Various examples are related to making flatbreads such as, e.g., a compact machine for making flatbread in a residential kitchen-type environment or other countertop, tabletop, or space limited applications. In one example, a machine includes a hopper including a mixing chamber configured for bulk addition of raw materials for preparation of flatbread pieces; a mixing assembly configured to blend the raw materials into a flatbread dough mixture; a dough piecing assembly configured to generate a dough piece from an extruded portion of the flatbread dough mixture; a lower platen configured to transfer the pressed flatbread dough piece to a cooking zone on the dough contacting surface for cooking; and a flatbread ejection station configured to remove a cooked flatbread piece from the machine. A second cooking zone can be included to further cook the pressed flatbread dough piece prior to ejection from the machine.

A kneading machine for food doughs includes a kneading bowl, one or more tool shafts rotatably mounted in a housing, a kneading tool attachable to the tool shaft and insertable into the kneading bowl, and a kneading space,each tool shaft being assigned a seal carrier fixed to the housing and which carries a seal arrangement to seal the tool shaft with respect to the seal carrier, the seal carrier being spaced from the tool shaft by a first gap outside the kneading space and which communicates directly with an escape space for food particles escaping out of the kneading space.

A processing line for a food mass including a size controller to control a food mass discharged piece by piece from a kneading bowl. The size controller includes a space-fixed portion including parallel or substantially parallel separating strips with longitudinal axes extending in a first direction, and a punch movable between an upper position and a lower position and movable towards the separating strips and including a base plate to press pieces of the food mass on the separating strips against the separating strips and to comminute the food mass.

A kneading machine for food doughs includes a kneading machine frame with a lower portion and a head portion attached to the lower portion. A kneading bowl can be arranged on the lower portion, a drive to rotate the kneading bowl is provided, and a kneading tool and a drive to drive the kneading tool are held on the head portion. Safety-relevant components of the kneading machine are surrounded by a housing and a major portion of the kneading machine frame is exposed. The exposed kneading machine frame includes struts between which respective free spaces are defined. The kneading machine includes a removable cover which covers at least a major portion of the free spaces defined by the exposed kneading machine frame towards an outside. The cover is fastened to the kneading machine frame and/or the housing by connections which can be released without tools.

A stirring device and a household dough mixer. The stirring device includes a rotating plate, an annular sliding plate, a stirring rod, a rotating disk, a main motor, a deceleration device and a transmission assembly. The rotating plate is provided with a groove. Opposite inner sides of the groove are both provided with a sliding slot. The annular sliding plate is provided with an opening, and arranged inside the groove. The stirring rod is arranged on the annular sliding plate. The rotating disk is connected to the annular sliding plate, and is connected to an output shaft of the main motor. The deceleration device is arranged between the rotating plate and the rotating disk. The transmission assembly is arranged between the sliding slot and the rotating disk. The rotating disk rotates to drive the annular sliding plate through the transmission assembly to reciprocate along the sliding slot.

Disclosed is an automatic dough mixer, comprising a base for placing and supporting, a body mounted on the base, a dough barrel mounted on the body as a container for dough mixing, a stirrer mounted on the body and arranged above the dough barrel for stirring flour and water in the dough barrel, a drive motor mounted on the body for driving the stirrer to rotate and stir, and an angle adjusting mechanism arranged between the base and the body for adjusting an inclination angle of the body relative to the base. The automatic dough mixer of the invention can effectively mix the flour in the dough barrel and avoid unmixed flour adhering to the dough barrel.

Disclosed is an automatic dough mixer, comprising a base for placing and supporting, a body mounted on the base, a dough barrel mounted on the body as a container for dough mixing, a stirrer mounted on the body and arranged above the dough barrel for stirring flour and water in the dough barrel, a drive motor mounted on the body for driving the stirrer to rotate and stir, and an angle adjusting mechanism arranged between the base and the body for adjusting an inclination angle of the body relative to the base. The automatic dough mixer of the invention can effectively mix the flour in the dough barrel and avoid unmixed flour adhering to the dough barrel.

A kneading machine includes a kneading machine frame with a lower portion and a head movable relative to the lower portion between a lower operating position and an upper cleaning position. A kneading bowl is on the lower portion and a drivable kneading tool and a lid closing an opening of the kneading bowl in the operating position are the head. The lid is surrounded on a circumferential side by a first safety ring of a safety device which projects beyond the lid on an underside thereof, and which is movably fastened to the lid. The safety device includes a detector to detect a relative movement between the lid and the first safety ring. The kneading machine frame includes at least two trunnion bearings, each defined by a trunnion and a matching receptacle.

A slide gate assembly includes a mounting plate with a through opening and an upper surface, and a top plate with a through opening and lower surface, wherein the through opening of the top plate aligns with the through opening of the mounting plate. A slide plate is mounted between the lower surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the mounting plate, wherein the slide plate is slidable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position the slide plate blocks material passage from the opening of the top plate to the opening of the bottom plate, wherein, in the open position, the slide plate permits material passage from the opening of the top plate to the opening of the bottom plate.

A method of manufacturing a homogeneous cheesecake mix is disclosed. More specifically, the method creates a harmonious and homogeneous cheesecake with the flavoring and coloring being distributed along the cheesecake mix. The present invention requires a cheesecake mix, a flavoring blend, a mixing bowl, a plurality of sensors, and a mechanical sensor. The initial amount of flavoring blend and the cheesecake mix are added into the mixing bowl to make an initial mixture. The initial mixture is mixed into a batter using a mechanical mixer. An incremental amount of flavoring blend is added and mixed into the batter to make a cheesecake mix. The cheesecake mix is then probed for color and concentration. Repeat the last two steps until desired color and flavor is achieved. Finally, the mechanical mixer is stopped to form the homogeneous cheesecake mix once the desired color and flavor is achieved.