I read many reviews before buying this item. My main interest was to shred cheese and I found many reviews talking positive about the ability to shred cheese easily. My wife has carpal tunnel and both of us hate shredding cheese with a manual cheese grater. I bought this item thinking that I would shred cheese in bulk and store in a ziploc bag. I was very excited but lost the excitement after my first attempt. Issue #1: Cheese needs to be frozen before you shred. Issue #2: Cheese starts flying around the counter top and I feel like I need three hands to do a good job; one hand to push the cheese down, the other to hold the huge bowl, and the third to try and deflect cheese from flying out. I get tired holding a huge bowl with one hand and trying to shred with the other hand. Issue #3: Hand washing this item is not so easy and I do not like it. My overall comments: It is not worth the money. This item is not for all folks.