Patent ID: 6951167
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: A21B,F24C

Abstract:
1. A bread maker having a casing forming an outer enclosure, and a baking tray inside the casing to contain bread dough, comprising: an upper heater inside the casing and facing an opening in the top of the baking tray to heat the baking tray; a lower heater inside the casing and facing a lateral part of the baking tray to heat the baking tray; and a water reservoir filled with water inside the casing adjacent to the lower heater, and generating steam while being heated by the lower heater, wherein a distance from a bottom of the bread maker to a top of the water reservoir is substantially equal to or greater than a distance from the bottom of the bread maker to the top of the baking tray to readily supply steam to the bread dough; wherein the bread maker is configured to generate steam during a bread making process.