Foodstuff processing apparatus

A method of processing foodstuff materials, the method comprising:

• providing foodstuff materials into a material passage located between an exterior tube defining a longitudinal axis along its center and a single inner shaft extending along the longitudinal axis of an apparatus configured to process foodstuff material, wherein the exterior tube includes a foodstuff inlet and an outlet and the inner shaft includes multiple differently shaped protrusions extending therefrom;
• rotating the inner shaft in a first direction while the foodstuff materials are within the material passage, wherein the rotating results in multiple different processing functions of the foodstuff materials by the multiple differently shaped protrusions;
• and
• collecting the foodstuff materials from the outlet of the foodstuff processing apparatus after the multiple different processing functions have been performed by the multiple differently shaped protrusions.

A foodstuff processing apparatus, comprising:

• a material passage having a foodstuff inlet, an outlet, and a longitudinal axis along its center, wherein the material passage is configured to facilitate the conveyance of foodstuff materials from the foodstuff inlet to the outlet;
• an inner shaft located within the material passage and extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein the inner shaft is configured to be rotationally driven;
• and
• multiple differently shaped protrusions coupled to and extending from the inner shaft, wherein the multiple differently shaped protrusions include one or more unfilled hoops, unfilled hooks, and unfilled paddles that are configured to process the foodstuff materials when the inner shaft is rotationally driven.