Patent ID: 9565963
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A21B,A47J,F22B,F24C,H05B

Claim:
1. A cooking apparatus comprising: a main body defining a cooking compartment therein, the cooking compartment being formed with a steam supply hole at a portion thereof to spray steam into the cooking compartment; a chamber mounted to the main body to store water therein; a steam generator mounted to the main body to supply steam to the cooking compartment through the steam supply hole; a water supply pump to pump water from the chamber to the steam generator; a drain pump to pump water from the steam generator to the chamber; and a heater disposed in the steam generator, wherein the steam generator includes a first part in which water supplied from the chamber is stored, and a second part extending upward from the first part and having a smaller width than the first part's width, and a temperature sensor mounted to an outer surface of the first part, the temperature sensor being located at a position corresponding to a position of the heater.