Patent ID: 7157667

Claim:
A cooking device, comprising: a cooking area having an opening; a cooking device door for closing off said cooking area opening; a light source; a lighting device for lighting up said cooking area; said lighting device including at least a first reflector; said lighting device including said first reflector arranged in an interior of said cooking device door; said first reflector reflects light from said light source of said lighting device into said cooking area; and said light source arranged outside said cooking device door and radiates light in the direction of said first reflector, wherein said light source is arranged in a selected one of an arrangement wherein said light source is arranged outside a sealed area formed between said cooking device door and a muffle flange enclosing said cooking area opening and said light source is mounted in said muffle flange, said light source is arranged under a muffle floor of a muffle flange enclosing said cooking area opening, said light source is arranged adjacent to a door hinge provided in the cooking device, said light source is arranged separated by means of a heat-protective element from a bottom-heating heater unit, and said light source is arranged in an air-conducting duct.