Flour Funnel for KitchenAid stand mixer

Happy Thanksgiving - Make those Holiday Recipes with ease with this Easy to add dry ingredient funnel to your mixing bowl while the mixer is running (or not).  This offset funnel has a tool accessory post to mount onto the KitchenAid accessory port (the place where a noodle press or sausage maker would go).  Secure with the accessory knob at any angle you like.  Has enough clearance to allow mixer to be running while adding dry ingredients, and also with the bowl fully raised up.  Two models give you options for the shape of the bottom of the funnel where it gets near the spinning bits.  One with a cutout and one without a cutout.  I find I like to angle the non-cut-out version a little bit so the dry ingredients drop in on the side the mix is spinning in.

The funnel stands on it's own upside down for storage, or can be left on the mixer as shown.   Print it in fall colors for a festive look while baking.

FOOD WARNING for FDM prints.  Since there are a lot of gaps between lines in an FDM print, I suggest you follow normal FDM food precautions.  

CARE AND FEEDING: To me that means only use with dry ingredients, wipe off with a dry towel, and do not immerse in water (you don't want food to get inside the funnel walls).  A light rinse if necessary, and occasionally wipe with a cloth with a 10% laundry bleach mix, then lightly rinse and immediately dry with a clean towel.

To print -  PLEASE READ THIS SECTION ENTIRELY TO ENABLE THE BEST SUCCESS.

The files here are all meant to be loaded into prusa slicer via Open Project, not as "Import".   Three files are provided - two different versions for CoreXY printers, and one file (upside down) for bed slinger printers.

UPDATE - 12/9/2025 a new Prusa Slicer project file for those of you with bed slingers (MK3S, MK4, MK4S+, etc) has been added.  The only reviewer of this design tried printing it on his bed slinger, but was unable to print it successfully in the original orientation as a "sliced it himself" model.  Others have had success turning the model upside down on their bed slingers, sinking it into the bed, and enabling brim and supports.  The new "bed slinger" version of the design addresses that feedback.

NOTE - The original file is best printed on a CoreXy printer such as the Core-One, Core-One L, or Prusa XL, since it is a very tall print - print in the orientation shown in the .3mf file provided.  The orientation makes it unstable for printing on a printer where the bed moves in Y direction. 

The non-cutout file is meant to be loaded into your slicer as a project - as it has a modifier that I used to increase the infill % of the attachment post - suggest 50% gyroid for the post modifier.   The modifier is the reason the 3D Model Preview makes it look like the two versions have different post sizes.  One file has the modifier applied.  One does not.

The cut-out file should be modified to include the same mounting post modifier.

The rest of the print can be done with 4  perimeters and 10% infill.  I do not recommend changing the wall setting for that modifier because if you make the main part have one perimeter setting and the modifier a different perimeter setting, the post becomes a separate part that is not well attached to the funnel.  I used 4 perimeters - makes it harder for penetration from light rinsing.  I used a 5mm brim to give it more plate stick, and snug supports (supports on build plate only) to support the attachment post overhang.  Supports come of very easily, model does not get marred in any way.  When finished, pull off the supports, trim off the brim, and the funnel is ready to use.

The non-cutout model has a sacrificial support built in.  You can remove it when you get to the slicer or leave it there - it helps print by supporting the overhang.  Definitely enable supports though as the cutout further reduces the bed footprint.

I used my Core-One to print this because a bed slinger like the MK4S would add a lot of inertial stress that will mar the top of the model or knock it free of the plate.  CoreXY is perfect for this kind of tall model.  This model may not be printable at all on a bed slinger - depends on skill, orientation, and speed.