My husband and I bought this a few months ago after my other blender burned up. I use my blender all the time to make homemade smoothies. My old blender burned up on the bottom of the blade after a year of constant ice chopping and blending. So this time around I wanted a blade without the hard rubber teeth on the bottom. I found this particular Oster 12 speed mixer. It has a stainless steel bottom that fits over the blender base. This eliminates the possibility of the blade burning or wearing out. It also has great power and works fast and efficiently at chopping ice and blending liquids. I also...