I really enjoy my Omniblend Blender. It is so easy to make hummus, tahini, pesto, smoothies, cooking sauces etc. My only regret is that I did not buy it long ago! Initially I tried to make do with a normal food processor. It worked, provided that I chop everything really small beforehand, stopped the machine often to scrape down the sides, and spend 10 minutes on making the sauce or pesto. Now I chuck everything into the Omniblend blender, switch it on, ignore the noise and 30 seconds later the sauce is ready! It changed how I cook and I would strongly recommend it for health-conscience people. Homemade pesto just tastes so much better, is substantively cheaper and has no harmful preservatives - a win-win all around. Plus: it is super easy to clean the Omniblend :-)