This chopper is awesome! I have been looking at them for years, and never bought one. Shame on me!~~I’m a bit old, have been canning and food preservation for longer/older than many who may even read this. I have Vitamix, KitchenAid food processor, Nicer Dicer all kind of appliances and gadgets.Why is this lil jewel awesome?*#1 Requires no electricity. Pull the string (which is very easy to do) a few (5-10) times based on your desired consistency, and it is done. Chopped, diced, minced.~*It works so very well for small batches of stuff. i.e. dicing/chopping/mincing an onion, peppers, tomatoes, etc. But also for dump and repeat. I just used it to mince a few cups (about a half 5 gal. bucket) of Jalapeno, and Serrano peppers to freeze/freeze dry, and it worked very well and quickly. ~~Tip: it will NOT grate/chop the seeds, so if you do not want the seeds/added heat, use a teaspoon and scoop the seeds out of the pepper. Plz wear gloves ?~*Cleanup is easy as one to three.Once again, I cannot answer to longevity, as I have only had it a month or so. Just remember the lid (with the cord) should just be rinsed, etc by hand. No dishwasher, it is after all a cord wrapped around at spindle kinda thing.~~I highly recommend, believe you will love it, and use it many, many times even makes great salsa! Especially for the price and ease of use/clean up.