Since all our kids are out of the house now, I only have to fix dinner for my husband and myself. Often, instead of getting out and using my large food processor, I only need to process something small. This little Cuisinart is the absolute perfect size, and it has a lot of power. It will chop an onion, make cracker meal out of whole crackers, or smoosh an avocado in no time, The little blade is reversible so it can be used either at the top or at the bottom for the most efficiency. This processor does not take up a lot of countertop space, and, being a lover of all things green, I adore the color, although there is quite an array of other colors to choose from. There were some smaller and less expensive processors available and I previously had one of those. However, the Cuisinart holds just slightly more (a whole onion, cut up, for example, instead of part of an onion) and definitely has greater power.