Abstract: A device for removing dross from the bottom of a molten metal bath comprises a perforated basket assembly for receiving said dross, pumping means for pumping said bottom dross and molten metal from the bottom of the molten metal bath into the perforated basket assembly when the perforated basket assembly is in a pumping position, lifting and/or rotating means for moving said perforated basket assembly from its pumping position out of said molten metal bath in a separation position and in a disposal position and separation means for separating said bottom dross from said molten metal, wherein the separation means comprise a paddle assembly capable of contacting said dross inside the perforated basket assembly with a cutting action in a first position followed by a cutting action in at least one adjacent second position, when the perforated basket assembly is in the separation position.