Patent ID: 8899824

Claim:
A blender having record and playback features comprising: a motor adapted to rotate a blade assembly; a processor coupled to said motor and coupled to a memory unit, said memory unit configured to store one or more blending sequences to control said motor; a record/playback switch coupled to said processor to place said processor into either of a record mode or a playback mode; and a variably adjustable speed setting switch coupled to said processor to control the speed at which said motor rotates said blade assembly; wherein without initiating a previously stored blending sequence at the blender, said processor executes said record mode, such that said processor simultaneously records, and said memory unit stores as a new blending sequence, only the changes in speed of said motor that are made as said speed setting switch is adjusted by a user while at least one ingredient is being blended by the blade assembly; and wherein said processor executes said playback mode, such that said processor controls said motor in accordance with said new blending sequence.