Help for my beloved, aging Cuisinart

Does anyone out there have an older Cuisinart food processor?

I have a Cuisinart CFP-9A. This is one of the oldest models. The base motor still works great. The bowl is OK, though I'd get a second one if I could. I have all the discs.

The parts I really need are the sleeve that fits over the feed tube and a new metal blade.

Fifteen years or more ago, I took advantage of a Cuisinart offer for a new bowl, lid and sleeve with a wide feed tube.

None of the replacement part places I have looked at so far ( http://www.appliancesalesandservice.com, http://cuisinartrepair-com.stores.yahoo.net, http://www.shaverspot.com and a few others) seem to have the expanded feed tube for this model; if they have anything at all, it's just the original narrow shape. My dim recollection is that this bowl, sleeve, etc., also fit some of the models in the DLC series, but I can't remember which ones.

So I'm wondering if anyone out there who has old DLC machines would snap a photo of the relevant parts (the sleeve assembly and the opening on the underside of the knife) and take a few measurements in order to help me figure out which parts from other Cuisinart models might fit mine. Then I can have a hope of finding the right parts.

Thanks for whatever help you can offer.

LAZ,

Go to: http;www.thegourmetdepotco.com/store/

They stock everything including bowl, lid, blade, slicing discs, for the CFP9A.

I recently ordered a new stem for my DLC-10'shredding disc from these folks.

Hi,

I have bought all my spare parts by visiting rummage sales. If you still need those pictures after visiting the website suggested, then let me know.

Regards,

Evil Ronnie wrote:Go to: http://www.thegourmetdepotco.com/store/

They stock everything including bowl, lid, blade, slicing discs, for the CFP9A.

Thanks, but that's the same site as http://www.appliancesalesandservice.com -- they have what appear to be Magimix parts they say will fit, but the lid has the narrow feed tube like the original instead of the wide tube which takes a pusher/sleeve that has a second, narrow tube inside.

The lid has the narrow feed tube like the original instead of the wide tube which takes a pusher/sleeve that has a second, narrow tube inside.

I use both lids interchangably on my old bowl, which is the original size. The only time I ran into trouble with these lids was when I used a 'newer' grater/slicer on the oldest lid. The spacing wasn't precisely right. I now only use the 'new' lid with the 'newer' grater/slicer the rare occasion I use it. Pretty much use the steel blade almost exclusively.

I hope that helps.

Regards,

You'll probably pay an arm and a leg, but they do stock most of these parts at Sur La Table in Chicago. You can bring yours in and test out the part right there.

Not sure if you have tried yet but my first stop for parts like that is eBay.

CFP parts are very hard to find -- these machines were made 30+ years ago (mine was my grandmother's) -- so I'm trying to figure out what other models' parts might be compatible so that I can look on eBay, etc. A few things I have learned....

The CFP models were made in France by Robot Coupe. The bowls, etc., for CFP 4, 5 and 9 models were all the same.

Cuisinart now has different ownership and current machines are made in China but Magimix is the same as Robot Coupe and some of their parts fit.

According to the Gourmet Depot people, old (amber) bowls and lids aren't compatible with new (gray) lids and bowls even if they're meant for the same model base. So if you're looking for these Lexan parts, you have to make sure you get ones that match.

Having examined my machine's various parts, I see that the detachable stem is labeled DLC-10 and the disks say DLC-8. But this doesn't tell me whether the bowls for those models will work with my motor base or whether the lids and pusher-sleeves are the same.

Anyway, here's a photo of the right parts. The piece I really need is on the far right.

One of my cuisinart (circa 1990) pieces broke about 2 years ago (right before the marathon potato grating for latkes for 20!) and I was able to find the parts I needed from the cuisinart website. It took a phone call as well and their service was pokey at best, but it was pretty straightforward. Though I'm sure you tried them directly, duh, but they did help me out.

Now if I can just find a new lid for my mom's mothballed Omnichef listed here as part of a dated "Retailer's have biggest Christmas ever" story from Time.

Yup, they were reporting the same story in 1977 as you hear now.

At last, my food processor is whole again!

I am happy to report that after much research, many false starts, a variety of phone calls and e-mails and several unsuccessful bids, I have successfully bought replacement parts through eBay.

For others searching, I can now say definitely that bowls and associated parts from the Cuisinart DLC-10 series do fit the original CFP-4, CFP-5 and CFP-9 series made by Robot Coupe. However, there is some variation in lids, sleeves and slicing/shredding blades and you have to make sure that all of those match each other.

