Breville Sous Chef 16 BFP810 review

A current 16-cup work bowl without dicing in the standard box

The Breville Sous Chef 16 BFP810 is the current-reference choice in this three-model family. Its exact U.S. Brushed Stainless SKU is BFP810BSS1BNA1; the manufacturer page shows additional finish codes for Black Truffle, Sea Salt, Damson Blue and Red Velvet Cake. The BSS image is the one used here. Finish alternatives are retained as exact model-code variants, not passed off as matching photographs.

Breville rates the bowl at 16 cups/121 fluid ounces and the induction motor at 1,450 watts. A three-in-one chute spans 1.7 to 5.5 inches. The tool list includes the micro-serrated S-Blade, adjustable slicer with a 0.3–8 mm range, reversible fine/coarse shredder, French-fry disc, dough blade, 2.5-cup mini bowl and blade, spindles and a storage box. The smaller bowl is a useful second work arrangement for portions that would be awkward in the main bowl; it is not an additional 16-cup bowl.

Do not buy it assuming the dicer is included

The BFP810 package list does not include a dicing kit. Its U.S. manual says the processor can use compatible Breville accessories sold separately, including a Paradice dicing kit, and also specifically says BFP005 and BFP006 accessories are not compatible. Those are compatibility boundaries, not proof that a dicing set came in the standard box. If you want a grid-dicing tool ready out of the box, compare the BFP838, whose exact package lists three included dicing sizes, or the earlier BFP820, which included a single 12 mm kit and a peeler. The BFP810's French-fry disc is useful for a stick cut but cannot substitute for grid cubes.

Its included cutters favor general prep: the reversible shredder handles fine or coarse work, while the adjustable slicer changes slice thickness. Breville describes a wide pusher system with small, medium and large chute sections. The safety interlock requires the bowl, lid and large pusher to be fitted correctly. That wide opening can reduce some trimming, but the manual still says not to exceed the chute fill mark, and using the smaller chutes can give more support to narrow foods.

Keep dough limits and timer behavior in context

The BFP810 booklet specifies a maximum of 2 pounds/900 g flour in U.S./Canada for bread or pizza dough with the supplied dough blade; Mexico's figure is different. It does not give this maximum in cups, so a cup-based minimum remains unverified rather than converted. If stiff dough slows the blade, the manual says not to process for longer than one minute. Separately, overload protection requires unplugging and allowing the machine to cool for 30 minutes before restarting. That is an overload recovery instruction, not a routine rest period after every task.

The display has count-up and count-down operation. In continuous mode the manual says the processor stops when the timer reaches 20 minutes (19:59). This is an automatic timer stop, not a general manual-approved motor-on ceiling for every job. Use the recipe and task instructions for the specific tool instead of treating the timer as a duty-cycle rating.

Care is less convenient than the page's broad wording suggests

The product page calls the bowl dishwasher-safe, but the model-specific booklet says to rinse and handwash the bowl and lid as normal, allowing only occasional top-rack dishwasher cleaning because regular cycles can shorten plastic and interlock life. The spindle, blades and discs are dishwasher-compatible. That mix does not satisfy someone who requires every removable part to go into the dishwasher after each use. The small bowl, multiple blades/discs and storage container also need washing and a dry place to live.

Breville's page lists dimensions as 17.7 × 11.3 × 9.2 inches under a width/depth/height heading, which is difficult to reconcile with the tall assembled product shown. I leave height unverified rather than use the 9.2-inch last figure as a fit promise. Measure the exact machine and leave room above the chute to load food and remove the lid. The manufacturer advertises a 30-year limited motor warranty; that is not equivalent to 30 years of whole-product coverage.

How it differs from the older Pro and Peel & Dice

Choose BFP810 when current manufacturer documentation, a 16-cup bowl, the 5.5-inch chute, mini bowl, adjustable slice, French-fry disc and the 900 g flour maximum match your routine, while buying a separate accessory for dicing is acceptable. The earlier BFP800 Pro bundles more unusual tools—julienne and emulsifying discs among them—and documents bread flour up to 5 cups/700 g, but has no included grid dicer and is discontinued. The BFP820's major distinction is not motor wattage; its product page and manual publish different electrical power numbers, so I do not compare them. Its extra is the peel-and-dice package, with specific use and cleanup limits.

For a practical side-by-side, see the BFP800/BFP810/BFP820 guide. Breville's exact BFP810BSS1BNA1 page, BFP810 support route and 64-page BFP810 U.S. instruction book are the relevant records for the Brushed Stainless configuration. This assessment uses manufacturer specifications and manual guidance only; it does not claim personal ownership or measured performance.