A blender includes a housing, a water heater supported within the housing, the water heater including an enclosure having an upper portion and a lower portion, a plurality of fluid ports, a heating coil, and a one-way air valve located on the upper portion of the enclosure. The heating coil is primarily located in the lower portion of said enclosure.

A bale ripper assembly for pulling plant material from a bale may comprise a bale ripper device supportable on an auger of a feed mixer apparatus and having a first face and a second face with a perimeter. The perimeter may include a leading perimeter portion for orienting in a direction of movement of the device when the device is mounted on the auger of the mixer apparatus and the auger is rotated. The leading perimeter portion of the perimeter may include a plurality of sections with each section of the plurality of sections being oriented at an angle with respect to an adjacent said section of the leading perimeter portion. An outboard pair of the sections form an outboard tooth of the bale ripper device. The leading perimeter portion of the perimeter may have an edge face that extends between the first and second faces, and the edge face may be blunt.

An emulsion system is provided. The system includes a shaft that supports a plurality of cutting assemblies and plates in alternating order, wherein the cutting assembly rotates with respect to an in close proximity to the plate. The plurality of cutting plates each on their circumferential edge have an identification system to memorialize the diameter of the emulsion holes.

There is disclosed an insert and sieve for use with a food processor having a processing tool, the insert comprising a disc having at least one aperture for the passage of food previously processed by the processing tool and, wherein in the disc is configured to be locatable in a sieve and be removable therefrom. Other aspects are included herein.