Hi everyone and thankyou for the warm welcome. The worst part of the demo was that it took 4 1/2 hours when i was only expecting about 2.  And for most of the dishes I thought the machine was going to jump off the bench which i think was because of the size of the pieces the demonstrator put in to the machine. I have to admit that i bought the machine before the demo with out ever seeing one in action and based only on reviews I have read here and elsewhere on the net. I know it will live up to my expectations. I cant wait to start cooking.