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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 the Total Blender derives its heritage. In order to blend many different things
consistently well, Blendtec developed blend cycles to match the blending needs of
the type of product being made.
Because different ingredients have different blending characteristics, each ingredi-
ent 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, strawberry 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 game with fruits having more fiber such as
pineapple or mango. You can see that different types of products (juice, syrup, puree)
and different flavors (e.g., apple, mango) have different levels of thickness and fiber;
the thicker the ingredients, the tougher the blend!
This is why you will hear the blender speeding up and slowing down at different times
throughout the various blend cycles. Based on the type of foods the blend cycle is
designed to handle, it will blend at higher or lower speeds for different lengths of time
in order to produce the most consistent results.
The Total Blender was designed with many different food items in mind and blend
cycles make it produce consistent results across a wider range of food items than any
other home blender. However, things like the temperature of ice and the amount of
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