The Kenwood Smoothie Maker has been an absolute god send for me. I dont know where i would be without it. My mum asked for this as a present so i bought it for her but she only used it once and decided that she didnt want it as she wasnt overly fussed on smoothies, so she gave it back to me. This smoothie maker can hold 1.5 litres of liquid altogether and it has measurement markings up the side. It also has markings up the opposite side to show you how much liquids and ingredients you need to put in, for two people and for four people. You receive a recipe book with the smoothie maker to give you a few ideas for recipes, but you soon get to know different flavours and your favourites as you continue to make smoothies and experiment. There is a dispensing tap attatched to the side, so this makes it very easy to transfer your smoothie over to glasses. The jug and lid are dishwasher safe but i always find this so easy to clean out in the sink, as long as you rinse it out straight away.There is a pulse, off, mix and smooth button on the base. Smoothies are ideal to have at breakfast time as i find im always running short of time in the mornings and to make a smoothie takes me all of a minute, they always keep me full until lunch time. I also used my smoothie maker to puree down all my sons food, i tried a blender but was not happy with the results. So i thought i would give it a go and was really happy with the results, it blended the food down and was really smooth. I would definately recommend this.