The catch
Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
Brush the dicing grid right away, before food dries on it.
Side by side
Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor vs KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor: Breville cuts half-inch cubes, and KitchenAid suits larger everyday batches
Quick verdict
Choose Paradice 9 if you dice half-inch cubes again and again. KitchenAid 13 is the better match for everyday chopping and adjustable slicing, with more room and a simpler tool set.
Before you buy
Why, and what it costs you
KitchenAid has 44% more bowl volume
Breville puts its complexity into producing regular diced cubes, while KitchenAid gives about 44% more nominal bowl room for bulk chopped ingredients.
Where this comes from
(13 - 9) / 9 × 100 = 44.4% in nominal volume.
The catch
KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
Storing the base and tall lid takes real room.
Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Why pick it
- Uniform half-inch cubes are essential
- You switch among several slice settings
- The catch
- Brush the dicing grid right away, before food dries on it.
KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Why pick it
- Larger chopped batches are what you make
- Slicing adjustment from the outside suits you
- The catch
- Storing the base and tall lid takes real room.
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What this page compares
For repeated half-inch dicing, Paradice 9 is the focused choice. KitchenAid 13 offers more room for everyday chopping and adjustable slicing, with a simpler tool set.
Diced cubes, or a bowl with more everyday room
Which one fits
Pick the situations that sound like you
Salads diced on a regular basis
The grid that forms cubes comes with Breville.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Better fit
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Not suitable
A big family slaw
The larger 13-cup bowl is on KitchenAid.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Good
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Better fit
Not having an extra grid to clean
KitchenAid works with plain blades and discs.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Caution
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Better fit
Setting slice thickness from the outside of the bowl
Breville adjusts through its adjustable disc, whereas KitchenAid puts the ExactSlice adjustment on an external lever.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Not suitable
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Better fit
In practice
Differences you will notice
KitchenAid has 44% more bowl volume
Breville puts its complexity into producing regular diced cubes, while KitchenAid gives about 44% more nominal bowl room for bulk chopped ingredients.
How we worked this out
(13 - 9) / 9 × 100 = 44.4% in nominal volume.
About 12.7 mm equals half an inch
Recipes built around that cut suit the cube size Breville includes.
How we worked this out
0.5 × 25.4 = 12.7 mm. That is the grid size and does not claim a tolerance.
A dicing requirement is met by only one
A uniform-cube requirement is passed by the standard Paradice package.
How we worked this out
A matching grid and blade come with Breville. KitchenAid’s listed kit has neither.
Option A
Breville, BFP638BSS
Paradice 9 Food Processor
Built on the Sous Chef 9 platform, this compact premium system includes a half-inch dicing kit for repeatable cubes.
- Best for
- Meal preppers who dice vegetables often and so can justify keeping a dedicated grid
Facts we checked
- Work bowl of nine cups
- Comes with a half-inch dicing kit and cleaning cap
- Adjustable slicer with 15 thickness settings
- Accessories are kept in an in-bowl caddy
- 30-year limited warranty on the motor
Option B
KitchenAid, KFP1318CU
13 Cup Food Processor
This roomy KitchenAid pairs an external ExactSlice lever with a three-part feed tube and a tidy in-bowl caddy.
- Best for
- Big households wanting adjustable slicing and fast assembly
Facts we checked
- 13-cup working bowl
- ExactSlice thickness lever on the outside
- A three-in-one feed tube
- Comes with a dough blade, multipurpose blade, discs and storage caddy
Spec by spec
Where they really differ
| Spec | Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor | KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor | In practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main bowl | 9 cups | 13 cups | Loose ingredients get more nominal room in KitchenAid. |
| Dicing kit | Half-inch grid included | No dicing grid included | Regular cubes from the standard box come only from Breville. |
| Slice control | 15 slicer positions | External ExactSlice lever | Each adjusts thickness, but with different controls. |
| Extra cleanup | Dicing grid and cleaning cap | Blade and disc workflow | The grid is one more surface to clean. |
Trade-offs
What each pick costs you
With Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- If you mostly chop onions, the premium price is difficult to justify.
With KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- True diced cubes are not something the included package can make.
Change of plan
When the answer changes
Salads diced on a regular basis
Go with Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor. The grid that forms cubes comes with Breville.
A big family slaw
Go with KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor. The larger 13-cup bowl is on KitchenAid.
Not having an extra grid to clean
Go with KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor. KitchenAid works with plain blades and discs.
Setting slice thickness from the outside of the bowl
Go with KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor. Breville adjusts through its adjustable disc, whereas KitchenAid puts the ExactSlice adjustment on an external lever.
Decision guide
How to decide
Pick Paradice 9 if repeated half-inch dicing is the point. Pick KitchenAid 13 for everyday chopping and adjustable slicing with more room and a simpler tool set.
Find out if cubes are really part of your cooking
Regular cubes come from the Paradice kit pushing food through a grid. KitchenAid chops and slices, yet its standard tools cannot produce that shape. If you often prep diced salad or soup, this point decides it.
Weigh bowl volume against the extra cutting job
Four more cups of bowl come with KitchenAid’s 13-cup size than with the Breville. That helps for slaw and chopped mixtures. Breville’s advantage, by contrast, comes into play before the food reaches the bowl.
Expect to clean the grid
After prep, a dicing grid means an additional cleaning step. The Breville comes with a cleaning cap, yet owners who want cubes only now and then should ask whether the extra tool storage and cleanup would be worth it.
What this page can’t tell you
- Equipment and capacity rest on manufacturer specifications. This comparison includes no independent testing of cooking or preparation outcomes.
By the numbers
What the data shows
What we found across the food processors we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
How many fit
Only 1 of the 26 models checked meet every need here: “Even cubes thanks to a true dicing kit”, “Space for family-size and holiday batches”, and “Slice thickness you can adjust”.
1 model fits, out of 26 checkedThe gap in numbers
KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor lists 13 cups for work-bowl capacity, 44% more than the 9 cups on Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- 9 cups
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- 13 cups
- Models with this figure
- 20 of 26
Show the facts and the math
How we countedThe count uses each product's current fit ratings for “Even cubes thanks to a true dicing kit”, “Space for family-size and holiday batches”, and “Slice thickness you can adjust”. A need with no documented match is not counted.
How we calculatedFigures are the stated work-bowl volume. The safe amount of liquid or dough can be less. For context, 20 of 26 models publish comparable figures.
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