I don’t know why everyone writes that it is loud, when working, the noise is at the level of a hair dryer, I think that, given that it has metal, and not plastic, like the rest of the spare parts, it is quiet, for Kenwood friends it is 3 times louder. The meat scrolls very well without winding the cores on the auger, there is a gasket so that the juice from the meat does not get inside. If used for a small family, the power is enough.