Definitely a worthwhile purchase for anyone who wants to make a ton of sausage. My husband has been making 50+ lbs of sausage for events at a time, and it's been a real life saver. It holds so much grind, is very easy to use, and is very fast. It's easy to clean, though I'm not sure if/how the plunger is actually suppose to come out of the machine. I checked vevor's website, and someone had asked the same question a couple years ago. Vevor did send them a video with instructions, but the video is no longer accessible so your guess on how to do that is as good as mine, and I couldn't find instructions in the user manual on how to remove the plunger completely, or if it was even possible. Just make sure it's far down enough you cam wipe it down really well. Functionality wise, it works amazingly. It's saved us so much time and mental enegery vs the hand crank we had before.