I love this little machine!
This is the 2d Cuisinart Duet I've bought. After 10+ years of daily smoothies and other uses, my previous one gave up the ghost. I was disappointed because my OG Cuisinart processor didn't die until it was more than 40! But 10+ (I think it's more like 13 or 14) is pretty good these days. This blender/small processor is so simple and easy to use. The same motor base fits the glass blender jar and the not-glass (acrylic?) processor bowl. You just set the jar or bowl down on the base and push a button. The processor bowl is small, only 3 cups, but it's perfect if you're not making a big dish. And Cuisinart has improved the processor blades: instead of separate shredder and slicer blades like my old one had, this one has one reversible blade, one side for shredding and one side for slicing, both thin. It's easy to take apart for cleaning, and most parts can go in the dishwasher. Of course, the motor base is not submersible - it's just wiped off with a damp cloth, which is easy because the buttons are smooth so nothing sticks up and gets stuff caught between them. It's a very sleek assembly, too. The only thing I don't like is that it only comes in gray. I have a white kitchen and prefer white for the appliances that stay out on the countertop, but it seems no one makes them any more. "Stainless steel" and "brushed chrome" now seem to be used more as names for a color (gray) than the name of a material (metal, as opposed to plastic). Cuisinart isn't the only company that does this. But if you order a "stainless steel" or "brushed chrome" Duet, the cover of the motor base will be plastic, not metal. The blades, however, are actually stainless steel. Welp, just over 2 years and the motor died. Read more








