I'd been using Cuisenart for 25 years, and finally retired it. I HATED the design of the Cuisenart bowl and locking mechanism! I went through several bowl assemblies because they kept breaking. So I had to spend more $$ as it wasn't worth buying a whole new food processor.FINALLY someone designed a powerful food processor with parts that lock into place easily and seem much more stable! No more little pieces sticking out that can break easily, as is the case with the Cuisenart. Also, I always hated using the grater with the Cuisenart because it was very difficult lifting the blade off when the bowl was full of grated zucchini or whatever - it would just get stuck. How refreshing to use this new Warning machine with the continue chute feature! WOW!!! I can just keep feeding it and it just gobble it up and spits it out!I just processed a huge amount of zucchini which I needed grated for fermenting. What used to take 2 hours was done in a fraction of the time! I'm very pleased!Oh and did I mention how POWERFUL it is??? Yes it's a BEHEMOTH!Yes it's pricey but if you do a large volume of produce at a time, like I do for fermenting, it's well worth it to invest in the proper equipment. My TIME is valuable and this machine is definitely a time-saver! (even over other food processors). Having the continue chute feature is like having an unlimited capacity bowl! It just never fills up so you can just keep going! I LOVE IT!Oh and I love the adjustable slicer; negates the need for additional blades.It looks classy too, very professional.My only complaint is that the assembly instructions aren't very good. Some of the instructions didn't have any accompanying pictures and I had No clue what some of the terms meant. They really need to improve their manual. I was able to figure it out, but I shouldn't have had to. It should have been more clear.That's a minor complaint though. I'm very happy with this machine!