I'm so glad I made this purchase!  I've got a small kitchen and not much storage room, so I'm always on the look out for combo type of appliances.  I had another brand blender/food processor combo and it such a pain to clean, I gave up on using it at all.  I'm glad I took a chance on the Ninja Foodi power blender system!  The main blender/processor container is well designed and easy to clean compared to what I used before.  I also like that it is one container instead of two.  I do agree that it is a little more difficult to get the food out when using it as a food processor, but not really that much more difficult.  For me, storing two big containers is more difficult than that.  I've been using this machine daily to make single serving smoothies.  I've used it to make cookie dough once and it worked pretty well, but I think I will stick to my regular mixer for the baked goods.  All in all, I think this is a great product with plenty of power to crush up my frozen fruits!!