I LOVE the ninja products. I have had just the smaller blender that just has the cups, then I up graded to the larger blender that had the cups with it, and now this ultimate system. This system is great as it allowed me to get rid of my food processor as this system is the blender and processor all in one. I have very little space for all my kitchen gadgets so its great when one machine can replace two.  I love the power of this machine, there is nothing it can't seem to grind, crush or shred within seconds. It by far is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets.