Donut Maker

People have been making donuts for centuries, but the first automated donut maker wasn't invented until 1920.¹ Most commercially produced donuts are now made using a mechanized donut manufacturing system.

Fast Facts

1. Inventor: Adolph Levitt¹
2. Invented: 1920
3. 1925: Levitt began selling his donut maker to other bakeries¹
4. 1934: World's Fair in Chicago named donuts "The food hit of the Century of Progress"¹
5. 1934: Levitt made $25 million a year selling his donut machine to bakeries¹

Home Models

The first donut makers were designed for commercial purposes, but are now also available for home use. There are several different types of donut makers, ranging from fully automated machines that take care of the entire process to simple gadgets designed to be filled with batter and then drop the appropriate amount of batter into hot oil with a simple lever action.²

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