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 . <EOS>