I must start by saying that i don’t think i could imagine my life without this blender! I love it that much. It was my first big raw lifestyle appliance investment that I purchased about 6 years ago and i still use it numerous times throughout the day.
I’ve been around a lot of blenders in my time through my various experience in raw kitchens. I will say that nothing compares to the KTEC’s ability to create textures that are out of this world smooth and decadent. Of course this blender does smoothies, soups and sauces amazingly well, but i’ve always been most impressed with the pie fillings that i’ve made. One of my favorite raw pies is lemon cheezecake with a pureed berry topping, and when i made this for my family they couldn’t believe that it was both raw and completely dairy free. They were also amazed that it contained such simple and healthy ingredients. I owe it completely to this blender. Any recipe blended with a high oil content food like a nut, seed, coconut oil/meat, cacao butter, or avocado will come out completely silky smooth.Ii also love making cacao/herbal elixirs with this blender, using warm herbal teas, nut mylks, superfoods, herbal powders, green powders, spices, etc., because if you blend for long enough you will get a frothy texture almost like a latte. Perfect for a cozy winter morning or afternoon!
The reason this blender works so well is partly the sheer power behind the motor (13 AMP, 3 peak horsepower) but also the way the blade spins pulling contents from the outside inward and down, kind of like a whirlpool motion. Many blenders push contents to the sides of the container, making a plunger necessary, or causing you to have to scrape the sides with a spatula and re-blend. No need for that with the Blendtec/KTEC Champ! It has what the company calls “Smart-Touch Tec-nology™” cycles that allow you to push one button and get the perfect texture for a specific recipe. I’ve found that the custom speed button works best for me. Sometimes i’ll pulse it a few time to get things mixed up and then press and hold until it reaches the speed i desire, and then just let it blend away. Most things i blend on the highest speed, although i’ve also made more textured foods like pesto or nut pate in this blender using the pulse button only.
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