is the healthmaster a good buy

I own one. Had it for a few weeks now. I am loving it! The recipes are wonderful! Very tasty. You taste the fruits, veggies, etc and not additives and extras.

I, personally, feel it's better than a juicer. The cleanup is SO easy. Takes seconds rather than several minutes like with a juicer. What you get includes everything, so it's more filling so you aren't hungry. Juicing is great, but I always felt it just wasn't enough. This thing really does make fresh soup, juices, ice creams and the coffee! OMG! Tasty! :) No more trips to Starbucks for me! :) The only issue I have found, with the soup, is that it was a little "frothy". That is easily rendered with a spoon to take it off, however. You should expect that since you are letting it run for several minutes to get the soup hot. You will have to get used to the new textures you will experience, but it's worth it. You realize you are eating healthy and not a bunch of junk quickly.

I have had no issues with this, as of now. I've owned other blenders, yes. I don't consider this a blender, tho. It's so much more useful and the container is bigger.

I would highly recommend this to anyone.