Abstract: A machine for brewing hot beverages, such as coffee, has a container for a supply of fresh liquid with two communicating sections one of which communicates with the atmosphere and the other of which has a bottom wall directly above an electric heater. Two or more siphons are used to convey streams of boiling liquid from the other section into a holder for a supply of flavoring agent. The siphons, the holder and at least the second section of the container are made of a non-metallic material (particularly porcelain, certain plastics, glass, ceramic or earthenware) which does not adversely affect the aroma of the beverage.

Abstract: A food processor wherein a shaft which extends into the interior of a bowl is driven by an electric motor employs a whipping tool having a hub which receives torque from the shaft, either directly or through the medium of an adapter, and a disc-shaped portion. The underside of the disc-shaped portion is immediately adjacent to the upper side of the bottom wall of the bowl and has ribs separating radially extending channels each having an inlet in the region of the hub and one or more outlets at the periphery of the tool. When the tool rotates, the inlets draw air or receive air from a system of passages, and the channels discharge the thus admitted air into the material (such as cream, egg whites or mayonnaise) which gathers at the periphery of the tool so that the material is thoroughly mixed and is also whipped by admission of finely atomized air. The tool can process large or very small quantities of foodstuffs without changing its RPM.