Powerful, easy to use. One hand to operate it including speed control

I'm very happy with the blender. I wish I could have purchased it without the tiny worthless food processor. A sharp knife is much more efficient.

We bought this several years ago and fell in love. It's powerful, comfortable to hold, and excels at every task. But the plastic "guard" meant to protect pots started to deteriorate after a year or two of use, probably from the heat of hundreds of pots of soup. We found flakes of plastic in our food and that was the end. We had to throw it away, because a replacement part (listed on the site) is not available. It's too bad, because everything else still worked like new and it feels like a waste. Now we're in the market for a replacement, and I'm reluctant to buy this again and risk the same problem down the road.