Enhanced automated food making apparatus

An automated food making apparatus, comprising:

• a carousel having a plurality of canisters, each canister storing an ingredient;
• a shuffler located within at least one canister of the plurality of canisters, with the shuffler having a first end that extends to an opposite second end;
• and
• a paddle located within the at least one canister,
• wherein the paddle is configured to rotate to dispense the ingredient from the at least one canister,
• wherein the first end of the shuffler is placed on a top side of the at least one canister and the second end of the shuffler is configured to directly contact the paddle as it rotates, and
• wherein the shuffler is configured to assist the dispensing by pushing the ingredients stored in the canister.

A method for dispensing ingredients from an automated food making apparatus, the method comprising:

• providing a canister to store ingredients;
• providing a paddle and a shuffler within the canister, with the shuffler having a first end that extends to an opposite second end;
• rotating the paddle to dispense the ingredients from the canister;
• and
• directly contacting the second end of the shuffler with the paddle as the paddle rotates to push the ingredients within the canister downward;
• and
• dispensing the ingredients from the canister.