A package for a food product can include an insert enclosed within a single film formable using, e.g., flow-wrapping, to enclose the food product and the insert. At least one portion of insert may be made up of an absorbent material laminated to a backing, the absorbent material adapted to absorb moisture within the package. The insert may include a base upon which the food product can be placed and two or more sides extending up from the base to contain the food product from moving in one or more directions. Fins or overlapping portions of the film may be configured on at least two edges of the single film allowing a seal to be created thereby further allowing the single film to substantially enclose the food product and the insert. Crimped seals may further be employed to completely seal the food product and the insert within the single film. One or more of the seals may be self-venting to release accumulated steam/moisture during a cooking or preparation process.

The present invention provides a cooker including a cooking chamber having an opening, a door for opening and closing the opening, heaters provided in an upper portion and a lower portion of the cooking chamber, a superheated steam generator that supplies superheated steam into the cooking chamber, and a water spraying section that sprays water into the cooking chamber. A reducing state is established in the cooking chamber.

A household appliance includes: a treatment chamber for receiving goods to be treated, the treatment chamber having a bottom for collecting condensed water from a treatment process, the bottom of the treatment chamber having, on its side facing away from the treatment chamber, at least one flat heating element which heats the bottom of the treatment chamber in at least some regions by at least one electrical heating element, and evaporates the condensed water collected there into the treatment chamber. The electrical heating element includes a heating layer. The at least one flat heating element includes an electrical measuring element including a measuring layer.

Heating chamber for heating food, a steam generating device for generating steam, steam chamber disposed in heating chamber, and steam introduction channel for introducing steam generated by the steam generating device to steam chamber are included. Steam chamber discharge channel for introducing water accumulated in steam chamber to outside of steam chamber is provided. Therefore, a sanitary heating cooker capable of preventing food from being immersed with condensed water, as well as preventing heating chamber from being flooded with water overflowing from steam chamber can be provided.

A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber for cooking a product to be cooked. An air-guiding plate is arranged in the cooking chamber and coupled by a coupling device to a transmitter/receiver unit which transmits and/or receives a high frequency signal. The air-guiding plate is configured as a planar antenna for transmitting the high frequency signal between the coupling device and a sensor that can be arranged in the cooking chamber.

The heating cooker includes microwave generation devices that transfer microwaves to a cooking chamber, and a steam generation device that generates steam. The generated steam is guided to a first container, and a second container is provided on the first container. Then, a first foodstuff in the first container is heated by microwaves, and is also directly heated by the steam. A second foodstuff in the second container is heated by the microwaves, and is also indirectly heated by the steam. Accordingly, the heating cooker provided with cooking container capable of quickly heating a plurality of foodstuffs while improving the taste can be realized by using the heat of the microwaves and the steam.

Provided is water treatment container in which water treatment material for treating water passing through at least a part of water treatment material is sealed. Water treatment container has water treatment container inlet port, which is an inlet port, and water supply pump connection-part, which is an outlet port, on horizontally opposite ends of water treatment container. Space defined between a surface of an upper inner wall of water treatment container and water treatment material is provided on at least a part of water treatment container from water treatment container inlet port to water supply pump connection-part. According to this configuration, if dust component is accumulated in water treatment material because of water treatment, water flows in space defined between the surface of the upper inner wall of water treatment container and water treatment material, which functions as a bypass. It is thus possible to prevent an increase in a pressure loss and a reduction in a flow rate without degrading water treatment performance.

The steam generating device includes temperature increasing unit that turns water into steam, heat source that supplies heat to temperature increasing unit, and water storage unit that has a recess below temperature increasing unit. Temperature increasing unit of steam generating device is preheated to a predetermined temperature, and water stored in water storage unit contacts with temperature increasing unit. According to this configuration, a large volume of steam can be instantaneously generated, and scale adhesion can be reduced because a scale component dissolves in the water in water storage unit.

The present invention includes water supply tank that stores water, water treatment container that communicates with water supply tank and in which water treatment material for treating water passing through water treatment material is sealed, and water supply pump serving as a water supply device that communicates with water treatment container and sucks up water in water supply tank via water treatment container. Water treatment container is detachably connected to outside of water supply tank. According to this configuration, water treatment container is not always immersed in water in water supply tank, and thus upon replacement of water treatment container, water treatment container can be easily replaced without dripping water and wetting the surrounding area. In addition, mold, bacteria, and the like hardly propagate on an outer side of water treatment container and water treatment container can be kept sanitary.

Household appliance (1) for cooking and/or baking food stuffs or bakery ware (2) comprising a heatable cavity (3) for placing the food stuffs or bakery ware (2), an access door (4) for accessing the cavity (3), a compartment (5) located exterior of said cavity (3), said compartment being in fluid communication with said cavity (3) by at least one duct (6), a control unit (10), at least one first sensor (8) located in the compartment (5) and being connected to the control unit (10), and wherein the at least one first sensor (8) is capable of measuring a first input value in said compartment (5), and at least one second sensor (9) capable of measuring a second input value, wherein said second input value is a temperature value wherein said control unit comprises a matrix of humidity index values, said matrix being deposited in said control unit (10), and wherein said control unit (10) is capable of correlating said input value of said at least one first sensor (8) to a humidity index value from said matrix.