In the year that we have had this machine we have processed 1 steer, 3 deer, 40 chickens, 3 bushels of broccoli and lots of other miscellaneous stuff. it is still going strong. It is very dependable and we love it. My TWO complaints: #1 It needs to have a button to seal the bag mid processing instead of canceling, lowering the time and re-vacuuming. #2 if used for long periods of time gets hot and leaks oil all over the cart we have it on.
Would I buy it again YES! defiantly buy a cart to wheel it around on its worth it.