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Kenmore Elite 14 Cup Food Processor Review

Nice Features - Poor Execution

"I purchased the Kenmore Elite food processor because I liked the idea of using the multiple disks for a number of functions. On the very first use, pressure build up from food that slipped between the slicing disk and inside top of the cover caused the tab that locks down the plunger shoot to pop off. The spring underneath the tab flew out and was lost. I had to take apart a ball point pen and use the spring to fix the unit so I could continue using it. The next use was to make pumpkin cheesecake. The unit blended the ingredients together beautifully, but after running the chopping blade through the dishwasher twice, it still retained fine particles of pumpkin and spices and an opaque liquid between the metal blades and the plastic stem. This did not seem very sanitary. I became increasingly disappointed with the unit finding the cover difficult to get on and off and food shoot and plunger difficult to clean with the shoot permanently attached to the cover. I finally returned the unit to Sears when I experienced the same problem that others encountered and could not shut the unit off. I was more fortunate than some, it seems, as Sears took the unit back and gave me a full refund with no questions asked. Its too bad that the execution of the product design wasn't better because the features for the price were great. I'm usually a fan of Sears products, but not this time."