Abstract: A table-top multi-purpose device (10), for cutting, chopping, grating, squeezing or whipping foodstuffs, comprises a rotating element (19) for processing the foodstuffs placed therein, a drive mechanism (16) for transmitting movement to the element (19) includes an element (15) which engages with the end of the rotating shaft (22) of an immersion type blender (11) disposed in a housing (12), and a safety device (21) for preventing the blender (11) from being inserted in the housing (12) when the lid (23) of the device (10) is not tightly closed in place.