Many years ago I got a hand crank meat grinder so I could make home made chili with my kids. They would take turns cranking and feeding "Mr. grinder" and we would make a day of it. Now that the kids all grew up and moved out it was more like work to do the job by myself. Not any more! This tool is fantastic! It worked flawlessly and ground the meat as fast as I could feed it into the feed stack. I will no longer be buying hamburger or sausage from the market, instead I will be buying butts and roasts to make and freeze my own! I just had to try it out as soon as it got here (in just a couple days) and ground up a new York steak and smoked a small meatloaf for supper. Love it so far!