Abstract: An independent stirring cooking receptacle comprising a cooking container, where the cooking container receives a plurality of ingredients; a lid covering a top portion of the cooking container; a motor positioned above the lid; a rod extending from the motor and through a hole within the lid, where the rod is rotated by the motor; a stir shaft attached to a bottom portion of the rod, where the stir shaft rotates as the rod rotates; a stirring means attached to the stir shaft, where the stirring means mixes the plurality of ingredients; and a paddle fastened to a bottom portion of the stir shaft, where the paddle slides against a bottom of the cooking container and wherein the motor, the stirring means and the paddle enable the plurality of ingredients to mix without a user.