Certainly there are more powerful blenders. Vita-Mix and Waring's Mega Pro are two such examples. Nevertheless, one would be hard pressed to justify the added expense of either machines for the average home. Kitchen Aid puts out a slightly more powerful blender (500 watts). But I have used both and for my money, Waring produces more consistent results for a wide variety of blending applications.

The cloverleaf glass jar is sturdy and easy to clean. I had some reservations about buying glass with a stainless steel version available but to my surprise, I actually prefer it. It is often necessary to have the contents visable(not possible with the steel jar) while blending to ensure a consistently smooth texture or to prevent overblending.

I recommend this product highly.

Burned up the second time we used it !!!!! (Rating: 1.00)
Review : This expensive yuppie blender may look good, but it isn't built very well. Ours literally burned up the second time we used it making margaritas and a friend of ours has had to have hers fixed twice. Don't be fooled like I was thinking that this thing is expensive and looks heavy duty so it must be good, it isn't.

Best Home Blender (Rating: 4.00)
Review : Don't expect any blender to blend large ice cubes (from trays) starting out sitting on the blades. Always put the soft stuff (fruit, etc.) on the bottom, and the ice on top. When blending ice only, you MUST start the blender BEFORE placing the ice, or you will break them (and it will be YOUR FAULT, not the blender's). Read and follow the directions!

I've made more than 1600 smoothies with mine in four years and couldn't be happier.

What a waste of money (Rating: 1.00)
Review : We used this blender probably a total of 5 times before the metal base FUSED to the motor!!!! It literally became FUSED!! Now, we thought all we had to do was order the base part from the Waring company. No, they don't sell that part. I was told by the Waring customer service people that I would have to take the blender to be serviced. Ha! Like I'm going to spend $45 to repair a BLENDER! We are buying a new one....needless to say it won't be a Waring blender.

quick delivery on a quality product (Rating: 5.00)
Review : Quick 5 day delivery, good customer service, quality product, would buy again...Tks