Patent ID: 8337072

Claim:
A stirring tool for preparing food, comprising: a stirring blade mounted on a blade mount, the blade mount being fixed to a rotating shaft, the stirring blade being rotated by a driving force; and a hollow blade cover which covers a periphery of the stirring blade; wherein the stirring blade is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate, and a portion of a radially inward edge of the stirring blade is joined with the blade mount, said portion of the radially inward edge extending in a lengthwise direction along the blade mount; wherein the stirring blade has an edge part that faces an inner circumferential face of the blade cover and extends adjacent to the inner circumferential face; and wherein the blade cover has openings at the end of the blade cover and in a peripheral wall of the blade cover for circulation of the stirred ingredients, at least a portion of the said edge part that faces the inner circumferential face can be seen through an opening when the rotating blade rotates.