Fed with raw vegetables for our (Barfen) dog we have regularly puree vegetables - celery, celery chicory and carrots. We wanted the device our leaky Mr. MagicMixer ersetzen.Leider the chopping mechanism designed not slide down the non-liquid materials well and not go by their own weight down. The wooden spoon, I then need to reprints is battered after 3 uses arg. Will only make shakes man, the unit is probably ok