I recently made a large bulk purchase of ground beef and needed a convenient way to turn that meat into hamburger patties. This press is (almost) perfect. It is fast, efficient, and makes very consistent patties. I have two minor issues with this press and one of those is my own fault -- I bought a 5-inch press when I should have gotten the 4-inch model and these are a bit thinner than I would prefer.My other complaint is that I wish there were more space for meat when loading the press. The press plate only leaves about an inch of space to load the meat into the patty-forming mold -- that works fairly well, but it means doing a pre-press by hand before putting the meat in. With a bit more space, I could simply put a 1/4th lb scoop of meat on the plate and let the machine do all the work of pressing. As I said, a very minor issue but something to consider.
karen gates 
