A Blendtec blender will  be the last blender you ever buy!

In 2004 I broke my jaw and had to have my mouth wired shut.  The only thing I could eat had to be blended up and sucked through a straw.  The blender I had was not doing the job and I had probably bought a new Sunbeam or Osterizer type blender every few years.  I decided I needed to buy something that would blend AND last me longer than a few years.  One day I was in Costco and they had a Blendtec demonstration and I fell in love!  I brought it home and immediately made Baked Potato Soup and it was delicious!  The soup warmed right in the blender! That blender has been with me ever since and I could not live without it. I have used it for so many things....from shakes to smoothies to soup to making homemade graham cracker crumbs.  It does the job and I'm not running to Walmart every few years buying a new blender. 

Blendtec has a variety of models to choose from and they each come with an 8 year warranty.  They have this cool new Twister Jar that allows you to make your own nut butters and baby food.  On their website they have a ton of recipes and videos which are really easy to follow.  My favorite is the Copycat Nutella made with coconut oil, hazelnuts, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and powdered sugar. 

I was worried about the price but I bit the bullet and bought it and I'm so glad I did.  Blendtec also offers refurbished blenders on their website, but if you want the 8 year warranty I would go with a new one.  You will wonder what you ever did without it.