I used it 3-4 times. It worked very well with cured meats (hard salami). Quite noisy and slow, of course. It struggled quite a bit with cheese for sandwiches. I'm talking about cutting a whole brick of cheese. Definitely DO NOT use it continuously for more than 10 minutes (it starts to smell burnt!). Unfortunately, during the second batch of cheese cutting for sandwiches, something must have happened internally with the gear (belt) that transmits motion from the motor to the cutting disc... Overall, it is for light use and avoid using it with cheeses as they require more powerful machines.