On Aug 7, 2:16*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 8/7/2012 10:02 AM, John Sorell wrote:
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> > Thanks David,
>
> > I found out that my wife was shopping for one of these for my birthday. She
> > went to several stores for demos. It seems the model sold exclusively by
> > Williams Sonoma is considerably quieter than all the other models she
> > tested. It also cooks and freezes. It is also considerably more expensive
> > than the other models. She gave up on it as a gift when she got propelled
> > into the $799 stratosphere. That's a lotta inedible dough...
>
> > John
>
> What a blender! I never could figure out how they were able to get
> steaming hot soup out of those things. Now you're telling me that it
> also freezes - holy smokes! I better make something with this crazy
> contraption.
>
> P.S. Tell your wife to use the money for a down payment on a new guitar.

It makes hot soup because the blades create enough friction to warm up
whatever you put in the blender.

It freezes because it pulverizes the ice you use in your
recipe....Ice....pulverization......frozen stuff.