The Braun Multi quick Hand blender is a great small appliance to have. It was nice not having to get out the big blender to mix something small. It is extremely fast and it had no problem making smoothies. I like that it came with its own mixing cup and small chopper. The one thing I notice is that it is hard to clean out the blade shield. You had to pull that food out of it to clean. Also the blade is kind of flimsy.