This thing is amazing. I wanted a glass blender to avoid plastic, and I wanted it to be strong and durable. The solid glass and built in blade (no plastic in sight) is incredible and far quieter and more powerful than my previous blender. Self clean is a game changer. Since it heats (makes amazing soup too) cleaning is easier than ever before. I make smoothies daily, great texture and can blend just about anything. Highly satisfied and recommend to anyone wanting a quality, easy to clean, great for smoothies (and soup) blender Read more
Excellent product! I bought this a few years ago and it still works like day one. I’m impressed that even after a few years it still has enough power to chop whole cranberries into cranberry sauce in a matter of seconds. Read more
I love this blender! I received a vitamix blender as a gift years ago. I loved the features it offered; however, I couldn’t justify paying $500+ for a blender. Sadly, I hated it; smoothies had ice chunks, regardless of what setting I used or how many times I ran the cycle, sauces weren’t as silky smooth as they should have been, and I just never thought heating something in the plastic jar was a good idea as I was trying to eat clean and didn’t like the idea of heating plastic so chemicals could possibly leech into my food. That blender sits in my storage unit collecting dust. Recently I was staying with a friend and had the opportunity to use her Ninja blender (I am not sure which model, but it was the kind with about 10 blades spaced up the center blending bar); it was great! As soon as I got home I opened the Amazon app in search of that blender and I found this beauty. I love that it had a glass jar and that it offered the heat setting; the only thing I was worried about was that it had the traditional blender set-up with the few blades at the very bottom of the jar, was this really going to be able to get things smooth? But, at a quarter of the price of the vitamix and free returns, I decided to give it a go as I had nothing to lose. This is a substantial appliance. It’s very solidly built (and a little heavy), so I cleared a spot on my counter for it so I wouldn’t have to schlep it around the kitchen from the cupboard to the counter. Having it out has also encouraged me to make healthier choices and use it more. Everything I have made so far, from smoothies, to soups and sauces have turned out perfectly. I was a little hesitant to invest over $100 on another blender, especially after the Vitamix experience, but after giving this a try, I have no regrets about my decision; it actually inspired me to order the ninja foodi air crisp pressure cooker, hopefully that will be as amazing as this blender. Read more
We use it to make hot sauces and it’s great. Can load all the ingredients and cook, blend, and pour into bottles all in one step. Controls are a little counter intuitive but functions great. Read more
I like to make raw food from my cats (Note: I haven't done bones in the blender and don't plan to! Can't buy replacement blades, you have to purchase a brand new carafe since it's all attached so don't dull them!) and it has taken an arduous 2 hour process with my old oster blender and me mostly cutting manually to about 30 minutes. Processes chicken thighs like a charm! Just make sure there's ample water. Also have made soups in it and I really enjoy having the hot blender! I also love that it can wash itself and by using boiling water sterilize itself - extra important given the raw meat usage. CONS: Pretty heavy since it's glass but nothing I can't handle (145 lb lass who can only do 10 pushups lol). Can't throw in the dishwasher and can't submerge because of the heating element- be cautious. The rubber lip can get smelly if you do a lot of curry etc in there, I soak mine in vinegar frequently and it seems fine. CANT BUY REPLACEMENT BLADES, this sucker is all one piece so you break blades/glass/handle/heating element you have to buy a whole new carafe. Kinda loud? But it's a blender what do you expect lol PROS: Glass carafe! Wont crack easily like the plastic ones. Self cleaning/sterilizing as long as you don't mind getting any leftovers up top. Strong/powerful this thing gets the job done just as well as a vitamin in my opinion Set and forget! If you wanna do something you can leave it Warning jingle before it starts blending so it doesn't scare the bejesus out of you when it's on a program/self cleaning (If you're making something hot it'll rest and boil it before it blends and if it didn't have this I fully think I would crap myself) Overall if you're looking for a new blender, especially one with a glass carafe as that was important to me, I highly recommend! I love mine so far it's a workhorse. Read more
Used for first time today, made the cauliflower soup from the booklet you get with machine, just left the curry bits out!! The soup turned out “soupa” creamy, something I’ve never had before even with my immersion blender or regular blender. I’ll be making a LOT of soup both creamy and hearty. Love that the recipe booklet has hints on making your own recipes work with this fabulous blender!! I’m hooked!! Yes it’s heavy, it’s noisy right at the end of the ‘smooth soup’ cycle, size is ok, no leakage on this 1st run. 👍👍 Read more
