A chafing dish, including a basin including a well to store items therein, the basin comprising a lower groove forming portion disposed on at least a portion of the basin, a retractable lid disposed on at least a portion of a top surface of the basin to retract to an open position to open access to the well, and to expand to a closed position to close access to the well, the retractable lid including a body to cover the well when the retractable lid is in the closed position, an edge side disposed at a first end of the retractable lid to contact a first side of the top surface of the basin, and a weighted bar disposed at a second end of the retractable lid to slide toward the edge side to open access to the well and to slide away from the edge side to close access to the well, a top rim to cover at least a portion of an outer surface of the retractable lid, the top rim comprising an upper groove-forming portion to be affixed to the lower groove-forming portion to create bar-sliding grooves disposed at side portions of the basin to receive respective ends of the weighted bar therein to allow the weighted bar to slide within the bar-sliding grooves toward and away from the edge side.

A chafing dish, including a basin including a well to store items therein, the basin comprising a lower groove forming portion disposed on at least a portion of the basin, a retractable lid disposed on at least a portion of a top surface of the basin to retract to an open position to open access to the well, and to expand to a closed position to close access to the well, the retractable lid including a body to cover the well when the retractable lid is in the closed position, an edge side disposed at a first end of the retractable lid to contact a first side of the top surface of the basin, and a weighted bar disposed at a second end of the retractable lid to slide toward the edge side to open access to the well and to slide away from the edge side to close access to the well, a top rim to cover at least a portion of an outer surface of the retractable lid, the top rim comprising an upper groove-forming portion to be affixed to the lower groove-forming portion to create bar-sliding grooves disposed at side portions of the basin to receive respective ends of the weighted bar therein to allow the weighted bar to slide within the bar-sliding grooves toward and away from the edge side.

The pot cover assembly includes a pot cover body and a spill-proof detection device. The spill-proof detection device is a capacitive detection device and it is provided on the pot cover body. At least a lower surface of the spill-proof detection device forms a detection plane and a capacitance value of the spill-proof detection device is changed as a function of a contact medium of the detection plane.

The electric cooking appliance comprises a cooking vat; a lid (6) comprising a lid body (7) and an inner lid (8) comprising a fixed closure portion (12) attached to the lid body (7) and a movable closure portion (13) that can be moved relative to the fixed closure portion (12) between a raised configuration in which the fixed closure portion (12) and the movable closure portion (13) close the cooking vat, and a lowered configuration in which the fixed closure portion (12) and the movable closure portion (13) define an air vent passage (14) to the outside of the cooking volume (5) and an air intake passage (15) to the inside of the cooking volume (5); a fan (24) configured to generate an airflow; and a heating device (25) configured to heat the airflow generated by the fan (24) and located near the air intake passage (25) when the lid (6) occupies the closed position.

The electric cooking appliance comprises a cooking vat; a lid (6) comprising a lid body (7) and an inner lid (8) comprising a fixed closure portion (12) attached to the lid body (7) and a movable closure portion (13) that can be moved relative to the fixed closure portion (12) between a raised configuration in which the fixed closure portion (12) and the movable closure portion (13) close the cooking vat, and a lowered configuration in which the fixed closure portion (12) and the movable closure portion (13) define an air vent passage (14) to the outside of the cooking volume (5) and an air intake passage (15) to the inside of the cooking volume (5); a fan (24) configured to generate an airflow; and a heating device (25) configured to heat the airflow generated by the fan (24) and located near the air intake passage (25) when the lid (6) occupies the closed position.

A cooking appliance includes an appliance cover, appliance body and inner lid, the appliance cover arranged above the appliance body in a closable and openable manner, the appliance body having a heating structure. The appliance cover includes a cover body that includes a venting passage providing communication between the cooking appliance and the outside, the inner lid detachably mounted to the cover body; a baking assembly arranged below the cover body, the inner lid located below the baking assembly when mounted to the cover body; a venting cap detachably mounted at any one end of the two ends of the venting passage, wherein the venting cap is assembled at a bottom end of the venting passage when the inner lid is dismounted, and the venting cap is assembled at a top end of the venting passage after the inner lid is mounted.

A cooking appliance includes an appliance cover, appliance body and inner lid, the appliance cover arranged above the appliance body in a closable and openable manner, the appliance body having a heating structure. The appliance cover includes a cover body that includes a venting passage providing communication between the cooking appliance and the outside, the inner lid detachably mounted to the cover body; a baking assembly arranged below the cover body, the inner lid located below the baking assembly when mounted to the cover body; a venting cap detachably mounted at any one end of the two ends of the venting passage, wherein the venting cap is assembled at a bottom end of the venting passage when the inner lid is dismounted, and the venting cap is assembled at a top end of the venting passage after the inner lid is mounted.

Proposed is a blender which has a pneumatic inspection structure for inspecting whether airtightness is maintained between an outer container body and an inner container body of a container body configured as a double structure. The blender includes the container body in which food is received, a main body provided under the container body and configured to support the container body, and a container lid mounted detachably to an upper surface of the container body and configured to open and close the upper surface of the container body, wherein the container body includes the outer container body constituting an exterior thereof, and the inner container body provided inside the outer container body, wherein space between the outer container body and the inner container body is blocked from the outside and is sealed.

Proposed is a blender in which regardless of the mounting direction of a container lid, the closing of the container lid is accurately recognized. The blender includes a container body in which food is received, a main body provided under the container body and configured to support the container body, the container lid mounted detachably to an upper surface of the container body and configured to open and close the upper surface of the container body, and a detection system configured to detect whether the container lid is mounted to the container body, wherein the detection system includes a permanent magnet and a Hall sensor, the permanent magnet and the Hall sensor being provided on the container lid and a side of the container body, respectively, or the Hall sensor and the permanent magnet being provided on the container lid and a side of the container body, respectively.

A cooking system is provided. The cooking system includes a housing, a lid, a heating element, a vent tube, and a piston. The housing has a hollow interior. The lid is movable relative to the housing, where the lid and housing cooperate to form a cooking chamber. The heating element is mounted within the lid. The vent tube is arranged within the lid and extends between the cooking chamber and an external environment. The vent tube includes an inlet channel, an outlet channel, and a central channel arranged between the inlet and outlet channel. A piston is arranged within the central channel and configured to alternate between a venting and a non-venting position such that a low-moisture fluid is drawn through the inlet channel into the cooking chamber from the external environment, and a high-moisture fluid is evacuated through the outlet channel into the external environment from the cooking chamber.