I love this thing! I've been wanting to make lemonade like the kind you get at football stadiums and state fairs, and these are what I always see them using to press the lemons. I cannot believe how much more juice I get from the lemons than using other types of juicers, reamers, etc. It is quite sturdy, though I'd say to make sure you have your hand on the base around the pole of the press while you're doing the hardest part of the press to keep it down. It's a natural way to use it anyway (my hand fell there naturally), so not much of a criticism. Super easy to use... I do not have strong arms so I can truly say the machine does the work. I love that all the inserts are dishwasher safe, I just toss those in my dishwasher and then use a soapy rag to wipe down the frame then it's all clean! So excited to have this for the summer!