Food processor recommendations

[OakLeaf]

I've only had experience with one Breville appliance, and it's probably my last.

I bought an espresso maker for DH one Christmas. (Not a super expensive one, but not a cheap one either.) The first couple of times he used it, it smelled funny, like electrical overheating, much more so than you'd expect from a new appliance. So he called Breville's customer service hotline. They told him to try it again while he was on the phone. Smoke started pouring out of the machine, and when he reported this, they hung up on him! They'd already taken his phone number and never called back, so it wasn't just a coincidental disconnect.

Fortunately I'd bought the machine at a store that's very good about returns, so we got a refund.

Watching this thread with interest ... my latest FP motor is just about to burn out again, so I'll be in the market before long. One of these days I'm going to learn to re-wind electric motors, I've thrown away WAY too many blenders and FPs.