bought there for about a month and essentially crush ice for mojitos that I love, this article fully meets my expectations it is easy to use, crushed ice pieces are exactly the expected size, Cleaning very simple, small shovel handy, it grinds very large ice cubes easily, just in case of locking crank it back, of course there is plastic so I do not force it. ME was surprised by its size is large enough that allows for crushed ice at once for several cocktails, but can pose a small storage problem. it has no non slip base damage. longevity to see, too recent purchase to find out ....