Patent ID: 7285302

Claim:
Device for the controlled heating and cooling of eggs ( 18 ) in their shells at consumption temperature, comprising: an oven space ( 13 ) with a carrier plate ( 7 ) with a holder for the positioning of the eggs ( 18 ) virtually upright; a spray device ( 12 , 78 ) for the cooling of the eggs with a cooling liquid; a heating element ( 11 ) that generates steam; and apparatus ( 14 ) which subjects said steam to a forced flow over the eggs ( 18 ), wherein said carrier plate ( 7 ) has openings ( 16 ) such that at least part of the said steam is guided over the eggs ( 18 ) to heat substantially the entire surface of the eggs, wherein the device further comprises a vibratory source which ensures that liquid present in the oven space ( 13 ) or in the heating element ( 11 ) is atomised or evaporated at room temperature or a temperature of 25° C. to 30° C.