Just short and sweet.So I looked at the various grinders and read most of the reviews. I picked this one because it had more favorable reviews. And was in the right price range I was willing to shell out.I was worried about all the issues with rusting I read on all the other grinders. But I realized all these grinders have the same steel head in the front. So it comes down to ease of cleanup. Power to do the job. And everything else rust proof. So this is what it is.Seems to be an aluminum spout and feed tube. Which is great, can't rust. The motor base unit is plastic housing which is fine with me, as you can completely separate the grinder tube from the base for cleaning very easily.Ran it though probably 10 lbs of meat. Didn't seize up or have any problems. Whenever it hit some grizzle it slows down slightly, but still chugged away. And cleanup was easy. Just turn the black screw and twist off the head and then you can clean up without dealing with base unit cleanup. I additionally oiled the steel head in olive oil before stowing it. Should keep the rust issues away.It does the job, looks nice on the counter top, which is all I wanted out of it.