Blender with food processor capabilities

A blender comprising:

• a base, said base including a motor, a microcontroller and a user interface,
• said microcontroller being in communication with said motor and said user interface, and
• said microcontroller comprising a central processing unit, a read only memory and a nonvolatile memory, said read only memory including preprogrammed routines associated with a plurality of predetermined functions;
• a sensor assembly, said sensor assembly being in communication with said microcontroller and comprising a plurality of female members on said base and a male member on a container so as to be able to sense the presence and type of said container, and
• a blade base, said blade base including a blade unit having at least a first blade and a second blade having a different design from the first blade, said blade unit connected to said base on one end and to said container on the other end so that said motor may actuate said blade unit of said blade base;
• wherein said microcontroller is operative to retrieve said routines from said read only memory and operate said motor based on said preprogrammed motor routines.