Main trade-off
Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
The dicing grid needs prompt brushing before food dries in it.
Head-to-head
Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor vs KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor: Breville dices half-inch cubes, KitchenAid fits larger everyday batches
The short answer
Paradice 9 is the focused choice for repeated half-inch dicing. KitchenAid 13 gives everyday chopping and adjustable slicing more room in a simpler tool set.
Before you choose
The reasoning and the trade-offs
KitchenAid adds 44% bowl volume
KitchenAid adds about 44% nominal bowl room for bulk chopped ingredients, while Breville spends its complexity on producing regular diced cubes.
What this is based on
(13 - 9) / 9 × 100 = 44.4% nominal volume.
Main trade-off
KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
The base and tall lid demand meaningful storage space.
Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Choose it for
- You need uniform half-inch cubes
- You alternate between multiple slice settings
- Main trade-off
- The dicing grid needs prompt brushing before food dries in it.
KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Choose it for
- You prepare larger chopped batches
- You want external slicing adjustment
- Main trade-off
- The base and tall lid demand meaningful storage space.
About this comparison
Paradice 9 is the focused choice for repeated half-inch dicing. KitchenAid 13 gives everyday chopping and adjustable slicing more room in a simpler tool set.
Diced cubes or a roomier everyday bowl
Winner by situation
Start with what you need it to do
Regular diced salad preparation
Breville includes the grid needed to form cubes.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Better fit
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Not suitable
Large family slaw
KitchenAid provides the larger 13-cup bowl.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Good
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Better fit
Avoiding an extra grid to clean
KitchenAid uses ordinary blades and discs.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Caution
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Better fit
Changing slice thickness from outside the bowl
KitchenAid places the ExactSlice adjustment on an external lever, while Breville uses its adjustable disc.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Not suitable
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- Better fit
What matters in practice
The differences that matter
KitchenAid adds 44% bowl volume
KitchenAid adds about 44% nominal bowl room for bulk chopped ingredients, while Breville spends its complexity on producing regular diced cubes.
How we reached this conclusion
(13 - 9) / 9 × 100 = 44.4% nominal volume.
Half an inch is about 12.7 mm
Breville’s included cube size suits recipes built around that cut.
How we reached this conclusion
0.5 × 25.4 = 12.7 mm. This is the grid size, not a tolerance claim.
Only one meets a dicing requirement
The standard Paradice package passes a uniform-cube requirement.
How we reached this conclusion
Breville includes a matching grid and blade. KitchenAid’s listed kit has neither.
Choice A
Breville, BFP638BSS
Paradice 9 Food Processor
The Sous Chef 9 platform with a half-inch dicing kit included for repeatable cubes in a compact premium system.
- Best matched use
- Meal preppers who dice vegetables often enough to keep a dedicated grid
Checked facts
- Nine-cup work bowl
- Includes a half-inch dicing kit and cleaning cap
- Adjustable slicer has 15 thickness settings
- Accessories store in an in-bowl caddy
- 30-year limited motor warranty
Choice B
KitchenAid, KFP1318CU
13 Cup Food Processor
A roomy KitchenAid with an external ExactSlice lever, three-part feed tube and an organized in-bowl caddy.
- Best matched use
- Large households that want adjustable slicing and quick assembly
Checked facts
- 13-cup work bowl
- External ExactSlice thickness lever
- Three-in-one feed tube
- Includes dough blade, multipurpose blade, discs and storage caddy
Meaningful differences
What changes the fit
| What changes | Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor | KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main bowl | 9 cups | 13 cups | KitchenAid gives loose ingredients more nominal room. |
| Dicing kit | Half-inch grid included | No dicing grid included | Only Breville makes regular cubes from the standard box. |
| Slice control | 15 slicer positions | External ExactSlice lever | Both adjust thickness through different controls. |
| Extra cleanup | Dicing grid and cleaning cap | Blade and disc workflow | The grid adds a separate surface to clean. |
What you give up
Every choice has a cost
If you choose Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- Its premium price is hard to justify for cooks who mostly chop onions.
If you choose KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- The included package does not make true diced cubes.
Recommendation switch
The decision flips if...
Regular diced salad preparation
Choose Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor. Breville includes the grid needed to form cubes.
Large family slaw
Choose KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor. KitchenAid provides the larger 13-cup bowl.
Avoiding an extra grid to clean
Choose KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor. KitchenAid uses ordinary blades and discs.
Changing slice thickness from outside the bowl
Choose KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor. KitchenAid places the ExactSlice adjustment on an external lever, while Breville uses its adjustable disc.
What matters in practice
How to make the call
Ask whether cubes are actually on the menu
The Paradice kit forces food through a grid for regular cubes. KitchenAid chops and slices but its standard tools do not create that geometry. Frequent diced salad or soup prep makes this decisive.
Trade volume against the extra cutting job
KitchenAid’s 13-cup bowl adds four cups over the Breville. That helps for slaw and chopped mixtures, while Breville’s advantage arrives before the food reaches the bowl.
Plan for cleaning the grid
A dicing grid adds a cleaning step after prep. Breville includes a cleaning cap, but owners who only occasionally want cubes should consider whether the added tool storage and cleanup will be used.
What this comparison cannot tell you
- Manufacturer specifications establish equipment and capacity. Cooking or preparation outcomes have not been independently tested for this comparison.
What the facts say
What the comparison shows
Useful conclusions from the current food processors comparison, followed by the checked facts used to reach them.
Compared set
Only 1 of 26 models checked match every need here: “Uniform cubes from a real dicing kit”, “Room for family and holiday batches”, and “Adjustable slice thickness”.
1 matching model from 26 checkedMeasured difference
KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor lists 13 cups for work-bowl capacity, 44% above Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor at 9 cups.
- Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor
- 9 cups
- KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor
- 13 cups
- Comparable models
- 20 of 26
See the checked facts and calculation notes
Match countThe count uses the current product-to-need assignments for “Uniform cubes from a real dicing kit”, “Room for family and holiday batches”, and “Adjustable slice thickness”. A need with no documented match does not count.
Calculation noteThis uses the stated work-bowl volume. Safe liquid and dough capacities can be lower. 20 of 26 models have comparable published figures for context.
| Product | Needs matched | Checked facts | Source records |
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| Breville Paradice 9 Food Processor |
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| KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor |
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