Blender with varying internally and externally shaped container

A blender comprising:

• a base section including a plurality of control elements;
• and
• a blender container configured to set upon the base section, said blender container including:
• a circular base configured to engage the base section;
• a processing zone extending upwardly and separate from the circular base, the processing zone defined by a side wall and a substantially square bottom wall, wherein the side walls extend asymmetrically upward from the square bottom wall, the side wall including:
• a top portion defining an upper opening to the processing zone, the top portion including a curved pour spout formed therein;
• an outer portion;
• an inner portion within the processing zone;
• a plurality of substantially polygonal shaped, spaced ribs projecting into the processing zone from the inner portion of the side wall, each of the plurality of spaced ribs including a width and a depth, wherein both the width and the depth taper from a top end section adjacent the upper opening to a more narrow bottom end section adjacent the bottom wall;
• a substantially square shaped bottom end portion of the side wall including first, second, third and fourth side wall sections connected to one another through respective rounded corners, wherein a transition from the square shaped bottom end portion extends asymmetrically to the top portion, wherein the rounded corners are spaced from each of the plurality of spaced ribs;
• and
• the upper opening is substantially teardrop shaped and a narrow portion of the teardrop shape defines a curved pour spout, wherein the substantially teardrop shape includes a large convex curve interconnected to the curved pour spout with converging edges.

A method of processing ingredients in a blender including a base having at least one control element, a blender container supported on the base, and a blade set attached to the blender container, the method comprising:

• inserting ingredients into a processing zone of the blender container;
• initiating a processing event utilizing the control element such that the blade set rotates and establishes a downward suction force to draw the ingredients down into the processing zone, while also causing the ingredients to be effectively mixed by movement across a plurality of polygonal shaped spaced ribs projecting into the processing zone from an inner side wall portion of the blender container and tapering in both width and depth from a top end section adjacent an opening of the blender container to a more narrow bottom end section, that is substantially square shaped, adjacent a bottom wall of the blender container, wherein the inner side wall portion of the blender container extends asymmetrically upward from a circular base section to the square shaped bottom wall to the top end section;
• the opening of the blender container is substantially teardrop shaped and a narrow portion of the teardrop shape includes a lame convex curve interconnected with converging edges to the pour spout;
• and
• terminating the processing event after a desired processing time has elapsed.