Bowl

A bowl for the mixing of food, comprising:

• a curved base comprising a convex and substantially smooth outer surface that forms a part of a sphere or of an ellipsoid,
• wherein on the outer surface are configured a plurality of groups of at least three knobs in each group, with each knob having a bearing surface,
• wherein the knobs respectively have a diameter which amounts to no more than half the distance between respectively two adjacent knobs, and
• wherein the bearing surfaces of all knobs of each three knob group form a common plane, so that the bowl has a plurality of options of placement onto a plane surface, in an oblique position and in an orientation inclined with respect to gravitational direction, such that the bowl rests with all knobs of one three knob group on the plane surface, in order for the user to be able to hold the bowl in said oblique position during the stirring of food present in the bowl.