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A food preparation device or system which includes the following: (i) a base dimensioned to hold food containers and includes a first opening to receive the food containers and a second opening; (ii) an extraction mechanism to extract food items from each container in the base, through the second op

A food preparation device or system which includes the following: (i) a base dimensioned to hold food containers and includes a first opening to receive the food containers and a second opening; (ii) an extraction mechanism to extract food items from each container in the base, through the second opening and to a preparation receptacle; (iii) a heating mechanism in the preparation receptacle; and (iv) one or more processors and memory containing instructions that, when executed cause the food preparation device or system to prepare the food items for consumption.

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1. A device comprising: a housing, the housing comprising:a base to retain a set of food containers of a pre-determined dimension, the base providing an opening to receive the set of food containers at a front side of a lower portion of the base or a side of a lower portion of the base;a top segment

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A device comprising: a housing, the housing comprising:a base to retain a set of food containers of a pre-determined dimension, the base providing an opening to receive the set of food containers at a front side of a lower portion of the base or a side of a lower portion of the base;a top segment operatively coupled to the base to receive each food container of the set of food containers, the top segment extending over a receptacle region;an extraction mechanism provided with the top segment to extract a food item from each food container of the set of food containers when the set of food containers is received by the top segment, the extraction mechanism including at least one of a vacuum or an injector to extract the food item from each container in the set of food containers into a preparation receptacle provided below the top segment;a heating mechanism to control a temperature of the preparation receptacle; anda processing resource to:identify a recipe;determine the set of food containers based on the recipe;verify each food container of the set of food containers, which are received in the base;control the extraction mechanism to extract the food item from each of the set of food containers; andcontrol the temperature of the heating mechanism. 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a motorized rod extending from the top segment into the preparation receptacle. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the processing resource controls the motorized rod in stirring or mixing the food item extracted from each food container of the set of food containers. 4. The device of claim 2, wherein the motorized rod includes a base segment, a joint, and an end segment, the end segment configured to move in multiple directions about the joint within the preparation receptacle. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the processing resource controls a temperature of the heating mechanism based on the recipe. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the injector includes at least one of an air injector or a liquid injector. 7. The device of claim 1, further comprising: a movement mechanism that moves each food container of the set of food containers into engagement with the extraction mechanism. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the movement mechanism includes a conveyer system that lifts or lowers the food container upwards or downwards into engagement with the extraction mechanism. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the processing resource receives the recipe from one of (i) a computer of a user, or (ii) a network resource. 10. The device of claim 1, further comprising a user interface that receives input from a user, including input that identifies at least one of (i) a portion of the recipe, or (ii) a network source for the recipe. 11. The device of claim 1, further comprising a memory resource that stores information about each food container of the set of food containers, including the food item included in each food container of the set of food containers. 12. The device of claim 11, wherein the processing resource parses the recipe for food items, and to identify each food container of the set of food containers that matches each food item of the food items specified in the recipe. 13. The device of claim 1, further comprising an optical reader, and wherein the processing resource receives an input from the optical reader to verify that each food container of the set of food containers is received in the opening. 14. The device of claim 1, wherein the processing resource determines a sequence for introducing food items from the recipe into the preparation receptacle, and provides an output to indicate an order for how each food container in the set of food containers are received within the base based on the sequence. 15. A device comprising: a housing, the housing comprising:a base to retain a set of food containers of a pre-determined dimension, the base providing an opening to receive the set of food containers at a front side of a lower portion of the base or a side of a lower portion of the base;a top segment operatively coupled to the base to receive each food container of the set of food containers, the top segment extending over a receptacle region;an extraction mechanism provided with the top segment to extract a food item from each food container of the set of food containers when the set of food containers is received by the top segment, the extraction mechanism including at least one of a vacuum or an injector to extract the food item from each container in the set of food containers into a preparation receptacle provided below the top segment;a heating mechanism to control a temperature of the preparation receptacle; anda control mechanism that controls the extraction mechanism or movement mechanism into causing each food container of the set of food containers to engage the extraction mechanism, so that the food item from each food container in the set of food containers is emptied into the preparation receptacle. 16. The device of claim 15, further comprising: a motorized rod extending from the top segment into the preparation receptacle. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the motorized rod includes a base segment, a joint, and an end segment, the end segment configured to move in multiple directions about the joint within the preparation receptacle. 18. The device of claim 15, wherein the injector includes at least one of an air injector or a liquid injector.