Engineering Question

[JOhnH]

I suggest something that will slowly rotate the jar like a propeller. Round and round, very slowly and quietly. It won't give it a chance to settle and it won't disturb the molecular structure. Although good natural peanut butter doesn't have much chance to settle around here. Tahini is another good use. it can sit for quite a while and is like stirring cold tar.

 

[Henning]

I suggest something that will slowly rotate the jar like a propeller. Round and round, very slowly and quietly. It won't give it a chance to settle and it won't disturb the molecular structure. Although good natural peanut butter doesn't have much chance to settle around here. Tahini is another good use. it can sit for quite a while and is like stirring cold tar.

Nutella as well, not sure about the slow rotator though, that would have to be a storage rack. Ultrasonic, you also market it with a clamp in bowl for a home ultrasonic jewelry cleaner.

 

[LoneAspen]

What would be the chances of a plastic jar full of natural-style peanut butter bursting if it were placed in a paint shaker for about five minutes?

3,720 to 1

 

[PaulS]

I was thinking about marketing peanut butter shakers, modeled on paint shakers. Little countertop jobbies. It would eliminate the trauma of stirring.

Rich

First world problems.....

 

[Van Johnston]

I suggest something that will slowly rotate the jar like a propeller. Round and round, very slowly and quietly. It won't give it a chance to settle and it won't disturb the molecular structure. Although good natural peanut butter doesn't have much chance to settle around here. Tahini is another good use. it can sit for quite a while and is like stirring cold tar.

Homemade ice cream maker.

 

[jhausch]

I suggest something that will slowly rotate the jar like a propeller. Round and round, very slowly and quietly. It won't give it a chance to settle and it won't disturb the molecular structure. Although good natural peanut butter doesn't have much chance to settle around here. Tahini is another good use. it can sit for quite a while and is like stirring cold tar.

Beat me to it. This was my thought too. Something more along the lines of a fancy watch winder. Nice slow random rotation. A piece of....

kinetic art for your countertop (tm)

Get the shamwow dude to pitch it on late night tv.

 

[Sac Arrow]

There seems to be much concern that the PB container will burst, but no one has posited the mechanism by which this could happen. (Afterthought: this type of PB often comes in thin PET containers with snap lids, not the sturdy jars with screw-on lids used by the likes of Jif or Peter Pan. They may well be crushed. )

The most likely occurrence, to me anyway, is incompletely mixed ground peanuts. Well mixed peanut pieces and oil appears unlikely using this method.

What's to fear? Shake away!!

So we have multiple failure modes consisting of:

1. Jar breakage.
2. Lid retention failure.
3. Inadequate mixing performance.
4. Mechanical failure of the shaker assembly.
5. Internal electrical failure of the shaker assembly.
6. Operator electrocution.
7. Operator dismemberment.
8. Operator decapitation.
9. Microbial contamination of product.
10. Incorrect ambient temperature.

Now, things could get interesting if multiple sequential failures were to occur. Granted, the probability matrix would likely indicate a low potential, but let's say 1 or 2, 3, 9 and 10 occurred, one could potentially release Anthrax into the environment, causing a massive, deadly epidemic.

Bottom line is I wouldn't touch it.