Perfect for the price. Castings on some parts is a little rough and some are not overly robust but that’s the $1,000 trade off isn’t it. Having owned a restaurant I can tell you pro equipment is not cheap and this is a great option for the home. Looking at the overall build of the item I don’t see why this wouldn’t last for many years in a home use environment. I have only sliced a slab of homemade bacon and a smaller block of smoked cheese so far. It worked flawlessly on those two items. Cleaning is exactly what you think it would be. It’s not hard and takes about 15 minutes start to finish. If you make sausage and your use to cleaning a grinder this is no more work. Size is good as it fits in the base cabinet of my kitchen. I have seen complaints about replacement parts not being available. Not sure if this is true but would think belts, blades and many other parts are interchangeable with others. Looking online many brands in this price range look to be coming from the same source vendor. I would also add that the $1000.00 and up machines charge a premium for their parts. A new replacement motor would likely cost me what I paid for this unit.