I am a massive Kitchenaid fan, just look at my kitchen! I've had the stand mixer for awhile now and I love it. But I always had to use a separate appliance to grind my pork for sausage. Until I found this attachment. I don't use it often so I'm glad to have found an attachment to an appliance I use all the time. It grinds really nicely. That did surprise me actually. I highly recommend it!