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.

Abstract: Described herein is a blender with an agitator having a built-in measuring spoon. In one embodiment, the device may include a base unit having a motorized drive, as well as a container extending from a lower portion to an upper portion. The lower portion may have rotatable blade(s) engaged with the motorized drive. The device may also include a cover removably attached to the upper portion, wherein the cover has a cover opening. The device may further include an elongate agitator extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is insertable through the cover opening and has a measuring spoon with at least one graduated marking to denote at least one known volume.