I bought it last year, in January. I was delighted to have him because he heard me :) my wishes: chop meat, raw or cooked, vegetables, dried fruit etc ... I was occasionally chopped steaks at home . convenient, a bit noisy, but fast. our adventure ended in late July, when I realized he could not turn. in fact, may be because I used too but anyway, the teeth that enclenchaient to fix the blade and the blade are eroded thus turned into the vacuum, but without force. I was very sad, he did a good job, was easy to clean. he ended up in a recycling center.