Slowly getting back up to speed after a bout of stomach nasties for M, my ten year old. Today was a day of tasting...to see if she could eat,so we finally broke out the Magic Bullet. She got it for Christmas because she loves to cook, but it just sat in the box til now. It is awesome!!! It really does make the best smoothies we have ever made at home. I have broken 2 blenders attempting to make frappaccinos at home...so I am really impressed with this blender.[ I am almost able to overlook the horrible commercial but not quite.] Tomorrow I will attempt a frappacino despite my bad record. And M wants to make cheddar cheese salsa.[?]We'll let you know how it works out.