Patent ID: 6962105

Claim:
A kitchen appliance for cooking foods formed as a base unit for use with other similarly sized base units in a kitchen, comprising a support structure ( 2 ) having a lower support base ( 3 ), and a cooking device ( 5 ) mounted in correspondence with an upper operative portion of said support structure ( 2 ), characterised in that said cooking device ( 5 ) comprises: a cooking tank ( 6 ); a water inlet conduit ( 9 ) having a first end ( 13 ) that is connectable to a water supply system and a second end ( 14 ) connected to said tank ( 6 ) for pouring water on command into said cooking tank ( 6 ); a drain conduit ( 8 ) connected to a bottom of said tank ( 6 ) by means of a first shut-off valve ( 10 ) and connectable to a drain system, to discharge on command the contents of said tank ( 6 ); and heating means ( 7 ) operatively associated to said tank ( 6 ) to heat contents of the tank on command; said kitchen appliance ( 1 ) further comprising at least a covering element ( 16 ) engaged over said support structure ( 2 ) and movable from an open position allowing access to said cooking device ( 5 ), to a closed position covering said cooking device ( 5 ) and defining a lateral support plane ( 17 ) of the base unit above said support structure.