Liquids including smoothies, soups, dressing, sauces and marinades: Use the blender container to make big batches of smoothies, blended soups like broccoli soup, tomato sauce or even marinades for meats.

Loose batters including pancake, cake and cheesecake batter: Instead of stirring them up by hand, mix up loose batters in a blender to add air and get them extra smooth.

The food processor container is best for:

Dips, sauces and spreads: Hummus, whipped feta and more are best done in a food processor. We also recommend a food processor for making homemade nut butters.

Dough: You can whip up cookie dough and even knead bread dough with the right food processor blades.

Slicing, shredding and chopping: Give your cutting board and knives a break and chop onions, slice zucchini and shred cheese using a food processor. It'll give you uniform cuts, faster.

The single-serve smoothie container is best for:

Well, smoothies: Make a small batch of your favorite smoothie in this on-the-go container.

Small batches: You can whip up smaller batches of salsa, mayo, sauces and more in this single-serve container. In general, the foods that work better in a blender will perform better here, too.