Portable blender with soap reservoir and cleaning mode

A portable blender configured to blend foodstuffs, the blender comprising:

• a blending component configured to rotate around a rotational axis and blend the foodstuffs during blending by the blender;
• a base assembly that includes an electrical motor configured to drive rotation of the blending component;
• a control interface configured to be engaged manually by the user, wherein the control interface is configured to control transitions to at least two modes of operation of the blender, wherein the at least two modes of operation include a blending mode of operation and a cleaning mode of operation;
• a container assembly configured to hold the foodstuffs within a container body during blending by the blender, wherein the container assembly includes:
• a proximal end that is disposed, subsequent to the base assembly being coupled to the container assembly, near the blending component;
• and
• a distal end opposite the proximal end;
• a soap reservoir configured to hold soap;
• a soap dispenser configured to selectively dispense the soap, from the soap reservoir, into the container body during the cleaning mode of operation;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• control the electrical motor during the rotation of the blending component,
• control operation of the control interface to enable a first transition to the cleaning mode of operation, wherein the first transition occurs responsive to a first type of manual engagement of the control interface by the user,
• responsive to the blender operating in the cleaning mode of operation, control the soap dispenser to dispense an amount of the soap into the container body,
• responsive to the blender operating in the blending mode of operation, control the soap dispenser to not dispense the soap, and
• selectively control the rotation of the blending component during the cleaning mode of operation and the blending mode of operation.