Bought this set up for use for get together around the pool.  Works great!  Blends your drink into an excellent consistency.  Really cool the way it all works together.  If you want the drink thinner you have control over the process to pulse it as needed.  Easy clean up as well.  Have used the online recipes so far from the website here that I ordered the machine on.  Started off with the blue colada and have been mixing it up ever since.  Glad I splurged and bought this set up, it does everything I was looking for and more.  Also, with the ice tray removed from the top it slides under the counter.  Looks cool in the kitchen.