Vitamix’s ‘Propel’ blenders don’t have screens or digital displays, unlike ‘Ascent’ series blenders. They have a design similar to ‘Legacy’ blenders like the Vitamix 5200 or Vitamix 7500, with just a speed dial, pulse switch, power switch, plus an on/off switch. You can push down on the pulse switch to blend and release to stop, which makes it easy to manually pulse. The speed dial has markings for speeds 1-10, but it’s stepless, meaning you can make small adjustments to the blending speed. There are also five automatic blending programs you can select with the dial. The programs stop the blender automatically at the end. The ‘Soup’ program heats ingredients with friction from the blades – liquid will be steaming by the end.
- Smoothie: 50 seconds
- Frozen Dessert: 55 seconds
- Soup: 5min 45 seconds
- Spreads: 60 seconds
- Cleaning: 35 seconds
