After spending way too much of my clay time trying to condition blocks of FIMO that have been sitting around a long time -- even new ones -- I decided to look into getting a little food processor. I've been using my NEVERknead, which I love, but it's still so time consuming and messy for larger amounts like whole blocks of new clay even when I work with the clay in a ziplock bag to keep the crumbles from going everywhere. I LOVE my NEVERknead but was ready for a more efficient first step on larger jobs. At first I settled on this brand with the same base but with the plastic bowl, which is cheaper. But then before ordering I learned from the comments that there is a model with a glass bowl and that sold me. The extra money is well worth it. I got it yesterday and have only used it twice so far, but it does exactly what I needed. First I cut the block into slices about 1/8" thick and spread them inside the bowl. I pulse until the clay becomes tiny crumbles. Then I dump the clay into a heap inside a clean ziplock bag and reform into a rough mound. This keeps all the tiny bits contained and off my floor and work surface. Then I run an acrylic roller over the bag to form a pancake to bind it enough for handling. It still needs conditioning but now that takes way less time than before and is easier and less messy. Cleanup is pretty easy too. There will be bits still clinging to the bowl, lid and blade, but it was much cleaner than I expected and these can be gathered with another piece of clay. The smooth design of the blade assembly makes it super easy to get at all the bits. The lid has a channel around the circumference that fits over the rim of the bowl, and clay finds its way in there and is a tad harder to get at but a wadded tip of a damp paper towel does the trick. Be sure to clean it all out and then wash the parts because the plastic lid and probably the plastic blade housing look like they are of the kind that isn't compatible with polymer clay longterm. If you leave any raw clay on the plastic surfaces I'm pretty sure it will eventually eat into them. The unit is compact and fits in a corner of my workspace, but I decided to put it back into the box to keep off as much dust as possible. And of course, this is now a fully dedicated polymer clay tool and I'll never use it for food. Read more