Black & Decker 8 Cup Food Processor

First of all- sorry Amazon- but $42 is out of line for this product.

I know because I bought one yesterday locally.

I am taking it back today. I haven't even used it yet, but 2 of the design features really turned me off.

That food chute thing makes the lid very bulky and cumbersome and it is not removable.

You have to insert a little piece of plastic which acts as a "dam" to prevent the food from coming out the chute.

If you do use it- the opening where the sliced/shredded food exits is very narrow and prone to clogging. It even says it right in the manual.

So, if it clogs badly, there is a little piece of plastic that you have to *unscrew* to get off so you can clean it properly.

Excuse me- unscrew?

This is plastic. How many times do you think you will be able to do this before the plastic breaks?

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The first time that I turned this on, I knew I had made a bad choice. Once turned on, pulse or other, the noise it makes sounds like a train coming through the kitchen. It doesn't chop, slice, or do any other function very well either.

I have since had to cut back on the things I make just because on how horrid results give me. If you're looking to buy this, look else where.

I'm stunned at all the complaints on this unit. I've had this for several years, purchased on the recommedation of a friend. I use it to slice potatoes for scalloped potatoes all the time and it works like a dream. During canning season it runs non stop. I use it to slice mountains of onions, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and cucumbers. I use it to slice celery and to grate carrots. I use the spout to slice tomatoes before cooking down by setting the unit on an upside down dutch oven and fill a 4 gallon stock pot with tomatoes right from the chute. And I have had no problems with the chute leaking or mis-directing food. I can't imagine spending more for a food processor, when this one works as well as it does. I use it so often I have it sitting out on the counter all the time. It is a little noisey, but for as well as it works, and as inexpensive as it is, I'd say its worth dealing with a little more noise.