I never thought I would need a food processor. Cutting and shredding it the old fashion way prior to this. Absolutely love my Cuisinart Food Processor. So easy to use, simple not a lot of buttons and user friendly. I used to shred my block cheese with a hand shredder.  Cut my time in half and so much easier!  Comes with extra different blades and storage for the blades. The base has some weight to it.