Terrible product. Threw it in the trash during the first use.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cuisinart.comBy Cuisinart, June 18, 2024
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Super easy to use! I’ve been grinding my own hamburger meat, love it. Used it to make Steak Tartare over the holidays. I read somewhere to grind a piece of bread through when finished, don’t.
Cons: -Plastic part for making sausage isn't ever going to be used by me, stupid idea to scrape a sharpened metal cutter against plastic (which isn't very smooth). Nobody wants plastic shavings in their sausages. There is no factory replacement part for this, not available as plastic, not available as steel. -The screw housing mates to the motor housing using plastic parts. Can't see how these will last decades. -Despite the manual saying the finish of certain parts would be damaged, I tossed everything but the motor unit in the dishwasher - I don't care about a shiny chromium-looking finishes, I don't care about pretty, I want fast cleanup, so I sacrificed the shine. -Online manual from US website omits several pages of recipes which are found in the printed manual from the box, and found in the manual from the Canadian website. Afraid of ... what?
Pros: -No need to clamp this to the counter or table -No hand cranking -Reversing button
Purchased this because our kitchen aid grinder was worn out. This grinder cut the grinding time in half and was done in an hour which included clean up.
My grinder is like Thomas the Train, the little grinder that “can”! I love it, I’ve ground chicken and beef with little problem. I have not tried the sausage making yet but that is in the near future.