I read all the reviews I could find on this Blender. You will read that it works well enough for its price. Right. You will also read that it does not cut well. This is partially true. I try to drink a smoothie a day, and it consists of apple, pear, banana. On first use, I inserted all the fruit cubes in it and I had the good stupid because it has not done much. Except when I was leaning, which is probably not a good idea. The second time, I just put a few cubes and it was not great either. In fact, blade, turning, creates a space around it and no fruit is cut. It seems that if I put the bananas first, it creates a foam that allows better mixing of the remaining fruit.
Therefore: + Kenwood is a good brand for kitchen appliances + The blender works well + It is not expensive - We need to juice or bananas first so that the rest can be cut easily