Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

11/15/10: In order to clarify some of the comments in this thread I am updating my original review. There was a different model substituted on Amazon.com for the STX TURBO 1800 watt for a very brief period over the summer. During that time all of the reviews for the 1800 watt model showed up on the 2000 watt model and that led to a little bit of confusion. I made it worse by trying to clarify that I did not buy the 2000 watt one. I have now eliminated all comments in this thread that I made in regards to that small fiasco. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I recently decided to start making homemade cat food and spent quite a while researching grinders that would be up to the task of handling chicken bones on a routine basis. Most of the information available online from folks who are making their own cat food says that they are either using Tasin or Northern Tool grinders. The Vet whose Web site had the recipe that I am using referenced the Northern Tool grinder having been identical to the Tasin at a lower cost until a recent production change caused that product to start having issues with bones in some cases so I was looking for a similar high-wattage grinder and found the STX Turbo 1800 Watt Model. The power level far exceeded any that were available at my local retailers as well as others available on Amazon. The price was also very competitive with the Northern Tool product. The change in my cats since the switch has been remarkable and I am now making food for numerous friends as well. Every Sunday I process 32-40 pounds of broilers through the STX Turbo 1800 Watt Model and it has worked like a charm for just over three months now. Once the majority of the meat has been removed from the birds and is ready to go through the coarse grind plate (the chunks fill 4-5 6-qt containers) the STX Turbo 1800 Watt will grind through that in less than 10 minutes if the meat is well chilled. The bones take longer because I double grind them through down to the 4-mm plate and unless the mixture is VERY cold is does not slide down the fill chute will on the second grind. The machine does not seem to bog down on the bones themselves, however. I have just had to learn to be responsive to the sound of the motor in order to know when to allow the blade time to catch up in order to achieve the fastest overall grinding speeds when processing the bones. I am the extremely happy owner of the STX Turbo 1800 Watt Model and my 5 cats (and 26 shelter/foster cats plus several friend's cats) think that I am amazing because of the STX Turbo 1800 watt model!