Bad Design Flaw

I was using the large slicing blade disk to slice veggies, into the 12 cup work bowl. All of a sudden I heard a strange grinding noise. I stopped the machine, and unplugged it.

Close inspection revealed that the slicing disk had become dislodged, and had actually cut into the plastic feeding tube. Shards of plastic were present in the food.

I was able to get the top off of the machine, but was unable to remove the work bowl and bottom from the base of the machine.

A search on the internet revealed that KitchenAid had problems with food processors a few years ago, and actually recalled several of their models after 30 reported incidents of the cap on the blade unit becoming dislodged during use.

I am not impressed with the design of their current product, and would not recommend it.