Cuisinart Custom 14 DFP-14N Review (2026)

This processor suits households cooking for four or more, weekly meal preppers, and bakers making pizza or pie dough regularly. Solo cooks and tiny kitchens will use a 7-cup model more often and store it more happily.

The 720-watt induction motor delivers steady torque without the high-pitched strain of universal motors on cheese and dough. For chopping, it brings a full bowl of onions to an even cut with short pulses, provided you cut pieces to a uniform starting size.

The large feed tube is a daily time saver. Larger potato halves and cheese blocks need less trimming, which is the hidden labor in slicing and shredding.

The included slicing and shredding discs cover the standard thicknesses most recipes assume. They are fixed rather than adjustable, so gratin cooks who want paper-thin to thick in one disc should look at Breville or KitchenAid 13-cup.

For dough, the paddle controls include a dough function and the bowl handles family pizza quantities within the manual flour limit. Short processing with cold liquid keeps friction heat in check.

Against the Breville Sous Chef 16 BFP800XL, the Breville lists 16 cups versus 14 cups, 1200 watts versus 720 watts, a variable slicing disc, an extra-wide chute, and a mini bowl, while the Cuisinart counters with lower cost, lighter weight at 17.3 lbs versus 28.4 lbs, and simpler controls. Volume and slicing control favor Breville, value and handling favor Cuisinart.

Against the KitchenAid 13-Cup KFP1318, the KitchenAid offers adjustable Exact Slice and in-bowl storage in a lighter 9.7 lb build, while the Cuisinart offers the induction motor, larger feed tube feel, and a longer motor warranty at five years versus one year. Frequent dough makers lean Cuisinart, slice-focused cooks lean KitchenAid.

Plan storage for the discs and blades outside the bowl, ideally in a case or a dedicated drawer insert. The base is heavy enough that most owners find a permanent counter or low cabinet home for it.

Bowl, lid, and pusher parts wash up well, with the feed tube assembly needing a bottle brush for sticky dough or cheese residue.

Keep liquids below the recommended fill line, because owners note leaks when the bowl is filled above it. That single habit protects dressings and soups in this bowl, and it costs nothing: process a large liquid batch in two passes instead of crowding one.