Tried to make noodles with zucchini and yellow squash with no success. Forget about the mess with beets.  If the vegetable is not perfect, hardily any skin is cut off.  Very disappointed.  I have the original metal accessories from my first Kitchen Aid purchased in 1960 and the blades are still sharp after all these years. In the 60's and 70's I canned vegetables with the big hopper and have used the little one for grinding and chopping nuts all these years.  I wore out my old mixer and purchased a 5 qt so I could make bread.  I love my machine and its too bad the spiralizer did not help me. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]