I am very happy so far with my Bosch but surely for the price one pays for it, Bosch could have done so much better with the installing/using instructions. Looks like a child has drawn each individual piece and numbered it... no words and no real pics... very hard to sort it out first off

I sold my jug blender as this product does both processing and blending. Unfortunately the blades in this blender are weak and struggle to make even a smoothie with ice. Blending say two bananas, half a cup of ice and milk are a problem unfortunately. It can be done but much slower than I was used to with my Sunbeam blender. The bowl and blades are great as a food processor but it is very loud in operation. Overall I would suggest getting the more expensive model or a Breville pro which my friends rave about as it's apparently quiet and blends better. 2 Stars for ease of use as the blender is poor.