After burning up my old blender making nut butter last month, we needed a new one. I didn't like our food processor either, as it was so heavy, had lots of parts, and always left some larger pieces when making cauliflower rice -- not that good for being a "good one." Found this combo and it's just the ticket! Makes the most perfect cauli-rice in seconds! Fabulous smoothies! Would prefer glass for the containers, as there are already some scratches in the plastic from making hazelnut butter. But glass seems to be gone from most brands. Nut butters aren't quite as silky as I'd like, but that will just take more practice. LOUD, but most of these are. Overall, we are very happy with it!