If you need to make a lot of margaritas or daiquiris, this industrial-size blender will be the life of the party. The wide sturdy base and heavy calibrated glass jar make it a warhorse in the kitchen. It crushes ice with the special auto-ice button, and it has an auto-pulse setting so you dont have to stand there pushing buttons. The Soft-Start feature helps prevent liquids from splattering by starting out slow and gradually speeding up. The one-piece touch pad is easy to clean, with no little nooks or crannies that might fill with sticky liquid.