Disclosed in an embodiment of the present application is a mixing apparatus, mixing machine, and cooking utensil. A mixing apparatus that can be fitted to an electric motor assembly. The electric motor assembly is able to drive the mixing apparatus to rotate for mixing food ingredients. The mixing apparatus comprises a connection part, stirring rods extended from the connection part and stirring bars. The positions at which the stirring bars are fitted to the stirring rods can be adjusted based on the type and quantity of food ingredients to increase mixing uniformity.

An attachment for use with a food processing system including a container body including a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to a food processing base, and a second end remote from said first end. The first end is open and the second end includes an end wall oriented transverse to the sidewall. A chamber is defined by said container body. A first agitating member is receivable at said first end and a second agitating member receivable at said second end. The second agitating member is extendable into said chamber from said second end.

A pestle and bowl assembly comprises a pestle having an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor. A lower end of the pestle includes a convex shape which has a frictional surface. The assembly also includes a bowl having a curved wall. The bowl is configured to receive the pestle and one or more food items therein. The bowl is operably held by a portion of the kitchen stand mixer. When the motor of the kitchen stand mixer is activated, the lower end of the pestle spins in a planetary orbit pattern and rotates simultaneously in the bowl to crush, grind and/or press one or more food items held in the bowl against the bowl.

An attachment for use with a food processing system including a container body including a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to a food processing base, and a second end remote from said first end. The first end is open and the second end includes an end wall oriented transverse to the sidewall. A chamber is defined by said container body. A first agitating member is receivable at said first end and a second agitating member receivable at said second end. The second agitating member is extendable into said chamber from said second end.

Micro puree machines have a locking assembly for locking a container to a coupling on the machine, preventing the container from rotating out of the coupling during processing. The locking assembly includes at least one protrusion on the container configured to slidably engage a slot on an interior surface of the coupling when the container is rotated in a clockwise direction. The coupling has a clip that is moveable from a first position, in which the clip prevents rotation of the container in the counterclockwise direction, to a second position, in which the clip allows rotation of the container in the counterclockwise direction. The clip is spring biased toward the second position. Pressing a button on the coupling moves the clip from the first to the second position.

A micro puree machine has a drive motor positioned within a lower portion of a housing extending along a vertical axis. A mixing shaft positioned within an upper portion of the housing extends at a non-parallel angle relative to the vertical axis. The bowl of ingredients is installed to an angled surface of the upper portion of the housing along the mixing shaft axis, allowing for easier viewing of the bowl installation.

A helical coupling assembly for a micro puree machine includes at least one protrusion on a processing bowl configured to slidably engage a slot on an interior surface of the coupling when the processing bowl is rotated in a clockwise direction. The slots are configured such that, for a certain range of rotation, the slots are not helical to prevent the bowl from disengaging during extrusion of ingredients from the bowl.

A system and method locks a processing shaft of a food processor to a blade during processing. The system includes a coupling with at least one socket. The coupling can be connected to move with the blade or the processing shaft. At least one ball bearing is positioned within a corresponding socket in a first configuration when the blade is not locked. As the processing shaft moves from the first configuration to a second configuration, each ball bearing moves from a corresponding socket into a cavity of the blade or a recess of the processing shaft, thereby locking the blade to the processing shaft.

A stand mixer includes a housing and a motor disposed in the housing. The stand mixer also includes a mixing shaft operably coupled to the motor and a gear cover coupled around the mixing shaft. A wiper attachment is removably coupled to the gear cover. The wiper attachment includes a seat portion and a blade extending from one end of the seat portion. The seat portion includes a floor extending between a pair of opposing sidewalls. The floor defines a semicircular opening at a distal end of the seat portion from the blade. The pair of opposing sidewalls and the semicircular opening of the seat portion of the wiper attachment are configured to engage with the gear cover in order to securely couple the wiper attachment to the gear cover.

A shaft adjustment assembly for a domestic appliance, the domestic appliance comprising a drive shaft, the shaft adjustment assembly includes an output shaft adjustably coupled to the drive shaft and including a chuck protrusion extending therefrom; a clutch cover positioned around the output shaft, the clutch cover being movable along the axial direction; at least one clutch pin operably coupled with the clutch cover, the at least one clutch pin selectively penetrating each of the drive shaft and the output shaft; a chuck sleeve positioned around the chuck protrusion, the chuck sleeve being movable with respect to the chuck protrusion; and a catch received within the chuck protrusion, the catch being movable between an engaged position and a recessed position.