Patent ID: 8656828

Claim:
An electric oven comprising: a cooking chamber having at least one heating member; and at least one support member disposed within said cooking chamber for supporting food, wherein said cooking chamber is provided with a vertically movable pressing member for pressing said food against said at least one support member to cook said food while kept pressed, said vertically movable pressing member being movable so as to uniformly press against said food in a horizontal plane when said cooking chamber is closed; actuating means for moving said pressing member, said actuating means including a hand operated lever disposed on a lateral outer side of said cooking chamber; and blocking means for fixing the pressing member in any position, wherein said blocking means are adapted to cooperate with the actuating means for blocking the actuating means while the cooking chamber is closed and in which said blocking means are operated from outside the cooking chamber and the pressing member is movable under its own weight along a shaped guide defining at least one first blocking position for the pressing member in a position for pressing food to be cooked against said at least one support member, and at least one second blocking position for the pressing member in a position spaced apart from the food to be cooked.