I wanted to replace my old DLC-10E Cusinart food processor, purchased sometime in the 1980s. (Yes, it lasted that long and was still working well, but the plastic casing where the bowl joins the base had cracked and broken.) Kitchen appliances being what they are these days, I didn't think I would find a new Cuisinart food processor as sturdy as the old one. Happily, I was wrong. The new one is every bit as well-made and as easy to use and clean as the old one. Very pleased with it.