I bought this for my sister-in-law for Christmas. She asked for a food processor because she loves to cook, but after researching them, I was starting to lose hope at finding a good one for less then $100. I am so glad I came across this one! Hamilton Beach is a medium quality brand. Not the best of the best, but still worth buying. She was so excited when she received it and gave it a try the next day. She was very happy with the results; so far there hasn't been any problems. I am very happy with my purchase and I would recommend this to anyone who wants a quality food processor at an affordable cost.