or used in the mixing art a mixing motor housing 54 surrounds and supports mixing motor 14 and housing 54 in turn is secured to carriage 17 in this manner carriage 17 supports motor 14 mixing motor 14 is axially aligned above cup 4 when cup 4 is in the cup receiving position the horizontal portion of the frame defines a floor to support cup 4 or an optional cup receiving holder 40 may be positioned on frame 12 at the cup receiving position in an embodiment where frame 12 defines a fluid receiving well holder 40 is at least partially placed in the well with the holder a cup never contacts a drain or floor of the apparatus which is thought to be more sanitary a rotatable mixing blade 20 extends vertically downwardly from mixing motor 14 via a shaft 22 blade 20 is used for mixing a consumable material in cup 4 motor 14 is operable to rotate mixing blade 20 and shaft 22 blade 20 moves relative to frame 12 when mixing motor 14 is raised or lowered via carriage 17 shaft 22 extends from mixing motor 14 at a fixed length as such blade 20 is reciprocally moveable along a shared axis with mixing motor 14 in one embodiment frame 12 further comprises a liquid well 30 sharing a vertical axis with cup 4 mixing motor 14 shaft 22 and splash shield 50 well 30 is a recess in the horizontal portion of the l shaped frame 12 including a floor 32 and a sidewall 34 in this embodiment floor 32 is considered to be a part.