When I finally decided to spend the money on a vitamix (and love it! Well worth investment) my only disappointment was sometimes I wanted to make small batches. The 64 oz container was just too big at the base to mix ingredients as they would be spun outside blades. This 32 oz container is perfect to make smaller batches such as creamy salad dressings, hummus, etc.  Now my Vitamix is perfect. I did also get the tamper for the 32 oz which I highly recommend.