Mixing Device for Natural Peanut Butter and Other Natural Nut Butters

A mixing device for cylindrical containers, comprising:

• a) a housing having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface, a bottom end, and an interior;
• b) two drive rollers and two guide rollers on the top surface;
• c) the rear end having a stop member on the top surface;
• d) the drive rollers and the guide rollers are constructed to cradle a jar and rotate the jar.
• e) the drive rollers and the guide rollers being mounted on axles positioned in the interior of the housing, wherein the axles slant downward 2 to 45 degrees from the front end to the rear end;
• f) the drive rollers positioned near one side of the housing and the guide rollers positioned near a second opposite side of the housing;
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• g) a motor and transmission in the interior of the housing operatively connected to the drive rollers.

A mixing device for cylindrical containers, comprising:

• a) a housing having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface, a bottom end, and an interior;
• b) two drive rollers and two guide rollers on the top surface;
• c) the rear end having a stop member on the top surface;
• d) the drive rollers and the guide rollers are constructed to cradle ajar and the drive rollers are constructed to rotate the jar.
• e) the drive rollers and the guide rollers being mounted on axles positioned in the interior of the housing, wherein the axles slant downward 2 to 45 degrees from the front end to the rear end;
• f) the drive rollers positioned near one side of the housing and the guide rollers positioned near a second opposite side of the housing;
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• g) a motor and transmission in the interior of the housing operatively connected to the drive rollers, wherein the drive rollers and guide rollers extend above the top surface by passing through slots in the top surface and wherein the drive rollers are constructed to rotate a cylindrical container between 5 and 200 RPM.

A method of mixing natural peanut butter in a cylindrical container, comprising the steps of:

• 1) providing a cylindrical container of natural peanut butter, the container having a top end with a lid and a bottom end;
• 2) tilting the top end of the container downward 2 to 45 degrees and rotating the container horizontally along its longitudinal axis at least 5 minutes;
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• 3) after step 2) tilting the top end of the container upward 2 to 45 degrees and rotating the container horizontally along its longitudinal axis at least 30 seconds.