Abstract: Described herein is a blender with noise damping elements. In one embodiment, the device may include a base unit having a motor coupled to a drive mechanism. The device may include a food container including an outer shell removably attached, at a bottom portion of the outer shell, to the drive mechanism at a first ring. The food container may include an inner shell removably attached, at a bottom portion of the inner shell, to the drive mechanism at a second ring that is smaller than the first ring. The food container may include a gap between the outer and inner shells. The device may include a top cover removably attached to a top end of the food container.