<p>We have a Ninja <a href="http://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/5/master-prep/6/ninja-master-prep/" target="_blank">http://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/5/master-prep/6/ninja-master-prep/</a> because that's what Publix had when we were blender shopping. I haven't used the smaller processor yet; I use the pitcher to make smoothies and Cathe's Better Than Ice Cream. When I freeze big chunks of frozen food for the ice cream, for example, I have to thaw it enough first so that I can make it go around the blades which stick straight up the middle but that isn't too much of a downside.</p>