The Best Food Processors

We chopped, sliced, shredded, and kneaded in 12 food processors. Motor stall under load is the failure mode nobody talks about — half the processors we tested couldn't handle pizza dough without overheating.

#1 Pick

Cuisinart 14-Cup

Cuisinart

The Cuisinart 14-Cup kneaded pizza dough for five minutes without motor strain — only two other processors managed that. Its wide feed tube handles a whole potato, and the chopping blade produces the

How we tested

We tested motor performance under maximum load (pizza dough, nut butter), chopping uniformity with onions, slicing consistency with potatoes, and shredding speed with cheese. Motor temperature was monitored during 5-minute stress tests.

Why it won

The Cuisinart 14-Cup kneaded pizza dough for five minutes without motor strain — only two other processors managed that. Its wide feed tube handles a whole potato, and the chopping blade produces the most uniform dice.

Specifications

The bottom line

The Cuisinart 14-Cup earns our recommendation because it outperformed the competition in the metrics that matter most. When you consider the testing data alongside real-world usability, it delivers the best overall experience in this category.