Owning a good food processor is so important if you enjoy cooking from scratch! It seems I always need numerous different sized machines to meet my needs. This one was bigger than I was expecting, so it does take up a bit of room, if you have a small kitchen, however you can fit a lot in it! I love the sleek modern look.  It has a very powerful motor and you can do just about anything with it from shredding, cutting, chopping, making casseroles, pie crust, vegetables etc...you can even use it as a juicer (but need to purchase a separate attachment). It comes with a recipe book and it's very easy to clean & top rack dishwasher safe. If you're going to buy one food processor to do it all....I highly recommend this one!