Zucchini bread, YUM! Your food processor was a good one to work that long when you use it so often.

It's not like I've compared a lot of different brands because I've had a Kitchen Aid for about 15 years that I like. Now I see they've improved the tube so that it's bigger than it used to be, which would be helpful. A FP is one thing I wouldn't want to be without in the kitchen, so I hope you find a new one soon.

Mine is also a KitchenAid, I just used it to chop zucchini, onion and jalapeno for zucchini salsa. I don't use it as often as you use yours, but there are applications where it excels and I'd hate to be without it. Elery bought me this one the year we met, so it's 11 years old. I did have one problem with a broken blade and the customer service was awesome, even going so far as to ship a whole new machine by overnight mail so I'd have it on time for Christmas preparations.

Annie

I have a kitchen aid too. About 15 years old. My only complaint...it's heavy! 15 1/2 #s Enough so that it stays out on my counter, one of the few things I leave out and visible. I've got lots of counter so thankfully its not a problem in this kitchen, in my former house with limited workspace it was.

I have a Braun:

https://www.amazon.com/Braun-Processor-Powerful-Attachment-Engineering/dp/B00VF0RYK8

It does everything you can think of. A real workhorse.

Mine's a Cuisinart...maybe 25 years old. Also have the Cuisinart Mini-Prep.

bragu, my very first food processor was a La Machine. That was a looong time ago!

Cuisinart 7 Cup here; it's about 15 years old. I picked up a larger, newer model on clearance at BB&B for $40 (damaged box and I had coupons!). But I really want the big KA! :-D

I was out antique shopping a while back and saw a La Machine!!! It was $25....you have no idea how long it took me to walk away from it. So tempting because they don't make them like they used to....and this one had a boat load of accessories!!

The La Machine I had (circa 1979) just had a "shoot" where the food came out. You had to place a bowl or other container to catch what came out. It was a PITA and I got rid of it not long after receiving it. It was a gift. I'd have to check the spelling but am pretty sure the actual brand name was Moullinex.

I had a la machine before buying a Cuisinart for the larger bowl size. But with this recent blade fiasco, I will be looking into buying another brand, even though the motor is fine with my Cuisinart. The replacement blade is not heavy enough (much lighter than the original blade), and when I try to use the FP for simple tasks, such as making bread crumbs, the blade dangerously lifts up from the shaft and gets flung into the bowl. Wish I could find where I put the recalled blade (I didn't toss it, but stored it....somewhere).

Last Autumn I replaced my dying Cuisinart with a Breville Sous Chef Peel & Dice. It's expensive, but worth it. It lives up to the promise that previous food processors didn't deliver for me. My only negatives are that I still haven't received my promotional extras (though they said they were being shipped so maybe I'll have them before August is out) and it doesn't come with a disk for powder grating parmesan and similar. Until I have one of the latter, I'm keeping the old Cuisinart on a spare shelf. There are other versions of the same Breville without the peeling and dicing that are priced more similarly to the competition, but for please-let-me-out-of-the-kitchen quantities of potatoes and the like, they're so worth it.

The whole machine is just really well designed, down to the attachments holder, which is big, but so good. The bowl is big, and there's also a small bowl for little stuff.

Check it out. At the very least, giving a look should be amusing.

I have a Cuisinart as well. I think of it as my new one, but it's probably more than decade or more in age. The previous one was from the late 70s/early 80s, and the only reason it had to be replaced was because I broke the switch by slamming a cabinet door into it.

Epicurious recently posted a food processor review, subtitled "An investigation into whether or not Cuisinart still makes the best food processor." They say the Breville Sous Chef 12 is better.

https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/best-food-processor-breville-cuisinart-kitchenaid-article

A few years ago I was prepping and happily multi-tasking, zip-zoom, for a party and mine carped out. It was on the heals of a *tea kettle fiasco so before I could investigate DH went onto Ebay and ordered a 'new-in-box' buy-it-now. 50 bucks.

I then realized a hunk of fresh ginger was stuck on the blade. Too late but now I have a brand new one and have picked up a couple good base motors cheap. The old one still works fine so I took it to the beach house.

I love it being made pre-junk manufacturing. I never want to be without my favorite. So you could try Ebay. I checked briefly and it seems they have many.

IF I needed to change platforms I would go for the Breville that plllog mentioned.

*a year long search for the perfect tea kettle ended with one that was discontinued. (DH turned it on without water and went off to walk the pups). He found one on Ebay that put the divorce button on pause.

If you loved it, try eBay.

I replaced my not-dead-yet Braun stick blender with a Breville. So set in my ways I still pull out the Braun.

Well, after hours of research... and reading the comments ...

I am down to a Breville ...Kichenaid ... Breville ... Cuisinart ... Breville ... or Hamilton Beach.

alas, I can't quite justify to myself (or to my DW) we should get a Breville. Next decision is cup size. I think 9 cup is too small... BTW I like the looks of the 12 cup Breville

If you are over 50 and well past cheap bad garbage purchases and wanting a good solid replacement.......get the Breville. We are so done with junk we laugh about a purchase that will last our lifetime. Oy, getting old. But an appliance that delivers beyond what you had before? ...a sweet pleasure for sure.

sleeve? IF? *grin* yeah, was 13 when I got married, and she was seven.

Get the Breville. Really. Think of something you normally might spend a couple hundred dollars for, but don't need. Forego that and get the Breville.

The thing is, my old Cuisinart was obviously designed from the discs to the packaging for store display and inventory control. That is, money first and only.

The Breville gives all indication of being designed for user experience first and foremost. Also inventory control and display box, but user experience first. I LOVE THAT!

But that's me. Maybe find a demo and see if you like it as much as I do before you pop for it?