I mostly used this for crushing ice and making smoothies. But it's so loud and doesn't crush the ice to a "snow" like consistency like my other blender. It works well for mixing softer things, we have used it for bananas, nutella and yogurt or ice cream. For now, we have it put up and will use it as a back up if our other one goes out or stops working. It's not a "bad" product, it just doesn't work for our intended purpose.