Anatomy of a Blender, Part 3
As with so many things in life, it's the little things that make a difference. And if our blenders are any indication, all those little things can add up to a modern masterpiece of innovation. Let's look at a couple more components of our Anatomy of a Blender series.
The display on a Blendtec indicates blend cycle time remaining and number of cycles completed. Blendtec blenders feature a digital display that tells you just how long to wait until your blend is done. It also keeps track of your usage. It's surprisingly fun to watch your number of blend cycles go up. When you reach 1,000 cycles, celebrate by making a smoothie you've never tried before.
Few things are simpler than cleaning a Blendtec jar.[/caption] If you’ve ever used a standard blender jar, you know it can be a pain to clean – especially around the grooves and under the blade. Blendtec’s flat-sided jars aren’t just superstars at blending. They’re also super easy to clean! The flat sides make it simple to scrape out remaining ingredients, and the broad single-blade design allows you to get underneath the blade for any remaining particles. No disassembly required—plus, Blendtec jars are dishwasher safe. Have you discovered anything particularly awesome about your Blendtec blender recently? Sound off in the comments—or visit us on Facebook!
Feature #4: Talk to Me
The display on a Blendtec indicates blend cycle time remaining and number of cycles completed. Blendtec blenders feature a digital display that tells you just how long to wait until your blend is done. It also keeps track of your usage. It's surprisingly fun to watch your number of blend cycles go up. When you reach 1,000 cycles, celebrate by making a smoothie you've never tried before.
Feature #5: Easy to Clean, Easy to Love
Few things are simpler than cleaning a Blendtec jar.[/caption] If you’ve ever used a standard blender jar, you know it can be a pain to clean – especially around the grooves and under the blade. Blendtec’s flat-sided jars aren’t just superstars at blending. They’re also super easy to clean! The flat sides make it simple to scrape out remaining ingredients, and the broad single-blade design allows you to get underneath the blade for any remaining particles. No disassembly required—plus, Blendtec jars are dishwasher safe. Have you discovered anything particularly awesome about your Blendtec blender recently? Sound off in the comments—or visit us on Facebook!
Our blender is very easy to clean, even though the blades cannot be removed. Because there’s so much power behind it, you just fill it with water past the blade, put a drop of soap in, and I run it on the shortest cycle (“Batters” on my machine) and it gets it very clean.
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I had a cheaper highspeed blender which was impossible to clean. Stuff would get under the blades (spinach is really bad here for instance as stands of it get twisted around underneath) and the only way to truly clean it would be to screw off the blade, but after doing that a few times, liquid would run out of the bottom during use at an ever increasing rate until it became unusable. After this experience, I’m skeptical about making such a high investment without being completely sure I will not encounter this issue again. I have a thermomix which is much easier to deal with since the blade can be removed and cleaned manually. I do not have a dishwasher.
Hi Mellonie, thanks for the question!
The juice cycle on a Blendtec blender warms the ingredients only minimally, far below the temperature you indicated. The soup cycle, on the other hand, increases temperature to somewhere between 109 and 112 degrees.
Does the temperature of the contents in the Blendtec get any hotter than 103 degrees as it juices?
Hi Jim,
Blending a spinach and kale smoothie in a Blendtec blender takes about 40 seconds, using the smoothie button. This will get it really smooth and completely liquefied. Now if your smoothie includes some seriously frozen ingredients, you could hit the whole juice button, which has a 50-second blend cycle. Hope that helps!
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