It's a great product easy to use and clean great to make shakers

So I make a pitcher of green smoothie practically every day. The blendec does a great job at blending everything very nicely. Has plenty of power and spins very fast. At first, I was like wow 5 out of 5 stars, but a few things made me change it to 4. 1. The cover of the pitcher. It is vented but I don't love how the smoothie can come out the top of it. I like the sealed vitamix jar better on their new models. 2. Lately, it seems to sound less powerful. I have used it for almost 6 months now and it sounds like the motor is stressing more and it doesn't reach the speeds it used to when blending. Maybe it is the blades in the pitcher becoming a bit dull. Unfortunately, the only way to change blades is to buy the replacement $120 pitcher. Overall, this may be the best blender for the money if you buy it at the sale price of $250, which I did.

I had a decent blender prior to this one, but the jar developed small cracks and needed to be replaced. After researching several models, the Blendtec stood out as the best for my needs. It has lived up the billing! It is supremely powerful and easy to clean. The control panel is very simple and wipes down easily as well. It is loud, especially when blending frozen items. So far, I am very happy with this purchase!

I read many reviews and watched a lot of videos before purchasing this blender. I was looking for a high end blender for smoothies and mixed drinks. It came down to the Blendtec or the Vitamix. The reviews I watched seemed to be fairly equal but leaned a little toward the Blendtec. I have had the Blendtec for approximately one month. I use it mostly for smoothies and it is everything I had hoped for. It handles frozen fruit and ice with no problems. We've made shaved ice for sno-cones, daiquiris, and even hard packed ice cream. I haven't tried the soup function yet. One of the best features that I wasn't looking for is the cleaning. I rinse it, put one cup of water, one drop of dish soap, pulse it for ten seconds, and rinse it again. It literally takes me less than thirty seconds to clean it. I don't think I would have to rinse it first either, but I do. That was something I hated with my old blender. Taking everything apart and washing all the pieces made me use it less. I have a lot of recipes on Pinterest that I plan on trying.

Powerful and easy to use. Will turn ice into snow. Blends thoroughly and evenly. I love the one-touch smoothie (and other) buttons.