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Need quick input on Cuisinart FP!!!

17 years ago

Yep, I've been cruisin' craigslist........

Have chance to buy a Cuisinart DLC-5 7 cup FP for $40.

Amazon lists at $125.

Shoud I?

I currently have a 'low end' Black & Decker with a blade about to break!! LOL

TIA,

Deanna

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jessyf
17 years ago
Make sure it has all the pieces. I'd buy it. Would prefer bigger, but for $40....
dgkritch
Original Author
17 years ago
That's what I'm thinkin'.......

Mine's going to break, soon. Kind of scary to even use it!

I'd spend the $40 to buy a new, low-end one anyway.

The person selling says it's only been used once. Got married, now have two sort of thing. We'll see.

Deanna
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claire_de_luna
17 years ago
Oh yes, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I'm still using my mom's old 8-cup Cuisinart from the early 80's and it's going strong.
lindac
17 years ago
Yes....that's the size I have and I sure don't find it too small most of the time....makes 2 loaves of bread, 2 pie crusts, grates 2 pounds of carrots etc etc....
If you get too big a FP smaller amounts just get lost and you find you won't use it as much.
go for it!
Linda C
dgkritch
Original Author
17 years ago
You are all very, very good enablers!!!
Thank you!! LOL

Should be in my possesion by 7pm tonight if everything is "as advertised"!!

Deanna
claire_de_luna
17 years ago
Well...? Did ya? Have you taken it for a test run?
dgkritch
Original Author
17 years ago
Yep! It's sitting on the dining table. No test run tonight, I'm too tired.
But first thing tomorrow.....

Thanks!
Deanna
vacuumfreak
17 years ago
Wow... a used appliance from CL.... what could be more fun than that. Hope you love it, Deanna! Did it come with the slicing/shredding disc and the s shaped blade?
dgkritch
Original Author
17 years ago
Well, other priorities today so still haven't tried it.
Yes, Bobby, it did come with the 's' blade and separate slice and grating discs, one of which still had the label on it!
Maybe tomorrow I can play.........

Deanna
annie1992
17 years ago
Deanna, what a great buy, have lots of fun.

A batch of hummus would be a good starting point. I don't do a lot of pastry or bread in my FP but I make hummus by the gallon.

Annie
claire_de_luna
17 years ago
Well, I make pizza dough in mine, about once a week. Did you get the plastic dough blade for it? If you'd like the recipe, just let me know; otherwise I won't force it on you! (The sauce is Ann's, so you know it's good.)

I've never made hummus by the gallon; is that something I should try?
annie1992
17 years ago
Claire, definitely try it. I make a food processor full, usually twice because Amanda loves it, Elery loves it, I love it. Amanda doesn't have a FP and her blender doesn't work as well, so I make "community hummus", enough for all of us.

I start with 6 cans of garbanzos, so it's probably quite not a gallon.....

Annie
lindac
17 years ago
Oy! I need to make some hummus...I have the tahini just waiting....
Ya know...it's not the hummus that does you in....it's all the stuff you use to dip with!
Linda C
claire_de_luna
17 years ago
Annie, is your recipe listed somewhere? If not, may I have it?
lakeguy35
17 years ago
Congrats on a great find on craigslist. I've sold and bought there over the last couple of years with great results. I love hummus too! Enjoy your new toy!

David
annie1992
17 years ago
Claire, I make two types of hummus. The first type is with Lars' recipe, nice and garlic-y.

The second type is my mother's favorite. I don't add any lemon juice because my mother is allergic to lemon. I take two 16 oz cans of garbanzos and drain the liquid, but I save the liquid. Pour both cans of beans into the FP, add a big heaping tablespoon full of tahini (not an exact measurement but it works for me), a couple of smashed and peeled garlic cloves, a couple of chunks of canned roasted red pepper (maybe half a pepper total) and about 1/4 cup of olive oil. I just pour the oil from the bottle, it's not exact, and turn on the FP. Then I add the liquid from the beans until it's a nice creamy consistency, add a couple of pinches of salt, taste and adjust the salt if I need to. Go easy on the salt because of the bean liquid, it's already salty. Probably you could add more olive oil or even some water for the liquid, but I try to keep the oil to a minimum, even the good oils. I've never tried with water because sodium isn't an issue for any of us, just the lemon.

Now Elery says he likes it better without the lemon than he does with it. I do rough chop olives of whatever persuasion I happen to have on hand and stir them in for him, after I take my portion out.

My hummus tends to be a lot of stuff thrown into the FP and tasted and adjusted until it's "right", LOL.

Annie
claire_de_luna
17 years ago
Thanks Annie. I'm making notes and will give it a try.

Deanna, I hope you love your FP; you certainly got a good deal!
mike1975
17 years ago
My Cuisinart is from 1988 and still works like new.
dgkritch
Original Author
17 years ago
OK! Finally!
I got to play. I took Annie's suggestion and made Hummus.

What I learned:
1. The Cuisinart is QUIET compared to my old one! This is good, I often want to run it when DH is still sleeping!
2. It's NOT good to take the bowl of Hummus and an entire bag of chips to the couch with me....... :-)

Deanna
annie1992
17 years ago
Sorry, Deanna, I forgot to mention that. (grin) I also like celery sticks with hummus, and fresh sweet red pepper strips are good for dipping too. Not as good as pita chips, of course....

Annie
dgkritch
Original Author
17 years ago
I usually do that too! It was late, I didn't feel like prepping veggies... The Baked Tostitos were handy...........

Oh well. Not something I do very often. I guess one night isn't going to kill me!

Deanna
vacuumfreak
17 years ago
Deanna I'm glad you got to play with your new toy and that you like it so much. That's wonderful! You keeping the old one as a spare or going to junk it? I have heard that the Cuisinarts with the paddle switch are much better than the ones with the push buttons, so I'm glad you have that kind.
dgkritch
Original Author
17 years ago
I"m junking the old one. The blade is about ready to break off the center spindle. I couldn't live with myself if I though somebody's kid was going to get a chunk of plastic caught in their throat just because I was to cheap to throw it in the trash instead of Goodwill box!
Some things aren't worth the risk and it would be easy to miss without a close inspection.

Darn it. If it were in better shape, I'd keep it. I could have 2 things going at once during canning season! LOL

Deanna

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