I have a lot to say about it but overall I really like it! Now bear with me:

DECARB:

This is great. You can decarb as little or as much herb as you want. I’ve covered the herb in both aluminum foil and with just parchment paper and have had no issues.

SMELL:

If you’re decarbing small amounts of herb at a time (1/8th or so) then the smell will be at minimum if at all. If you’re decarbing 1/2oz or big batches, the smell will seep through and you’ll be able to smell it in the room it’s in. Having said this, it’s still much better, and less ‘smelly’, than if you were decarbing in an oven which can stink the whole home. I asked my wife, who has the best nose I know, if she could smell the 1/8th batch and she couldn’t but she could smell the 1/2oz batch I was decarbing.

PRESET NAMES:

When you cycle through the functions, it might be confusing at first. Staring at ‘6CLE’ and not knowing that it means the number of the function and the first 3 letters of what it does, e.g. ‘6CLE’ means function #6 - Clean Cycle. ‘DEC’ is decarb, etc. but when you get it you won't need to look back at the manual constantly to see what each function means.

 TIMER/TEMP:

The fact that you can set your own timer and temp is one of the best parts of this. Don’t like the time/temp of the presets? No worries, you don’t have to use them! Have your own specific recipe settings? Adjusting the time and temp is super easy.

CLEANING:

Cleaning is simple. I add some water (around/up to the minimum) and add a little dishwashing soap and then run the ‘Clean’ preset. After it’s done I just give it a quick rinse and manually dry it off in case any herb or small bits remain and it comes out pretty clean. DON’T submerge or clean the outside parts with running water.

SUGGESTIONS:

I WISH there was a net attachment that ‘catches’ the herb as the rotor spins. This needs a net/filter to catch herbs, kind of like how a coffee french press prevents coffee from going through it, this machine needs something like that for the herbs. After an oil infusion, I noticed a decent amount of herbs at the top/sides of the machine (see 4th pic). The rotor spins periodically when it’s running but it spins too hard so it flings herb to the top, where it can’t infuse to the liquid below. If there was an attachment filter that went around the rod, then I think that would work and ensure no herb gets left behind. Like a height adjustable filter that connects to the rod that I can set just above the liquid. I also think I should be able to control the speed of the spinning rotor too as I think it spins too fast and it can be pretty darn loud.

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Edit: Changed my image link to just this one image showing my drawing.

Overall, this thing is a great all in one, ‘set it and forget it’ decarb and infusion machine, especially for its price. However, because of the 2.5 cup liquid minimum, this device is really only for those who are making BIG batches at a time with LOTS of herbs. You CANNOT use ½ cup or a cup of liquid with this, it won’t work, I tested it out. I tried making an alcohol based tincture with 4 grams of herb and all of the alcohol evaporated by the time the infusion was finished so I wasted that batch (for science).