This Ninja blender is my new favorite kitchen gadget!  The first thing I made with the blender was snow cones!  I am so amazed at how powerful it worked.  I literally put a handful of ice in the blender, pressed pulse twice and it made snow cone consistency shaved ice, instantly!  I love how I can keep the blender on my countertop all the time because it doesn't take up much space.  It has two small suction cups on the bottom of the base to prevent the blender from moving if you walk away from it while it is blending.  The smoothie bowl function works great to blend thicker smoothies in seconds.  I use the extract function for fresh fruit smoothies and it leaves me with super smooth drinks that I can make quickly and take on the go.  I'm very impressed with the blender and I cannot wait to make homemade nut butter with it next!