System and method for infusion and desiccation of foodstuffs

A food recycler comprising:

• a motor;
• a gearbox communicating with the motor;
• a bucket having a blade structure that is in communication with the gearbox;
• a drying component used to process food material in the bucket;
• and
• a lid configured on a top portion of the food recycler, wherein an air flow through the food recycler enters in an intake opening at a lower portion of the food recycler, travels through an internal cavity of the food recycler, and exits an exhaust opening in a top surface of the food recycler.

A method of recycling food in a food recycler, the method comprising:

• drawing air, via a fan, through an air intake opening at a base of the food recycler according to a first air path;
• drawing the air, via the fan, from the first air path across a motor compartment according to a second air path;
• drawing the air, via the fan, from the second air path across a gearbox and up through a channel between a bucket and a bucket receptacle of the food recycler according to a third air path;
• drawing the air, via the fan, from the third air path and into the bucket according to a fourth air path;
• drawing the air, via the fan, from the fourth air path out of the bucket and into a lid of the food recycler according to a fifth air path;
• drawing the air, via the fan, from the fifth air path to a filter component according to a sixth air path;
• and
• drawing the air, via the fan, from the sixth air path away from the food recycler according to a seventh air path.