Apparatus and method for blender system with mid-cycle inversion

A system for processing foodstuffs, comprising:

• a container platform defining a container receptacle configured to receive a container when the container platform is at a loading position;
• a blade assembly including a set of blades configured to rotate to process the foodstuffs;
• a blade actuator configured to rotate the blades;
• a blade platform to which the blade assembly is mounted;
• a platform actuator configured to move the blade platform between a blade engagement position at which the blade assembly is coupled to the blade actuator and a container engagement position at which the blade platform is configured to couple to the container platform when the container platform is at the loading position;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• cause the platform actuator to move, prior to a first actuation of the blade actuator for the blend cycle, the blade platform from the container engagement position to the blade engagement position;
• cause the first actuation of the blade actuator, the first actuation including coupling the blade actuator to the blade assembly;
• subsequent to the first actuation of the blade actuator, cause the platform actuator to move the blade platform away from the blade engagement position towards the container engagement position;
• cause the blade platform to return to the blade engagement position;
• cause a second actuation of the blade actuator subsequent to the blade platform returning to the blade engagement position, the second actuation including recoupling the blade actuator to the blade assembly;
• and
• cause the platform actuator to return the blade platform to the container engagement position subsequent to the second actuation.