Blendtec Tom Dickson Extreme Blender Owners Manual - Page 14

Preset Button 1 2 3 4 Category Multi-Use Beverages Drinks/Ice Cream Whole Foods Blend Cycle Low Energy Smoothie Mixed Drinks 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 examples 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, 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 12