Bought this because I saw videos of people making thick-ish smoothie bowls / nicecreams using a Magic Bullet or other versions of Nutribullet. Turns out making smoothies with this takes sooooo much time and at the end the result is as runny as if I had used fresh (non-frozen) fruits and added lots of liquid. What a disappointment. I chose this model because it had the second most amount of wattage. The blender blends a second and stops—blends just air. Tampering or shaking it does almost nothing. My Ninja (dunno which model) does a better job with less power, though still not excellent job. Should have invested in a Vitamix.