChopperToastmaster | 4.4 / 5 | 1,500 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor 1000-Peak-Watts with Auto-iQ Preset Programs…Amazon Renewed | 4.6 / 5 | 571 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Hamilton Beach Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper for SlicingHamilton Beach | 4.5 / 5 | 18,300 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Brentwood MC-109BK 1.5 Cup Mini Food ChopperBrentwood | 4.3 / 5 | 805 | 4.2 / 5 |
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Questions about the Cuisinart DFP-14BCNY
Common buyer questions answered straight from the product spec data - no fluff, no "it depends".
Can the Cuisinart DFP-14BCNY adjust slicing thickness?
No, the slicing and shredding discs are fixed thickness, not adjustable.
Why won't the Cuisinart DFP-14BCNY turn on?
It has a safety interlock that requires the pusher's metal spine to be fully seated in the feed tube before the motor will start.
Is the DFP-14BCNY dishwasher safe?
The included discs, blade and bowl parts are listed as dishwasher-safe, though some owners prefer to hand wash them.