I've owned this blender for a couple of months now and I just love it. I use it every morning for green smoothies works great, crushes ice and frozen fruit with no problem. I made the chicken tortilla soup and it was so easy and fast and came out really good. I would definitely recommend this blendtec blender.
My family absolutely loves our new Blendtec, my two year old son grabs my hand every morning and takes me to the kitchen where he then points at the blender and says, "more Mommy". We sure love our daily smoothies :)
Love, Love, LOVE this blender. I enjoy a nicely blended smoothie almost every morning. My favorite feature is the small jar blender. I could not make almond butter with blanched, raw almond in my Ninja. The Blendtec makes it in just minutes and it is the best I have ever had.