KitchenAid 7-Cup Food Processor Plus KFP0719 review

The Plus package earns its name with two extra tools

The KitchenAid KFP0719 is a 7-cup (1.7 L) processor whose package differs from the standard KFP0718 in ways you can name before buying: it adds a separate thick-slicing disc and a dough blade. Both models include the same multipurpose blade and reversible medium slicing/shredding disc, with a 2-in-1 feed tube and a latched bowl cover. The KFP0719's value is therefore not a larger bowl; it is having those additional tools in the box when your usual prep actually calls for them. The KFP0718 manual already lists kneading with its multipurpose blade, so the Plus distinction is a dedicated dough blade, not a claim that the standard model cannot knead.

The reversible disc handles a slicing face and a shredding face. KitchenAid's KFP0719 manual chart describes the shred as fine-to-medium. The second disc supplies a separate thick slice; it does not turn the reversible disc into an adjustable slicer. If you mainly chop vegetables, sauces or crumbs, the standard KFP0718 tool set may cover your regular work with fewer parts to wash. If you also make occasional yeast dough or deliberately want a thicker slice, this Plus package has the more useful arrangement.

What kneading means here—and where it stops

The supplied dough blade is a real difference from KFP0718, but the manual gives a modest ceiling: for best results, do not knead recipes using more than 3 cups (710 mL) of flour. Its instructions have you pulse to mix dry ingredients, then use High when adding liquids. That makes KFP0719 a plausible tool for smaller batches of yeast dough, not a stand-in for a larger mixer or a promise that any dough recipe fits its bowl. The manufacturer's limit is more useful than guessing from the 7-cup capacity label.

The exact U.S. KFP0719ER product page lists the bowl, operating lid, multipurpose blade, reversible medium slicing/shredding disc, thick-slicing disc and dough blade. Black Matte KFP0719BM and Contour Silver KFP0719CU pages identify the same model line; the official parts list also puts KFP0719 color suffixes under one service family and identifies the shared use-and-care guide. The assessment keeps the current U.S. ER, BM and CU package family together; it does not infer a specific box or live offer from an unverified retailer suffix.

Decide whether those tools will earn their storage space

KitchenAid says the KFP0719 accessories nest inside the work bowl, and the exact product page describes a twist-free, one-click bowl assembly and a 2-in-1 feed tube. That can keep the set together, but the bowl must be emptied before it can process food. A separate dough blade and thick disc add handling, washing and safe-drying steps; if you would use the reversible disc alone, KFP0718 may be the tidier choice. If your repeated work needs three separate thin, medium and thick disc choices or more bowl volume, look at the 9-cup KFP0919 instead. KFP0919 also has a dough blade and a separate thick disc, but its package is not KFP0719's seven-cup configuration.

Neither KFP0719 nor KFP0718 lists a whisk, refrigerator lid, dicing kit or French-fry disc. If whisking cream or storing ingredients under a fitted bowl lid matters, the 9-cup KFP0921 addresses a different tool need. If grid dicing or a fry cut is essential, compare the reviewed 13-cup packages, where those accessories are supplied only with named configurations. Do not interpret “Plus” as implying the 9-cup Plus accessory set or any specialty tool that is absent from this exact list.

Use and care without overfilling

The manual says the processor runs at Low or High continuously; Off/Pulse gives short high-speed bursts while held. The bowl and lid must be locked in position before it operates. Use the pusher, keep hands out of the feed tube, switch off and unplug before changing tools, and wait for the blade or disc to stop before opening the cover. For a dense chop, the manual's guidance to leave working room in the bowl matters more than filling it to the rated capacity.

Removable parts are listed as top-rack dishwasher-safe. Avoid high-temperature dishwasher cycles, keep the bowl upright, dry pieces thoroughly and wipe the base rather than immersing it. The disc edges are sharp and the bowl is plastic, so lift the disc by its hub and avoid abrasive scrubbers. The exact appliance height and countertop dimensions were not verified in the U.S. specification text inspected here; measure the specific unit and leave clearance for the pusher and feed tube. This review follows manufacturer pages and manuals rather than ownership or independent tests, and treats any performance language on the product page as a manufacturer claim.