I have owned this for a year or so. I've used it all of 3 times... always trying it again after I forgot why I didn't want to use it. I could take the noise, what I cannot take is the rubber seal slipping off as its spinning (if you can get the buttons unstuck from the pushed in position and actually get it to spin) and the contents seeping out through the bottom and all over the base and your countertops. I cleaned it last night and decided to never allow it to darken my kitchen again. I have extra kitchen space now! Dare I put it out front or give it to a neighbor? Would I want to visit this misery upon their lives? No. I threw it in the bin.... next time maybe I'll buy a Kitchen Aid.