So far I've used my Vitamix to make smoothies, pulverize oats and other grains into flour, and make delicious sauces out of a variety of ingredients, including whole cashews that don't need to be soaked when using this blender. And unlike my juicer, cleanup is a snap too with the preset cleaning function. To me, this is huge, as an appliance will just sit in the cabinet if cleaning it is too much of a chore. I actually look forward to using it!