Specifications

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Preset Button Category Blend Cycle
1 Multi-Use Low Energy
2 Beverages Smoothie
3 Drinks/Ice Cream Mixed Drinks
4 Whole Foods Whole Juice
To restore your blender to these settings, press and hold preset button 4 and
the START/STOP button. The display will read, “Restoring Defaults”. When the
programming is complete, the display will read, “Restore complete” and the
blender will be ready for use.
FIGURE 5 - BLEND CYCLES*
CATEGORIES
Beverages
Drinks/Ice
Cream
Whole Foods
Food
Processing
Multi-Use
Smoothie
Ice
Cappuccino
Light Juice *Chop Low Energy
XL Smoothie Ice Cream Whole Juice *Whip
Medium
Energy
Milkshake, Ice Mixed Drinks
Frozen Fruit/
Yogurt
*Puree Speed 6
Full Strength Fruit Drinks Sauces, Dips Knead Dough
Medium
Energy Up/
Down
Hot Chocolate Granita Soups Grind Grain
High Energy
Up/Down
*Chop, Whip, and Puree function as pulse cycles; see pulse instructions for
details.
Why Blend Cycles?
In the world of professional blending, there are many factors which go into
making a delicious and consistent blended product. It is from that world of
professional results that Blendtec derives its heritage. In order to blend many
different things consistently, Blendtec developed blend cycles to match the
blending needs of the type of product being made (see FIGURE 6 for two ex-
amples of blend cycles.)
Because different ingredients have different blending characteristics, each
ingredient needs to be considered. Some things which are thicker or more
fibrous will take longer to blend and need to be blended at higher speeds. For
instance, think of the difference in thickness between strawberry juice, straw-
berry syrup, and a strawberry puree with lots of pulp and seeds. The first two
will be on the thinner side, the puree on the thicker side. Now play the same