Food processing machine and associated bowl and drive arrangement

A food processing machine, comprising:

• a mixer body including a stand and a bowl support;
• a bowl mounted atop the bowl support, the bowl including a bottom wall with an opening therein, the bowl having an upper edge, wherein a bowl height is defined by a linear distance from the opening to a height of the upper edge;
• a tubular member formed separate from the bowl and connected to the bowl, the tubular member extending upward from the opening and within the bowl, the tubular member including a lower end and an upper end, wherein a tube height is defined by a linear distance from the opening to a height of the upper end of tubular member, wherein the tube height is less than the bowl height;
• a drive mounted below the bowl support, the drive including a rotatable drive shaft extending upward through the opening of the bottom wall of the bowl and upward through the tubular member, the rotatable drive shaft including an upper end, wherein a drive shaft height is defined by a linear distance from the opening to a height of the upper end, wherein the drive shaft height is greater than the tube height and less than the bowl height.