This is detective product. But as a consumer you won't know that it is defective until you use it and take it a part to clean/wash it. when time to reassemble blade and container to base it will not fit back on the base tightly at all. I tried for hours and my husband tried for hours to figure out why it will not align to fit back on base. Because of this defect this item is unsafe to use and I will have to throw it in the trash. Which I hate, b/c it has many great functions, looks good parked on counter top and performed well when I used it. Darn!!!