Review on 🔪 Braun FP3020 12 Cup Food Processor - Ultra Quiet, Powerful Motor with 7 Attachment Blades, Chopper, Citrus Juicer - Made in Europe with German Engineering by Jasin Gilstrap

This appliance replaces the Breville BFP800XL which engine stopped starting after just over three years. After sending the Braun, Breville went back to work. Find out. The unit that remains on the counter, however, is the Braun. Breville has a large capacity. It looks a bit more robust, even if it isn't. Consumer Reports continues to rave about the performance, and I agree with them. Compare cooking peanut butter to a chopper knife. Brown takes 30-50% longer and never completely eliminates the gritty feel. Breville can grind two pounds of meat; Brown can do half. Both offer supplements for smaller orders. Brown has a better system. Not only does it grind small parts better, but it also prevents spills from getting into the main bowl. People who complain about the small bowl's fit probably didn't line up the arrows on the small bowl with the arrow on the main bowl. Breville comes with an excellent slicer that opens up to 8mm and closes up to 1mm. Braun's basic kit includes a slicer insert for a single disc unit. It cuts pretty thin (I'm guessing about 3mm). I received a deluxe model with a roomy fit that is slightly larger than other brands' "regular" models. I tend to use a "wide" plane for most cuts. The super deluxe model comes with a french fries slice insert and was not available new when I ordered. Where Braun excels is in the grille department. It comes with large, small and powder inserts. Be careful how you use them. The use of powder is only for very hard cheeses such as real Italian Romano or Parmesan. American Asiago tends to melt and make a mess. However, Asiago works with a chopper. The coarse grinder works with tough vegetables like carrots and cabbage. If necessary, it can be used in place of a french fries disc. This is the first multi-speed food processor I have ever worked with. I never felt I needed it at Breville, but it's useful at Braun. I can better control the rate of fall in the feeding chute. Canned tomatoes shred better at slower speeds (I used a Breville slicer). Braun offers some how-to guides, but to be honest their general instructions are horribly thin and often difficult to understand. The difference in capacity is evident in the design of the food tube. Breville offers a narrow slide in the middle of the pusher. That's more than half the width of a Braun parachute. Breville's main shaft takes a lot of feed, brown less. However, the Breville processor only works when the main spool is at least half retracted. Braun does not have such a locking system and is not required. So why did I replace Breville? For many reasons. While Breville deserves high praise, it's not the most reliable of brands. Not only did I have problems with this, but also with the Breville toaster. Not only was my food processor out of order for a while, but I was also having problems with the lid/chute assembly. If you drop them, they will not only break, they will break. Replacement is difficult to find. Breville always runs out of parts. The shell is almost as thin. It is not dishwasher safe. Yes, Breville advertises the bowl and lid as BPA-free, but that makes them much more brittle and presents additional cleaning challenges. All Braun products are dishwasher safe. Even with hand washing, the Breville bowl and lid became cloudy within a month. After a few months in the dishwasher, Braun always stays clean. If you have a dishwasher with a heating coil under the bottom shelf, you can move items with plastic to the top shelf for safety. The Braun Disc insert system means less storage space and less space for these items in the dishwasher. Speaking of space: by placing the motor on the side, Braun sits low on the table top. It occupies a certain length but relatively little depth. Brown easily fits under my closets. Breville will only fit if the lid/shaft is inverted and placed in the main bowl. Here's how Braun looks ready for action, while Breville looks like a chaotic mess. Brown also frees up a lot of space when moved to the back of the counter under the cabinets. After a few months, it's still too early to tell how reliable the Braun will be. At this point I've had several phone calls with Breville asking about replacing the cap. The shattered original was superglued together (with several gaps), causing the Breville to lag. However, I like a system that doesn't need to be treated like a delicate flower. I'll put up with a drop in performance from great to just very good-great so I can throw everything in the dishwasher.