I got this a few weeks ago it being my 1st processor but my husband wanted one(he's had one before) I found it very easy to put together easy snaps but very sturdy. I like the way it sticks to my counter with a suction. The 1st thing we did. Was salads we put the lettuce in and chopped it then put the blade in to slice the tomatoes then fed the carrots in the feed tube no problems oh we also did the tomatoes like that to fit with no problem the carrots we shredded. We had salads in no time also made sum hot sauce we just pureed that. Very easy to take apart and clean I haven't put thru a dishwasher since I hand wash all my appliances. But coming from me I would definitely recommend this food processor...I love it so far and will be using it quite often.