I'm the second owner of this almost antique appliance. Feels like it was build in an era when they respected the buyer by caring about the quality of the build. I used it just once and I really liked it. But, when my beloved Kitchenaid died right in the middle of Christmas cooking and we had to run to get one, Costco threw in a free meat grinder with the new mixer so I've never used this Meat Grinder again. To be honest I got it for free but I cleaned it so nicely I'd say I deserve $5 for that. But, if you don't have that kind of money and still want this great machine, you can have it gratis!