Appliance for cooking food, comprising: - a housing, - at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) comprising a central orifice and removably mounted in the housing to receive food to be cooked, - at least one mixing paddle arranged to be removably mounted on or through the central orifice of said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) so as to mix the food to be cooked received in said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), - heating means, - drive means arranged to be coupled with the mixing paddle through the central orifice of the cooking vessel (21, 23) so as to rotate the mixing paddle in said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), characterised in that the device for cooking food has: - a first operating mode with paddle wherein said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) is arranged to be removably engaged with a paddle tube (50; 50A), arranged at least between said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) and a central part of the mixing paddle when the mixing paddle is mounted in said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), said paddle tube (50; 50A) being cable to comprise an indexing member arranged to be engaged with the housing so as to provide at least one rotation stop at said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), and - a second operating mode without paddle, wherein: i. said at least one cooking vessel is arranged to be removably engaged with a basket driver comprising an interface for coupling with the drive means so as to rotate said at least one cooking vessel, when the paddle tube and the mixing paddle are dismounted from the cooking appliance, or ii. at least one other cooking vessel is arranged to be removably engaged with a basket driver comprising an interface for coupling with the drive means so as to rotate said at least one other cooking vessel, when the paddle tube and the mixing paddle are dismounted from the cooking appliance. - a housing, - at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) comprising a central orifice and removably mounted in the housing to receive food to be cooked, - at least one mixing paddle arranged to be removably mounted on or through the central orifice of said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) so as to mix the food to be cooked received in said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), - heating means, - drive means arranged to be coupled with the mixing paddle through the central orifice of the cooking vessel (21, 23) so as to rotate the mixing paddle in said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), - a first operating mode with paddle wherein said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) is arranged to be removably engaged with a paddle tube (50; 50A), arranged at least between said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23) and a central part of the mixing paddle when the mixing paddle is mounted in said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), said paddle tube (50; 50A) being cable to comprise an indexing member arranged to be engaged with the housing so as to provide at least one rotation stop at said at least one cooking vessel (21; 23), and - a second operating mode without paddle, wherein: i. said at least one cooking vessel is arranged to be removably engaged with a basket driver comprising an interface for coupling with the drive means so as to rotate said at least one cooking vessel, when the paddle tube and the mixing paddle are dismounted from the cooking appliance, or ii. at least one other cooking vessel is arranged to be removably engaged with a basket driver comprising an interface for coupling with the drive means so as to rotate said at least one other cooking vessel, when the paddle tube and the mixing paddle are dismounted from the cooking appliance. i. said at least one cooking vessel is arranged to be removably engaged with a basket driver comprising an interface for coupling with the drive means so as to rotate said at least one cooking vessel, when the paddle tube and the mixing paddle are dismounted from the cooking appliance, or ii. at least one other cooking vessel is arranged to be removably engaged with a basket driver comprising an interface for coupling with the drive means so as to rotate said at least one other cooking vessel, when the paddle tube and the mixing paddle are dismounted from the cooking appliance.