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REVISED REVIEW AND RATING: This product was good while it lasted....less than 3months. Yep. I purchased in early December of last year, and the motor burned out on February 28th. I was very careful with how I used this product. I made sure I never filled to capacity and I never let the motor run continuously. Only once, did I run the manufacturer's recommended 8 minutes to make hot soup and the soup was lukewarm...definitely not hot. Buying this product is like putting your 200 bucks down the toilet. Unfortunately, that's the truth. I used this Healthmaster everyday to make smoothies. Yesterday as I was using, the motor started sounding funny and after a few seconds it was smoking and giving off a burning electrical odor and tripping the fuse box. No warning. It was working on one day and kaput the next. It's gone. I understand this is a Jack Lalaine product. I wish I had known before purchasing and just popped for a VitaMix. Previously, I purchased a juicer by him. That was poorly constructed, too and that motor lasted about 4 months. Also, the healthmaster is a monstrous and unattractive machine. As a matter of fact, the entire unit "looks" cheap. Important components of this machine are made of (rust waiting to happen) untreated cast iron. It takes up a lot of counter space. This is a expensive piece of crap. This product cannot stand up to daily usage. In the case of the juicer, I ended purchasing Breville's Ikon Juice Fountain,(it's a great juicer). In this case, I just purchased Oster 4096-009 designer series, beehive blender for about 60. It's a powerful 5 cup blender with a stainless steel base and a glass container jar. This one blends tough veggies and fruits, but it's necessary to chop them up before blending. This Oster blender also crushes ice in a matter of seconds. The ice is crushed so fine, you could make a snow cone. Two speeds only...pulse and blend. It's powerful. You can make mayo, grind cooked meats, grind nuts/cheese and make creamed soups. Because the container is glass, you had add hot liquids. It attractive on the counter top, too. I've wasted over 300. on Lalaine products. I don't care what he comes out with in the future. No more. I'm not even going to try and get a motor replacement. I'm done with this. I put it where it belongs...in the trash. The motor replacement carries a 35. shipping fee. You can get a "much" heavier manual treadmill shipped for that amount of money. Yeah, they put a 100 year warranty on the motor, but they know their motor is inferior, so every few months you'll be sending them 35. for a replacement. The manufacturer knows it's a bad product, but so what? They make fast money, quickly. It's a scam. By the time consumers catch on, their money is made. They don't care about the lack of quality. They know what they're selling. In the future, when purchasing expensive items, I'm going with the quality proven, name brands. I know it's a job for Montel, but shame on him for letting this company hide behind his good name to make a fast buck on a poor quality product. Save your money. If you intend to seriously use this product...it ain't gonna last long. Don't waste your money like I did.