The invention relates to a device for the dough-saving production of a dough strand (28) from a dough mass (6) found in a container (5), for which the container (5) has an outlet (27) at the bottom. The container (5) is made to rotate about its axis (7). The outlet (27) is edged by the container (5) and by a cutting disk (13) forming at least a part of the base of the container (5). The cutting disk (13) is also made to rotate in the same direction as the container (5).