Pro: does grind, although pretty slow.Con:-when it arrived, the plates smelled of machine oil, so I washed and dried it before use. Discoloration appeared on cutting plates after 1 use. Rust started to appear on the large plate even though I wash and dry it right after using. Rust also appear on the metal part of the plastic worm.-Everything is plastic except blade and cutting plate and spring.-meat tends to get into the spring.Its a good machine for the price, if only it didn't rust on me and the plates didn't looked like gasoline floating on top of water. So I made tough decision and add another 100 dollars for the Waring pro on the amazon.