A domestic kitchen appliance having a cooking chamber and an area to be cooled, the domestic kitchen appliance comprising: a peltier device having a hot side and a cold side; a hot-side heat-sink attached to the hot side of the peltier device, the hot-side heat-sink configured to remove heat from the hot side of the peltier device and transfer the heat removed from the hot side of the peltier device to the cooking chamber; a cold-side heat-sink attached to the cold side of the peltier device, the cold-side heat-sink fluidly connected to the area to be cooled; and a voltage supply that supplies voltage to the peltier device to cause the peltier device to absorb heat from the cold-side heat-sink into the cold side of the peltier device and to expel heat from the hot side of the peltier device into the hot-side heat-sink, wherein the area to be cooled is outside of the cooking chamber, wherein the domestic kitchen appliance further comprises a cold-side fan configured to circulate air around the cold-side heat sink, characterized in that the domestic kitchen appliance further comprises an exhaust duct having an exhaust outlet, wherein the cold-side fan moves the air through the exhaust duct and out of the exhaust outlet, wherein the domestic kitchen appliance further comprises an opening in the exhaust duct, wherein the opening fluidly connects the area to be cooled with the exhaust duct, and the cold-side fan draws the air from the area to be cooled, through the opening, and into the exhaust duct, wherein the domestic kitchen appliance further comprises control electronics that control heating operations of the domestic kitchen appliance, wherein the control electronics are located in the area to be cooled, and/or wherein the control electronics are fluidly connected to the area to be cooled. a peltier device having a hot side and a cold side; a hot-side heat-sink attached to the hot side of the peltier device, the hot-side heat-sink configured to remove heat from the hot side of the peltier device and transfer the heat removed from the hot side of the peltier device to the cooking chamber; a cold-side heat-sink attached to the cold side of the peltier device, the cold-side heat-sink fluidly connected to the area to be cooled; and a voltage supply that supplies voltage to the peltier device to cause the peltier device to absorb heat from the cold-side heat-sink into the cold side of the peltier device and to expel heat from the hot side of the peltier device into the hot-side heat-sink, wherein the area to be cooled is outside of the cooking chamber, wherein the domestic kitchen appliance further comprises a cold-side fan configured to circulate air around the cold-side heat sink, wherein the cold-side fan moves the air through the exhaust duct and out of the exhaust outlet, wherein the domestic kitchen appliance further comprises an opening in the exhaust duct, wherein the opening fluidly connects the area to be cooled with the exhaust duct, and the cold-side fan draws the air from the area to be cooled, through the opening, and into the exhaust duct, wherein the domestic kitchen appliance further comprises control electronics that control heating operations of the domestic kitchen appliance, wherein the control electronics are located in the area to be cooled, and/or wherein the control electronics are fluidly connected to the area to be cooled.