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Bought this in Feb 2017, it died within a month. Got a free warranty replacement from Hamilton Beach, it died in 8 months. Usage was only once or twice a month. Both failed the same way. Starts making a grinding noise, then stops churning, the motor continues to runs. Did some investigation,hoping for an easy fix. I found the gears inside stripped. They are metal gears, but the teeth break under the load. The gears look large enough, so I suspect cheap manufacturing methods. They are using a poor quality / cheap steel which does not last. Too bad, works nice while it lasted.