The machine is a beast! Quite heavy but give a good quality feel. The hopper, auger, blades and screens are heavy duty and built to last.The motor does tend to heat up however I minced over 350kgs of pheasant including legs and rib cage without a hitch. The machine will mince far quicker than I can feed it and will even deal with semi frozen meat. It comes with a spare cutting blade however they are well made and don_ seem to show any damage or dulling of cutting edge after dealing with the bird bones. Only thing that would have been nice to have is a sausage making adapter however it is a mincer and very good at its job. Only con is the removal of the hopper that holds the auger, it has 6 x 10mm bolts holding it in place. Easy enough to remove with an open ended spanner (not socket) but would have been better with a quick release.