received by the International Bureau on 14 November 2017 (14.1 1.2017)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A food processing system, comprising:

a base having a rack that is movable;

an actuator having at least one of a gear, pinion or rotational transfer device that is configured to move the rack on the base, wherein the actuator is configured to be releasably mounted to the base and releasably attached to a device that differs from the base, and the actuator having an unactuated position and an actuated position;

at least one of the actuator and the base comprises a mechanism for releasably securing the actuator to the base, and the mechanism is configured to provide positive confirmation of proper securement of the actuator to the base; and

a plurality of accessories, each configured to be individually and interchangeably mountable to and releasable from at least one of the base or the actuator, such that each accessory performs a food processing function when the actuator is moved from the unactuated position to the actuated position,

2. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a receptacle, and the actuator comprises an actuator base that is configured to be releasably secured in the receptacle. 3. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a handle that is configured to move relative to the base.

6. The food processing system of claim 5, wherein the at least one of the actuator and the base comprises a release mechanism configured to release the mechanism for releasing the actuator from the base.

7. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a pan.

8. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein the accessories comprise one or more of the following items: a dough press for forming shaped food items, a meat press, a meat slicer, a meat tenderizer, a meat grinder, a tortilla press, a cheese cutter, a vegetable cutter, a pizza cutter, a donut cutter, a wine bottle opener, a can crusher, a can opener, a nut cracker, an ice crusher, a pasta extruder, a pasta press, a vegetable spiraler, a vegetable shredder, a fruit juicer, a fruit corer, a garlic press, a corn shredder, a bread slicer, a bagel guillotine, an herb mincer, a potato cutter, a potato peeler, a hard-boiled egg slicer, a hard- boiled egg shell peeler, a cherry pitter, a com shredder, an attachment for a blender or mixer, a bar-in-a-box or baker-in-a-box.

9. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein each accessory attaches to the base or the actuator in a same way.

11. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein each of the accessories attaches to the base or the actuator via at least one of the following items: a pull lock, a removable pin in holes of the actuator and the accessory, a rotatable key lock, a rotatable spline lock, a slide lock, a tongue and groove lock, a clamp, a snap ring, a mount connector, a quick- release mechanism, a cam lock, threads or a button snap.

12. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein at least some of the accessories are configured to be adjustably attached to the base at different elevations.

13. The food processing system of claim 1, further comprising a stand configured to store the actuator when the actuator is not in use.

14. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a plurality of actuators, each of which is configured to be individually releasably attached to the base; and further comprising; an extended handle configured to be coupled to the actuators, such that the actuators are configured to move one of the accessories relative to the base in unison via the extended handle. 15. The food processing system of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a pan having a surface configured to support food;

a cutter configured to be mounted to the pan, the cutter comprises a cutter base and cutting elements mounted to the cutter base, and the cutting elements are configured to move relative to the pan to cut food in the pan; and

a press configured to be coupled to the cutter and configured to retain food in the pan as the cutting elements are removed from the food after cutting the food.