To be honest Axe for me its a bit of a luxury
But you got to make it work for you to get your monies worth
For pro Kitchens I can see why they use them soups and purees come out like velvet no need to sieve
and you can cook at different temps so things will not split
It can do most things
A bit over kill for curries

But I recon I have the smoothest base ;D Even when I put whole spices in with the base there is no trace of them when blended . I don't cook a base in it because of the size ( 2ltr) I like to make a big pot but you could
Obviously grinds my spices
So yes very good but the price
