Had this now for little over a week and have used it to grate zucchinis, make the two batters for two 9" double layer chocolate zucchini cakes and fresh pesto. It performed beautifully in each task.It grated the zucchinis in seconds and then I removed the shredder disk and put in the dough blade and made the batters. Picked fresh basil from the garden and added the other ingredients and zizzed it up perfectly in less than a minute. This replaced a KitchenAid 12 qt. beast that I had and hated to use because of the weight, size and amount of cleaning time involved.With the KitchenAid I usually felt it was easier for me to do it by hand rather than use that machine. With the Ninja, it's faster and easier to use the machine as opposed to by hand. It 's light, quiet, compact and easy to clean. Excellent purchase.. Also own the 12 cup coffee maker and love that also.