A high thermal mass cooking oven with an oven compartment having multiple high thermal mass cooking racks spaced in parallel opposition but close proximity is provided. A large blower allows a large amount of heated air to enter the cooking compartment and be retained by the oven compartment walls and cooking racks. The cooking racks are more massive than a typical oven and provide high conductivity and emissivity.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a fixing assembly comprising: a wire rack having a vertical frame and a horizontal frame; a slide rail having a fixed rail coupled to the wire rack, and a movable rail slidably arranged on the fixed rail; and a fixing means for coupling the fixed rail to the wire rack, wherein the fixing means comprises a first fixing clip provided on one side of the fixed rail, and a second fixing clip provided at the other side of the fixed rail, and the first fixing clip is laterally supported on the horizontal frame first, and then the second fixing clip is horizontally fixed to the horizontal frame.

A toaster oven includes a housing having an internal heating compartment, at least one heating element within the internal heating compartment, a vent associated with at least one wall of the internal heating compartment, the vent being moveable between an open position where air is permitted to pass into the internal heating compartment through the vent, and a closed position where passage of air into the internal heating compartment through the vent is inhibited. The vent is configured to move from the closed position to the open position in response to a biasing force exerted by a food support tray received within the internal heating compartment.

A toaster oven includes a housing having an internal heating compartment, at least one heating element within the internal heating compartment, a vent associated with at least one wall of the internal heating compartment, the vent being moveable between an open position where air is permitted to pass into the internal heating compartment through the vent, and a closed position where passage of air into the internal heating compartment through the vent is inhibited. The vent is configured to move from the closed position to the open position in response to a biasing force exerted by a food support tray received within the internal heating compartment.

The present application concerns a telescopic rail comprising a first rail element, at least one further rail element and at least one rolling body cage for positioning a plurality of rolling bodies between two rail elements, wherein the rolling body cage has at least two receiving limbs having a respective plurality of through openings, wherein the receiving limbs together have a cross-section partially enclosing an internal space, and a plurality of rolling bodies received in the through openings in the receiving limbs, wherein the rolling body cage is arranged with the rolling bodies between the first rail element and the further rail element. According to the invention it is proposed that such a telescopic rail be modified to such an effect that the telescopic rail has a first group of rolling bodies and the rolling bodies of the first group are made of graphite, wherein the telescopic rail has a second group of rolling bodies and the rolling bodies of the second group are made of a material which is of greater hardness than the graphite of the rolling bodies of the first group, and wherein at least two rolling bodies of the second group are respectively received in the through openings of at least two receiving limbs.

A cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a case having a cooking chamber formed therein; a door for opening/closing a front opening of the case; a steam generation device mounted on the exterior of the case; and a steam supply pipe for connecting the steam generation device and the cooking chamber, wherein the steam generation device can comprise: a housing fixed to the case; a drawer provided so as to be able to be withdrawn from and put into the housing, and into which water for generating steam is filled; and a heating unit mounted on the lower surface of the drawer so as to heat the water filled inside the drawer.

The present invention relates to a baking tray (20) or baking grid, in particular a baking tray (20) for a cooking appliance (1), having a non-stick and/or non-wetting coating (12) obtainable by a process characterised by the following steps, a) providing a baking tray (20) or baking grid having a surface, in particular having an upper surface (7a) and a bottom surface (7b), b) preferably, pretreating of the surface (7a, 7b) of the baking tray (20) or baking grid at least partially, in particular completely, for providing a surface having a roughness being suitable for applying a non-stick and/or non-wetting coating (12) by mechanical treatment, physical treatment or chemical treatment, in particular by sandblasting and/or laser treatment and/or a surface activation treatment, particularly a plasma treatment, and/or an enamelling process to form a ground layer (13), c) applying the non-stick and/or non-wetting coating (12) to the pretreated surface (7a, 7b) of the baking tray (20) or baking grid or a surface (14a) of the ground layer (13), wherein the non-stick and/or non-wetting coating (12) comprises at least one layer (17) that is obtained by a sol-gel process from a first composition comprising a silica sol and a silane. The invention further relates to a cooking appliance (1), in particular a domestic oven comprising such a baking tray (20) or baking grid and a method for manufacturing such a baking tray (20) or baking grid.

A portable food warmer and cooker includes a housing having a base, a plurality of insulated sidewalls, and a latching lid. A food tray is removably securable within the interior volume of the housing. A heating coil is disposed within the interior volume of the housing such that it surrounds the food tray. The heating coil includes an inlet connector and an outlet connector, each of which extend exteriorly through one of the sidewalls of the housing. A pair of heater hoses connect the heating coil inlet and outlet to corresponding inlet and outlet connectors of a coolant system of a motor. The liquid coolant flows through the heater hoses and the heating coil, which transfers heat to the interior volume of the food tray. The device reaches high temperatures such that it can be utilized to cook raw foods utilizing the motor coolant liquid as a heat source.

A drip pan assembly includes an drip pan and a duct body attached to a lower surface of the drip pan. An upper surface of the drip pan at least partially defines a containment area where food drippings are collected/deposited. A bounded air channel extends along a lower surface of the drip pan for directing a flow of convective air along the lower surface.

A drip pan assembly includes an drip pan and a duct body attached to a lower surface of the drip pan. An upper surface of the drip pan at least partially defines a containment area where food drippings are collected/deposited. A bounded air channel extends along a lower surface of the drip pan for directing a flow of convective air along the lower surface.