Mixing and/or kneading apparatus

摘要

A mixing and/or kneading machine for dough, foodstuff, or the like includes a vat, a support for rotatably supporting the vat for rotation about a vertical axis, the vat having a bottom with an aperture therein and a closure member for the aperture. Operable means are provided for moving the closure member between a closed position in which the closure member closes the aperture and an open position in which the closure member is displaced from a position underlying the aperture such that the contents of the vat are free to exit vertically downwardly from the aperture.