Did extensive research on the top blenders and decided that with the extras offered through Costco, this was the way to go. Couldn't be happier. The results are as excellent as one would expect. Further my husband who isn't a big veggie eater loves the smoothie's. The noise is not bad and I have it on a shelve liner. And, it fits under my 1973 (i.e. low) built cabinets.
Blender is very well built. Design is thoughtful and materials used are very high quality. Worth the high price. Would love to have smoothie jars if Blendtec sells it. There were minor issues though like the edges of the rubber jar cover will rubbed and bruised a little right out of the box. The underneath has some plastic/ bruised on one of its leg out of the box but it doesn't affect the functionality. So I never returned/exchanged it. I got it from Costco.
This is my first real high powered blender and was a bit skeptical that it would work as good as they claim. I was interested in making my own nut milks and hummus, along with many other things as I went along. The milks and hummus come out beautiful and I'm well pleased at the performance. I have also made nut dressings and they came out perfect. I would highly recommend this powerhouse of a blender.
I got a blendtec for Christmas last year and really enjoyed using it! I was using it to grind wheat one day and the blades got stuck and tore up the part of my blendtec. Since i bought it from Costco, I just took it back and bought a new one again from Costco. And this time bought the white one instead of the black. It is so pretty! I am not going to use it to grind wheat anymore. I don't want to damage it. I have a separate wheat grinder so there isn't a reason I have to grind wheat with my blendtec.
I bought it about a month ago. It's really easy to operate and to clean. I have made peanuts butter, whole juice, and soybean milk, and so on. Great machine.
My wife was pretty sceptical when I told her that I wanted a $350.00 blender. That was about a month and a half ago. Yesterday she told me that she is so glad that I bought it. She absolutely loves it and the smoothies and things we've been making together. She has lost 10 lbs. No joke. Me...well I eat like a slob at work so not so much. Blendtec rules!
I love my Blendtec! I can throw my ingredients in and walk away. It is programmed for the function you want. Only wish the wild side jar was a little larger.