Patent ID: 6655264
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A steam cooker comprising:a water reservoir for water that is to be converted into steam by a steam generator; a cooking enclosure for receiving at least one of a cooking vessel and a support provided with flow passages, said cooking enclosure being arranged to be supplied with steam from the steam generator; an intermediate collecting receptacle associated with said cooking enclosure and disposed for collecting liquid that appears in said cooking enclosure during a cooking operation, said intermediate collecting receptacle having a bottom wall provided with pouring means via which liquid can flow from said intermediate collecting receptacle into said water reservoir; and a removable closing means associated with said pouring means for selectively blocking flow of liquid via said pouring means, wherein said pouring means are constituted by an orifice in said bottom wall, and said pouring means are configured to allow complete emptying of said intermediate collecting receptacle when said removable closing means are removed from said pouring means.