One of my best investments has been a Vitamix (no paid endorsement). It is a Creations Turbo. I purchased a basic model on sale at QVC (no paid endorsement). All it has is an on/off switch and a hi/low switch. Everything is well made and of quality. It came with a cookbook, a wet ingredients container and a dry ingredients container. The cord is a heavy duty and three pronged. It really does chop everything into liquid . The blades are dull but powerful. The blades are non-removable. To clean use dishwasher or put in water and liquid soap and turn on. It will clean itself. Love it. Beats any blender by a hundred miles. Only downside, I feel, is the cost. They are expensive. But all I read were good reviews so I invested in one. Just putting my two cents out there and letting people know about what I think is a good product. Thanks for your time and steem on.