High performance blender that perfectly combines different texture of ingredients enabling, in a short time, excellent results * Versatility and efficiency thanks to five pre-set programs: Smoothie, Green Smoothie, Frozen Dessert, Ice-Crush and Auto-clean * Nine manual speed levels and Pulse function, for a wide variety of preparations, such as dried fruit butter, flours and vegetal milk * "Single Serve" or "Family Serve" modes to facilitate the preparation of single or multi portion of your favourite smoothies and frozen desserts * Vacuum pump included ENDLESS PREPARATION POSSIBILITIES Smeg's high-performance blender BLC can perfectly combine different textures, allowing you to blend ingredients for a wide variety of preparations thanks to the dedicated automatic programs: Smoothie for a creamy fruits juice or a yoghurt, Green Smoothie for a specific treatment of green leafy vegetables, Frozen Dessert for fresh spoon desserts and Ice Crush for crushing ice or preparing refreshing cocktails and iced drinks. In addition, Smeg BLC is also perfect for preparing flours, butters, creams, vegetable milk, soups and much more! PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY Thanks to the LCD display on the control knob showing, it is possible to view the selected speed, the count-up in manual mode and the count-down in automatic programmes. This versatile and efficient appliance also comes with the Single and Family serve modes to customize the quantities according to your personal usage and preferences and the Pulse function to perfectly check the duration and the frequency of the blending customize textures and preparations. Finally, the Autoclean pre-set program cleans the jug after every use and facilitates the preparation in sequence of different recipes. THE VACUUM PUMP Optional for BLC01 and included with BLC02, the vacuum pump accessory removes air from the jug to avoid contact with the ingredients and reduce oxidation, keeping nutrients and obtaining brighter colours, tastier flavours, and smoother textures. ACCESSORIES A practical set of accessories completes the product, making it even easier to use. The tamper can be used to convey ingredients into the central cutting area, which is ideal for thicker dishes such as dried fruit butter or cold desserts; the spatula aids in the collecting of food residues inside the jug. Finally, the supplied brush can be used to gently remove any food residues from the blade area.