I've had this a little over 10 months now and it's time to get more papers for it. I have the 5 inch model and normally press out a 6 or 8 oz patty, which takes about 20 minutes to do 2 10 lbs chubs from Costco, that includes weighing out a gob of 6/8 oz meatballs to press. Taking it apart to clean it is a pain but there are much worse things in life. Would strongly recommend this, just remember you are pressing ground beef and not axle bearings, putting your shoulder into it and grunting is not required. Use it right and it should last a good long time