Blending is a breeze with the 3 part blending system, made of the blender's vortex-creating ribbed jar design, unique asymmetric blade, and the smarts behind the Intelli-Speed Motor Control, which automatically senses contents and maintains the optimal speed for a better blend Quickly blend and take on notoriously tough ingredients like kale and almonds with ease, so you quickly turn whole foods into smoothies and enjoy Self-clean cycle for easy clean-up - just add water and a drop of soap to the jar and run the self-clean cycle for quick, easy clean-up Easily create a range of textures with the variable speed dial, from smooth to chunky, or select from 3 preset recipe programs: Ice Crush, Icy Drink, or Smoothie Soft Start feature starts at the right speed - the motor automatically starts at a slower speed to pull ingredients into the blade, then quickly increases to the selected speed to avoid splatter