Cuisinart made several modifications over the years. The original CFPs and DLC-10s came with a lid and sleeve featuring a narrow feed tube and slicing/shredding blades with a fixed stem.

Later, the DLC-10s were changed to take blades with a detachable stem (the same blades also fit the DLC-8s using a different stem) and a cover that has a wider feed tube and sleeve.

I am uncertain whether the original CFP bowls and fixed-stem CFP blades work with the wide-tube DLC-10 lids, but the DLC-10 bowls definitely fit the CFP motor bases. DLC-10 stems and steel blades fit the CFP-9 series (and, I suspect, other CFP models, but I'm not sure).

Due to safety issues, Cuisinart also made some changes to the lid and sleeve/pusher assembly, so if you get a new pusher/sleeve, you have to get a matching lid and vice versa.

Although a helpful Gourmet Depot agent denied knowing whether the new DLC-10 parts they have available would fit my old base and bowl, I now believe they would. (The Gourmet Depot guy congratulated me on owning one of these 1970s workhorse CFP machines and said the reason he didn't know is because so few of them ever come in for repairs.)

However, the eBay route, if more troublesome, was less expensive. (Annoyingly, after I had successfully bid on my parts, another set came and went for an even lower price, but that's eBay for you.)

If you're browsing at a rummage sale and see old Cuisinart parts going cheap, grab 'em, because eBay shoppers are always looking for them.

Here's a related account of another classic-Cuisinart fan's parts search:

The New York Times wrote:Updating Appliances, a Few Parts at a Time

By MICHELLE STATALLA
Published: December 28, 2006

I REALIZE now that a triple batch of latkes could kill any small appliance.

But for nearly two decades, my Cuisinart food processor lulled me into a false sense of security. It stoically shredded mountains of potatoes. It sliced onions, emulsified mayonnaise, ground almonds into paste, pulverized cloves and kneaded bread dough like a tireless grandmother from the old country.

The halcyon era ended abruptly one night last week after a Hanukkah party, as my husband washed dishes.

“Is this piece that says lock supposed to come off?” he asked, waving a plastic tab.

I just got a Cuisinart Mini Food Prep for free! I was at the thrift store looking around and saw it there with a $6 price tag. The cord had a tag saying "not tested" The guy behind the counter said it meant he hadn't plugged it in. He plugged it in and nothing happened when he hit the switch. He wsa going to toss it in the trash but offered it to me for parts instead.

I took it home, attached the lid and bowl and started it right up





Of course this is after I spent ten minutes taking it apart and checking the power switch- hey, I'm smart about some things but I've never owned one before and besides, the lid says "do not use without cover" not " Unit will not turn on if lid is not in place"

Todays' find: a Cuisinart Classic DLC10 at the Highland Park Thrift store for 5 bucks. Between the two, I'm set now

The one I got last month was a Little Pro Prep so they both match each other, It's kind of funny how much that makes me happy seeing them next to each other on the shelf.

So while this is not related to helping an aging Cuisinart, I happened to stumble across a very nice Moulinex La Machine II at an antique shop today for the amazing price of $12.50 (plus tax). Looks like it was never used and the owner's manual notes it was received in 1982 as a JCPenney promo. For some reason, I thought this thread discussed that specific model but alas, I am once again wrong.

However, if anyone is interested in it, I can pick it up and can deliver to the Chicago area mid-July. Post here or PM if interested. I can go back and take pictures; it's quite large!

I have a Cuisinart Robot Coupe (Made in France) bought in the 1970's. The plastic center on the basic cutting blade cracked and I have been unable to find a replacement. The only number is printed on a paper sticker on the bottom of the machine - R1056927. Can anyone tell me what model this is and if I can buy a blade for it?

As it is, I keep the machine just to make cole slaw using the french fry slicer. It is perfect - not too fine nor too coarse. I have a newer model but it is not as simple to operate and the blades are not interchangeable.

subrosa wrote:I have a Cuisinart Robot Coupe (Made in France) bought in the 1970's. The plastic center on the basic cutting blade cracked and I have been unable to find a replacement. The only number is printed on a paper sticker on the bottom of the machine - R1056927. Can anyone tell me what model this is and if I can buy a blade for it?

Can you post pictures of the machine and the part you need? Show the underside where it fits into the machine. I have an idea that the basic cutting blade was the same on a lot of models.