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231 of 233 found the following review helpful:
worth it Jul 25, 2008
By Gretchen Collier
"old school is new cool!"
I purchased this about four months ago after another food processor died. My major qualm is the space a food processor can take up, since i have limited space in my kitchen. I liked the fact that the bowl is on top of the motor instead of to the side, which to me means that it takes up less counter space. I also like the fact that- like many of their products- there is a smooth surface where the operating buttons are, which means this can easily be wiped clean.
This is able to handle most of what I throw at it. I only cook for two, so I don't really need a mega capacity one. It comes with the basic blades I need with the grating and slicing, as well as the chopping blade. I had a huge zucchini in the garden- i have memories from when I was a child grating mountains of zucchini with a box grater for my mom and killing my knuckles. This made short work of the zucchini in about thirty seconds.
My gripes. Like most food processors the space on top of the disc blade where food can get hung up and not processed. No biggy.
Then there is plastic construction. I had a little part on it break on the handle tonight that prevented it from locking it into place. I am a careful person and was not doing anything unreasonable when it broke right in the middle of dinner prep.
I got on the phone with kitchenaid and they are going to send me a new bowl free of charge.
So theres the happy ending. When you buy kitchenaid, you may spend a lot up front for a unit, but most times if something breaks, it can be replaced, whereas a lot of lesser units would trash the whole thing and buy a new one.
112 of 115 found the following review helpful:
 Quality Appliance, But Flimsy Handle On Work Bowl Nov 26, 2007
By suzann nicole
"suzannnicole"
Just got mine in the mail! One thing you must know before buying this appliance is that it weighs about 15 pounds or so- heavy. This makes it difficult to store away when not in use. No problem if you have lots of counter space, but I prefer my small counter to be free of appliances. I wasn't prepared for it- my old one weighed only about 5 lbs and I could easily whip it out when I needed it.
That being said, it looks great on the counter. It is a nicely designed product, inside and out. Easy to clean, not too big or too small.
7/14/09 UPDATE: I am still in love with this appliance! I use it all the time.
12/10/10 UPDATE: The bowl handle broke and now I am replacing it for $30. I've been dangerously rigging it with a chopstick for several months and now I can't even do that. The handle just won't hold up. This work bowl needs major design improvement!
29 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 good item Jan 09, 2009
By Esther Williams (not)
"painter/swimmer"
KitchenAid 7-Cup Food Processor - White
I'm happy with this compact item; it compares well with the Cuisinart and takes up less space.
It chops and purees well, and the size of the chopped pieces can be controlled by the pulse button. The model with the small cup included might have been useful but the sale price on this item dissuaded me from buying that one. Have not yet used any liquids in it so can't comment on that. Caveat: the blades are really sharp- use caution.
23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Love it! Oct 11, 2009
By S. Marshall
How many ways can you say "love it"? I bought this because my small 3 cup chopper was just too small these days. It had been such a good little machine for so many years I decided to go with it's big brother and I'm glad I did. It is simply perfect. It's incredibly quiet, chops quickly and easily. I use it every single morning of my life to finely chop a variety of fresh produce to feed parrots. It gets a workout. You won't be sorry if you buy this model.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Stay away from the KitchenAid KFP715 food processor!!! Apr 11, 2011
By South La. boy
"South La"
UPDATE: Dec. 8, 2011. The replacement workbowl finally came in a couple of weeks after I wrote the below and all worked well until 3 weeks ago when the latching mechanism started hanging up again. Today it gave up the ghost - broken again! The mechanism is sooooo cheaply made and is way too delicate. This thing is NOT worth the trouble! My wife is in the kitchen preparing our supper with the old KitchenAid Pro 670 (GLAD I kept it!!!) Like I said - this thing is hand-washed, never goes in a dishwasher. We are just two people to prepare food for therefore a really light load on this KFP715. Ideal conditions for any kitchen appliance. We'll call KitchenAid again and go through the hassle of getting a replacement AGAIN - I just wish we had not bought this in the first place. WE DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS KITCHENAID KFP715.
April 11, 2011. First of all - we are huge KitchenAid fans - we had a KitchenAid Pro 670 food processor for years. Having a big family, using LOTS of fresh veggies and scratch-cooking all the time put a huge and constant load on it. It was soooo easy to clean up afterwards because it was dishwasher friendly, too.
After many years, the workbowl lid finally started cracking, eventually getting bad enough that it fell apart so we bought the KitchenAid replacement lid. Another several years and the workbowl itself started breaking apart.
The replacement bowl from KitchenAid was soooo pricey that we decided to downsize to this KitchenAid KFP715 food processor. With all the kids grown and out of the house, it was the perfect size - we use it only a couple of times per week and then only for small amounts of food. Also, we downsized to a house that didn't have a dishwasher so this thing gets handwashed - no more drying in the dishwasher.
Even with what would seem to be close to ideal conditions, after only nine months, the workbowl lid safety switch totally broke off, making it absolutely unusable. And talk about cheaply made!!! It comes with a one year warranty so I called KitchenAid in March to request a replacement. No problems except they can't keep them in stock.
I just called again today (April 11th) and was told the exact same thing as before - out of stock, going to ship to me as soon as they receive them and it will go out in the order they were placed.... Sounds like KitchenAid has a need to re-design the safety mechanism. Us? We are TOTALLY disappointed in KitchenAid and this product. We are now thinking about buying the replacement bowl for our original, AWESOME KitchenAid Pro 670 though it is waaaay overpriced.
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