Quite happy with this slicer. It is generally uses good material; workmanship is so-so. There are some manufacturing blemishes - nothing that impacts function. I have used the slicer a dozen times or so. No problems with it. People always complain about cleaning meat slicers; this one is par for the course. I found nothing particularly objectionable while cleaning it. Disassembly is pretty straight forward. The most difficult part of cleaning is the size of some of the parts. The meat tray comes off easily but is still large and a bit awkward to wash. The other part that warrants mentioning, is the blade. It is a large solid piece of metal; it weighs approx 5 lbs. Don't underestimate the difficulty in handling 5 lbs of sharp, wet, slippery metal. Be careful.