Kitchen appliance

The invention concerns a kitchen appliance comprising an electric drive motor (9) which is disposed in a housing (1, 3, 4) substantially perpendicular to the surface on which said appliance stands. The drive motor (9) is surrounded by a housing part (3), ventilation apertures (13, 14) being formed in the housing (1, 3, 4). The drive motor (9) is not provided with fan wheels. Viewed in the longitudinal extension (X) of the drive motor (9), the ventilation apertures (13, 14) are disposed substantially in the region of the opposite ends of the housing part (3). The ventilation aperture (14) through which the hot air (18) is discharged is disposed above the drive motor (9). As a result, even without fan wheels, an air flow is produced by convection from the air inlet apertures (13) to the air outlet apertures (14), so rendering the appliance more economical and quieter yet providing adequate cooling of the drive motor (9).