Hamilton Beach Power Elite Smoothie Blender for Kitchen, & Mini Food Processor, 40 oz Jar, Stainless

This blender is so powerful the blades are mega sharp and it's so easy to clean, the cover is tight and the feeder size is just right, I've made smoothies, frozen drinks and blended dry coconut in it, it's so easy to assemble and it's the best blender I ever owned. I love it I forgot the small food chopping attachment is also great .

I bought this combo for making my morning nut and berry smoothies. I chop the nuts and seeds in the chopper the night before, then soak overnight so they are soft in the morning. The blender does a great job of preparing the smoothie with frozen berries and the softened nut pieces. I do chop Brazil nuts by hand first before putting the pieces in the chopper, and I do not put whole almonds in the chopper either. I am leery of wearing out the motor like I did with my previous blender, a Black & Decker Cyclone. Walnuts chop fine in this chopper, however. My husband has started using the blender now to make his own fruit and yogurt smoothies and loves it, too. The only issue I have is the amount of noise on high speed; low speed is fine.