A food steamer includes a base, a cooking container receivable by said base, a lid receivable atop said cooking container, a boiler housed within the base, a steam flow pathway extending from said boiler to said lid for directing steam generated by said boiler into said container through said lid, a control unit configured to control operation of said food steamer in response to a user input. The control unit is configured to automatically deactivate the boiler when the lid is removed from the cooking container.

A cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a case in which a cooking chamber is formed; a door for opening or closing the front opening of the case; a steam generating device mounted to the outer surface of the case; and a steam supply tube for connecting the steam generating device to the cooking chamber, wherein the steam generating device includes: a housing fixed to the case; a drawer which can be pushed into and pulled out of the housing and is filled with water for steam generation; and an induction unit installed at the bottom of the housing so as to heat water filled in the drawer by using electromagnetic induction.

A cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a case in which a cooking chamber is formed; a door for opening or closing the front opening of the case; a steam generating device mounted to the outer surface of the case; and a steam supply tube for connecting the steam generating device to the cooking chamber, wherein the steam generating device includes: a housing fixed to the case; a drawer which can be pushed into and pulled out of the housing and is filled with water for steam generation; and an induction unit installed at the bottom of the housing so as to heat water filled in the drawer by using electromagnetic induction.

A foreign substance trap device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first member in which at least one fluid intake hole is formed; a second member in which at least a portion of an exhaust channel, through which gas in liquid flowing inside through the fluid intake hole is discharged, is formed; and a movable member movably disposed between the first member and the second member and closing the exhaust channel by being moved by liquid in fluid flowing inside through the fluid intake hole.

A foreign substance trap device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first member in which at least one fluid intake hole is formed; a second member in which at least a portion of an exhaust channel, through which gas in liquid flowing inside through the fluid intake hole is discharged, is formed; and a movable member movably disposed between the first member and the second member and closing the exhaust channel by being moved by liquid in fluid flowing inside through the fluid intake hole.

A rice gel production system for producing rice gel in a form of a gel including: a cooking unit that cooks or steams raw-material rice to obtain cooked rice; a cooked rice conveyance unit that conveys the cooked rice; and a pulverizing unit that receives the cooked rice from the cooked rice conveyance unit and pulverizes the cooked rice to obtain rice gel. The pulverizing unit includes: a first pulverizing unit that pulverizes the cooked rice to obtain first pulverized rice; and a second pulverizing unit that pulverizes the first pulverized rice discharged from the first pulverizing unit, the pulverization by the second pulverizing unit being performed more finely as compared with the pulverization performed by the first pulverizing unit 100A to obtain the rice gel.

A rice gel production system for producing rice gel in a form of a gel including: a cooking unit that cooks or steams raw-material rice to obtain cooked rice; a cooked rice conveyance unit that conveys the cooked rice; and a pulverizing unit that receives the cooked rice from the cooked rice conveyance unit and pulverizes the cooked rice to obtain rice gel. The pulverizing unit includes: a first pulverizing unit that pulverizes the cooked rice to obtain first pulverized rice; and a second pulverizing unit that pulverizes the first pulverized rice discharged from the first pulverizing unit, the pulverization by the second pulverizing unit being performed more finely as compared with the pulverization performed by the first pulverizing unit 100A to obtain the rice gel.

An illumination device for a cooking apparatus, the illumination device including a light source and a light conductor rod that conducts light emitted by the light source to a cooking cavity of the cooking apparatus; a support that supports the light conductor rod at a support element of the cooking apparatus, wherein the support includes a pivot joint that supports a fixing device for the light conductor rod, so that the light conductor rod is movably supported in the support.

A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance may include a guide that regulates an installation position of a water supply device with respect to a front panel. The guide may include a first guide coupled to the water supply device to align a relative position of a front surface of the water supply device with respect to the front panel, a second guide coupled to a guide protrusion to align a relative position of the guide with respect to an opening; and a fixer that fixes the guide to the cavity.

A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance may include a guide that regulates an installation position of a water supply device with respect to a front panel. The guide may include a first guide coupled to the water supply device to align a relative position of a front surface of the water supply device with respect to the front panel, a second guide coupled to a guide protrusion to align a relative position of the guide with respect to an opening; and a fixer that fixes the guide to the cavity.