My bf and I love to make our own protein smoothies and ice cream. We have always used a regular blender to make them but it just couldn't ever get it as creamy as we would like. Started using this and it took a bit to get it right but boy was it worth the little bit of struggle! Comes out sooo creamy with no big ice chunks! And you can put the lid on the jar and put it right into the freezer which makes so much less mess for me! definitely a winner!