Breville Sous Chef 12 BFP660 or BFP680 Plus?

Breville Sous Chef 12 package comparison

The U.S. BFP660 and BFP680 are both discontinued 12-cup processors with the same broad prep tools: an S-Blade, adjustable slicer, reversible fine/coarse shredder and separate dough blade. The choice is not a larger main bowl or a different slicing range. It is whether a nested 2½-cup bowl and blade are worth the extra parts, footprint and case.

Choose the single-bowl BFP660 when

The exact Silver BFP660SILUSC package includes one 12-cup bowl, a dough blade and a 24-setting slicer. Its manual gives a 0.3–8.0 mm slicing range and specifies the large bowl at 12 cups for dry ingredients or 8½ cups for thick liquids. The 17-inch body is narrow at 7½ inches wide and 8½ inches deep; measure for additional clearance to assemble the lid and chute. Its high-impact-plastic base and lack of a listed storage caddy make this the simpler kit, but the discs still need safe storage.

Choose it if the work you repeat is full-bowl chopping, slicing, shredding or dough and a second bowl is not essential. It is not a dicing package: neither this BFP660 item list nor the BFP680 one includes a grid-dicing kit or French-fry disc.

Choose the BFP680 Plus for the small-batch workflow

The exact Brushed Aluminum BFP680BALUSC adds a 2½-cup mini bowl and its own mini blade, nested inside the main bowl, plus a storage case and die-cast base. That can be useful when small amounts of herbs, aromatics or crumbs would be awkward in a 12-cup bowl. The mini bowl is not a second full-size bowl: the manual says not to use the large-bowl spindle or discs in it, or the mini blade in the main bowl. It therefore adds a useful small-batch path but also another part to assemble, clean and store.

The BFP680 body is listed at 8½ by 15½ by 16½ inches, so it is half an inch shorter than the BFP660 but substantially deeper. Consider cabinet depth and counter footprint, not height alone. Both models share the same five-cup (700 g) flour maximum for bread or pizza dough, and the same three chute sizes. A required batch above that manual limit is not a reason to prefer one over the other.

Limits that apply to either package

Both manuals prohibit hot or boiling liquids. Both direct handwashing of the main bowl and lid while allowing dishwasher cleaning of attachments; routine dishwasher care for every removable part is not documented. The manuals also caution against running stiff mixtures longer than one minute when the blade slows. These are task instructions, not an independent performance test or a universal duty-cycle claim. Neither product page lists a whisk or separate grinding mode.

Both exact U.S. SKUs are marked discontinued, so this comparison does not imply current stock or endorse a used listing. Check the appliance label and supplied parts rather than transferring a nearby retailer bundle’s tools or warranty. Read the BFP660 review and BFP680 review for their separate details. For a current 12-cup alternative without a listed mini bowl, compare the BFP710 assessment; use the finder when a specific bowl, tool or space limit is essential.