Food processing apparatus and method

摘要

Food processing apparatus and methods for processing food are disclosed. The apparatus may include stored sequences for operating a processing tool. The stored sequences may address various challenging aspects of blending solid foods and/or ice. In some embodiments, particular sequences are implemented with specific processing tools.

主权项

1. A food processing apparatus comprising:
a container including at least one rotatable, sharp blade; a drive unit having a drive coupler to rotate the at least one blade; a controller to control the drive unit; and at least one non-transitory memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the controller, cause the controller, in response to a first user input, to sequentially:
activate the drive unit for three seconds or less to rotate the drive coupler as a first pulse;pause the drive unit for at least one second;activate the drive unit for at least five seconds to rotate the drive coupler as a first blending segment;pause the drive unit for at least one second; andactivate the drive unit for at least five seconds to rotate the drive coupler as a second blending segment; whereina total time period of all activations of the drive unit that are at least five seconds for blending segments is at least twenty seconds.