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’t 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.