I use this blender EVERY day for smoothies in the morning and meal prep in the evening. I was impressed the very first time I used it to make a smoothie with fresh and frozen fruit, greens, and ice. It tore through it all in a matter of seconds and left me with the smoothest, ice-cold smoothie; I was hooked. I have made nut butters, and soups (if you use the manual side at level 10 for 5 minutes, you get seaming soup).  I have not met a task this blender cannot do. Made my life in the kitchen so much easier.