I like my KitchenAid better.

The performance is decent for the price--it blends just fine. It gets VERY hot with just intermittent use over ten minutes making a squash soup. So hot, I need an oven mitt to hold it. For brief use, such as a protein shake in 30 seconds it doesn't get hot. It makes a very coarse noise, if held at the bottom of a saucepan. It works, but considering the heat accumulation with no means of dispelling it, it may not last very long. Unpleasant vibration factors into a decision to buy a different blender. I wouldn't buy it again. I have a two speed KitchenAid that neither heats up like this HB nor makes as much noise, but it does the job as well.

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