A food processor can speed up tedious cooking tasks (such as dicing nuts, ricing cauliflower, kneading dough, or chopping vegetables) and make prep-heavy recipes a bit less daunting.The Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor has remained our favorite food processor since 2013. This machine is a simple, no-frills workhorse in a Goldilocks, just-right size. (And if you want something smaller, we also have a mini chopper pick.)