Main trade-off
Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
A smaller main bowl and no named Auto-iQ programs.
Head-to-head
Breville Sous Chef 9 vs Ninja Professional XL NF701: Breville stores tools in-bowl, Ninja’s mini bowl and storage box are extras
The short answer
Choose Breville Sous Chef 9 when its smaller bowl and in-bowl accessory caddy suit everyday prep and storage. Choose Ninja NF701 when a 12-cup bowl and named processing programs matter more. The selected standard NF701 offer does not include its optional nesting bowl or storage box, despite those accessories appearing in some family materials.
Before you choose
The reasoning and the trade-offs
The machine must go back into a cupboard as one kit
Sous Chef 9's included caddy stores its accessories inside the bowl. That can be useful when you want to take one kit out for slicing vegetables and return it without finding separate shelf space for a box. Standard NF701 supplies the processing tools but not the optional storage box. Choose Breville if integrated storage is a firm requirement, or Ninja if its larger bowl and programs justify arranging separate storage.
What this is based on
The Breville manual documents the in-bowl caddy. Ninja's guide marks the storage box as model-dependent, and the selected B09SBSGLSS package does not list it.
Main trade-off
Ninja Professional XL Food Processor
The selected standard package lacks its optional nesting bowl and storage box.
Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
- Choose it for
- You want the supplied tools stored inside the bowl.
- You prefer direct start, stop and pulse controls for everyday prep.
- Main trade-off
- A smaller main bowl and no named Auto-iQ programs.
Ninja Professional XL Food Processor
- Choose it for
- You want a larger 12-cup main bowl.
- You would use Chop, Puree, Dough and Disc Auto-iQ programs.
- Main trade-off
- The selected standard package lacks its optional nesting bowl and storage box.
About this comparison
Compare in-bowl accessory storage with the NF701's larger bowl and Auto-iQ routines, including what the selected package leaves out.
The practical choice turns on main bowl and processing control, then on the constraints in your own setup.
Winner by situation
Start with what you need it to do
All supplied tools should store inside the bowl
Breville includes the in-bowl caddy.
- Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
- Better fit
- Ninja Professional XL Food Processor
- Caution
A 12-cup main bowl is needed
NF701 has the larger nominal bowl.
- Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
- Good
- Ninja Professional XL Food Processor
- Better fit
You want named processing sequences
NF701 includes four Auto-iQ programs.
- Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
- Good
- Ninja Professional XL Food Processor
- Better fit
You require an included mini processing bowl
Neither selected package includes one.
- Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
- Caution
- Ninja Professional XL Food Processor
- Caution
What matters in practice
The differences that matter
The machine must go back into a cupboard as one kit
Sous Chef 9's included caddy stores its accessories inside the bowl. That can be useful when you want to take one kit out for slicing vegetables and return it without finding separate shelf space for a box. Standard NF701 supplies the processing tools but not the optional storage box. Choose Breville if integrated storage is a firm requirement, or Ninja if its larger bowl and programs justify arranging separate storage.
How we reached this conclusion
The Breville manual documents the in-bowl caddy. Ninja's guide marks the storage box as model-dependent, and the selected B09SBSGLSS package does not list it.
A chopping program still leaves the texture choice with you
NF701's guide describes running Chop once for a larger chop, twice for smaller pieces and three times for a mince. Sous Chef 9 instead gives direct Pulse and start/stop controls. Ninja is useful if you want a repeatable sequence to begin from, while Breville suits someone who stops by observation. Neither recipe label guarantees the same cut for every ingredient, quantity or loading pattern.
How we reached this conclusion
Ninja's guide specifies the one-, two- and three-cycle approach. Breville's manual describes hold-to-run Pulse. No tested consistency or universal processing duration is inferred.
The optional bowl is outside both selected boxes
Do not choose standard NF701 expecting the small nesting bowl shown in its family guide. That accessory is explicitly model-dependent and is absent from the selected offer.
How we reached this conclusion
The selected package and guide must agree. This comparison keeps the standard NF701 identity rather than silently switching to an accessory bundle.
Choice A
Breville, BFP610BSS
Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
A precise nine-cup processor with a broad chute, 15 slicing levels and an in-bowl caddy for the daily tools.
- Best matched use
- You want the supplied tools stored inside the bowl.
Checked facts
- Main bowl: 9 cups
- Processing control: Start/stop and hold-to-run Pulse
- Included slicer: Adjustable slicing disc with 15 thickness settings
- Included shredding and dough tools: Reversible shredder and dough blade
Choice B
Ninja, NF701
Professional XL Food Processor
A 12-cup processor with adjustable slicing, reversible fine/coarse shredding and four Auto-iQ routines. The nesting bowl and storage box depend on the selected package.
- Best matched use
- You want a larger 12-cup main bowl.
Checked facts
- Main bowl: 12 cups
- Processing control: Chop, Puree, Dough and Disc Auto-iQ plus manual controls
- Included slicer: Adjustable slicing disc
- Included shredding and dough tools: Reversible shredder and dough blade
Meaningful differences
What changes the fit
| What changes | Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor | Ninja Professional XL Food Processor | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main bowl | 9 cups | 12 cups | The nominal difference is three cups, without establishing the liquid or dough working limit. |
| Processing control | Start/stop and hold-to-run Pulse | Chop, Puree, Dough and Disc Auto-iQ plus manual controls | Breville favors direct control, while Ninja adds named sequences. |
| Included slicer | Adjustable slicing disc with 15 thickness settings | Adjustable slicing disc | Both supply slicing rather than only blade chopping. |
| Included shredding and dough tools | Reversible shredder and dough blade | Reversible shredder and dough blade | Both cover these ordinary prep jobs in the standard package. |
| Accessory storage | Included caddy fits inside the bowl | Storage box not included in selected standard offer | Ninja storage-box illustrations should not be counted as supplied accessories. |
| Small secondary bowl | No secondary bowl supplied | Optional nesting bowl not included in selected standard offer | Neither exact selected box supplies an extra small processing bowl. |
What you give up
Every choice has a cost
If you choose Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor
- No mini bowl in the selected box.
If you choose Ninja Professional XL Food Processor
- Its larger nominal bowl does not establish a proportionally larger dough allowance.
Recommendation switch
The decision flips if...
Integrated in-bowl storage is a requirement
Choose Breville Sous Chef 9 Food Processor. Breville supplies the caddy.
A larger main bowl and named processing cycles matter more
Choose Ninja Professional XL Food Processor. NF701 provides both.
What matters in practice
How to make the call
Storage is part of the package
Breville's caddy and Ninja's optional box are not equivalent inclusions. Someone with limited cupboard space should decide where the discs and blade will live as well as where the motor fits.
Choose how you want to control chopping
Ninja offers a starting sequence with repeat cycles for finer chopping. Breville leaves pulse duration directly in your hands. The useful distinction is the control method, without inventing a uniformity winner.
Keep nominal cups separate from recipe limits
Nine and twelve cups describe the bowl classes. Follow the marked fill lines and recipe-specific limits for liquids, dough and dense ingredients instead of treating the whole nominal volume as a safe working batch.
What this comparison cannot tell you
- No comparative cut-quality, processing-speed or usable-liquid-capacity test is claimed. Optional accessories are not credited to the standard NF701 offer.
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.
See the checked facts and calculation notes
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