Blender lasted 7 weeks of limited usage (2 people every other day use) before design failure. For some reason Breville engineered the blender such that the powerful motor connects to the blade via a very short oval axle which sits awkwardly (held by glue!) in a very shallow circular notch in a cheap plastic piece holding the gear for the blade. Why mediate metal with plastic?! Completely not sustainable when subject to massive speeds and torques this thing creates. Now trying to figure out what to do being it has a "7 year warranty" that only offers a new unit when the unit is designed to fail in no time flat. Going to call Breville and demand refund for this engineering disaster. $400 paperweight after 7 weeks.

I had almost the exactly same experience. Strange smoking smell and funny rattling noise after only a year of pretty light use. Rubber disentegrating. Very disappointing considering price.

This was a great blender, I love the glass jug. I bought the blender maybe 2 years ago and barely used it. Over the past six months I started using it 3-4 times a week for fruit/veg smoothies and my Breville blender totally chewed itself (rubber parts) up. No longer useable. Why the important parts are made of rubber.... bad design. After every use the rubber disintegrated and required cleaning under the jug. Eventually the rubber burned up creating smoke and tore to pieces, making it useless.

Bought this just before Xmas, we use it nearly everyday. It is fabulous, the milk shakes are to die for. Absolutely love it and highly recommend it. Although it is quite expensive, there are some really good buys. We bought ours for under $600.00. Suggest shopping around and checking the sales, well worth the leg work.

Having purchased great Breville products in the past (coffee machine, microwave, rice cooker) I was easily convinced to buy this blender when upgrading from a Magic Bullet. The Boss is incredible, I've made tasty green smoothies and juices every day. Hot soups with amazing texture, dips and cocktails, this blenders does it all with ease. Carrots, apples, berries and nuts all blend quickly into smooth, frothy, delicious drinks. it is noisy but this is understandable when you see how powerful it is. the auto clean function is brilliant. Don't bother with the cheaper blenders, I wish I always had this machine instead of drinking lumpy smoothies the past few years.

Purchased my Boss just over a week ago and I'm loving it. It looks amazing on my kitchen bench, and it's so easy to use. I make a green smoothie everyday - in one minute I have an amazingly smooth green smoothi to pack in my bag for my early morning start at work. In just another minute it's clean - using the auto clean function. Crushes ice like a real boss too! I just know this is going to be a much machine! Thanks Breville! I purchased my Boss from Myer and got an extra jug included! Smiles all around.

I purchased this Breville blender in February 2015 and have used it daily since. I really haven't missed a day and it hasn't missed a beat. I mostly use it for green smoothies which it handles with ease. I blend solid uncooked veges, carrots, beetroot as well as all kinds of fruits. I also use it for nut butters, also a breeze. Very easy to clean. It is rather heavy as I don't leave it on my bench top, but very solid. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a super blender.

This was a lot more expensive than other blenders, but you really do get what you pay for.
Does a beautiful job of my green smoothie, nut milks and soups. In fact everything. Great auto settings that mean you rarely ever need to shove ingredients down to get it to blend. Unlike other blenders!
Well done Breville

I replace one meal every day with a green smoothie made in The Boss. It's the only blender I've found that is powerful enough to smoothly texture delicious drinks from ingredients such have as Kale, raw beetroot, carrots and spinach.
I've lost 10 kilograms, my cholesterol and blood sugar levels are now normal and I'm no longer worried about diabetes. My kids are also drinking the green vegetables that I couldn't get them to eat. Definitely my favourite appliance!

Things to love:
1. The sleek modern design, takes pride of place on my bench top.
2. The smoother-than-smooth smoothies, no chunks.
3. Finest sourdough breadcrumbs in minutes.
4. Smooth peanut butter.
It is so easy to set the preset options and do something else to return to perfectly blended smoothies. And, it also cleans itself!

Fast, versatile - my wife got this and now the kids call it 'Dad's blender'. No job too hard.. open your mind to new uses for a blender. High quality and has pride of place on the stone benchtop for easy access since we use it several times a day.

The Best Blender Ever! Makes green smoothies like no other. Chops up everything - nuts, kale, cucumbers, fruits etc. and makes a green smoothie diet a breeze! Brilliantly designed!

We've had many blenders over the years, but none came close to this one. It just does the job - every time.
the Best smoothies, wonderful cashew cream and super smooth cauliflower mash. It laughs at ice cubes and grinds spices to wonderfully fine powder.
Sure it's expensive but in our opinion it is worth iy.
Simple to use and powerful, but best of all are the silky smooth smoothies.
It's loud! but no louder than the competition - and it's probably to be expected given it's power and speed.

I bought this item as I thought it was going to be superb a bit like the Vitamix but was very disappointed. There was no decent cookery book for the appliance. one was posted to me instead of filling in form online to get book, but there were very few recipes to go with the product. Having rung Breville to mention that rubber was rubbing off from the base after using only twice. The next time I used there was a lot of fluid seaping out at the base of jug. I tried calling the same person at Breville many times and left a few messages but no reply so I returned like to Harvey Norman who were most helpful and gave me a full refund.

leaked profusely out of bottom of jug