My not-that-old Kitchen Aid blender quit, with the 8-year warranty Blendtec peaked my interest. I purée vegetables daily to disguise them in daily meals and make fruit smoothies, the little pitcher is perfect for smoothies and seems to put less air into them. I love the spatula, perfectly designed to scrape every morsel of goodness out of there! I could not be more pleased, hope to get 8 years out of it!