Ack! I broke my Cuisinart!

[indigoiis]

My Mom found mine at St. Luke's Thrift Shop for eight bucks, parts and everything.

I use mine to make buttercream frosting. It's a lot "cleaner" than the Viking mixer because the confectioner's sugar is contained and so you don't get that dust.

I also use it to pulverize the one whole orange plus eight carrots required in my favorite carrot cake recipe.

And, I use it to make pesto.

[Tuckervill]

I had a black and decker FP that died last Christmas. Got it for my wedding shower 20 years ago.

I have a Kitchenaid mixer, but I recently upgraded to an Electrolux Magic Mill Assistent, a model which has been around for 50 years, and can mix 8 quarts of dough. I like it so much better for doing pizza dough (which is my new business) because there are no moving parts, except for the bowl spinning. I can stick my hand right in the bowl if I want, and add stuff without turning it off.

Karen

[mirliluck]

I cannot imagine life without my food processor.
I use mine at least twice a week for chopping veggies, making hummus, pesto, pancake mix, etc. Need to try nut butters some day too.

R.I.P poor Cuisinart.

[NoNo]

I don't use my food processor nearly as much as my mixer, but I'd be heartbroken if either of them broke. Which reminds me, I need to get the fruit and vegetable strainer so I can breeze through my canning this year!

[malkin]

My Cuisi replacement parts are finally here!

The sheath (the plastic thing that the blade sits on) came with instructions:

The instructions bel ow call for considerable physical strength and muscular control. If the pliers slip, you may be injured...

Included in the TOOLS REQUIRED were:
6" square of cardboard
One pair of pliers with rounded serrate jaws, designed to bite into and fit over round objects
One 8-10" long screwdriver
Petroleum Jelly

They didn't put it in the list, but a hammer and a block of wood was also needed to tap the sheath down into place. That sucker is really not supposed to come off--but I guess I am not the only person ever to have broken one.

We're back in business now, and we'll have new mayo this weekend!

[OakLeaf]

Yikes! Installations involving plastic and a hammer always scare me...


I made hummus the old fashioned way the other day (well, almost - I don't have a mortar and pestle big enough, so I used a potato masher and a wooden spoon). Came out fine.