I was very impressed with how well this blender works. It's excellent at making smoothies and crushes ice very well. My old blender would always leave large chunks of ice in my smoothies, no matter how much I blended it. It's not only great for drinks and smoothies, it's a great general purpose blender as well. Cleanup is easy too, as the entire jar is dishwasher safe. I'm very glad I replaced my old blender with this one. It's become a kitchen staple and I definitely recommend it.