Apparatus for cooking food

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for cooking food, comprising: an oven (2) having a chamber (3) and a door (4), the door being associated with a front surface (3A) of the chamber (3) and configured to selectively provide an inlet to the interior of the chamber (3); a cooking plate (6) defining an upper surface (1A) of the cooking apparatus (1), comprising at least one heating element (7); at least one inlet opening (8) disposed in the upper surface (1A); at least one outlet opening (9); a downdraft range hood (10) having at least one suction unit (11) configured to draw cooking fumes through the at least one inlet opening (8) and discharge cooking fumes through the outlet opening (9); a duct system (12) including a first path (12a) for cooking fumes such that the drawn fumes flow between the inlet opening (8) and the outlet opening (9); and a filter (13) disposed upstream of the suction unit in the first path (12a) for filtering the drawn cooking fumes. The device (1) is characterized in that it includes a take-out / insertion opening (14) disposed in the front surface (3A) of the chamber (3) of the furnace (2), the take-out / insertion opening (14) being configured to take out / insert the filter (13), the take-out / insertion opening (14) being accessible when the door (4) allows access to the interior of the chamber (3) of the furnace (2).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for cooking food according to the preamble of embodiment 1.

[0002] In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for cooking food, which integrates a stove, a cooktop, and a range hood of the type commercially known as a recessed or downdraft hood. Background Technology

[0003] In the prior art, there are known devices for cooking food, which include stoves, cooktops, and fume extractors for extracting cooking fumes.

[0004] In particular, some of these devices have downdraft range hoods integrated into the cooktop or alternatively integrated into the top of a cabinet that houses the cooking equipment.

[0005] This type of downdraft range hood is designed to generate a downward airflow that is faster than the upward velocity of smoke caused by cooking, so that the smoke is drawn toward an opening in the cooktop itself in a downward motion.

[0006] For example, document US 6455818B1 shows an apparatus for cooking food, which includes a stove and a cooking plate arranged directly above the stove.

[0007] This cooktop has a central opening positioned between multiple cooking zones and is in fluid communication with a suction unit located beneath the cooktop. In use, the suction unit is configured to generate negative pressure, which causes cooking fumes to be drawn through the central slot.

[0008] The device for cooking food includes a filter unit configured in a slot and removable vertically from the cooktop to perform filter cleaning and replacement operations.

[0009] The downside is that this filter unit extends vertically between the cooktop and the oven, thus reducing the usable volume of the oven's cooking chamber itself.

[0010] In other words, the filter unit extending vertically between the cooktop and the oven prevents the vertically upward-extending oven cooking chamber from reaching the vicinity of the cooktop. This limits the user's ease of use of the oven.

[0011] Furthermore, the smoke inlet opening is located in the center of the cooktop, reducing the usable surface area of ​​the cooktop for cooking food. This reduction in usable cooking surface area is even more detrimental if the cooktop is a "free-sensing" type, meaning the entire surface of the cooktop is available for cooking. Summary of the Invention

[0012] Purpose of the invention

[0013] The purpose of this invention is to provide a cooking device that maximizes the usable volume and surface area for cooking food.

[0014] According to the present invention, the indicated technical task and specific objective are achieved by a device for cooking food according to one or more of the following schemes.

[0015] Advantages of the invention

[0016] As a result of this invention, an apparatus for cooking food can be provided, having an oven cavity that allows for maximizing the usable volume of the oven's cooking chamber under the same installation conditions. This is particularly advantageous if the apparatus of the invention is installed in a modular cabinet in a kitchen of standard dimensions. Indeed, in this configuration, due to the invention, only a portion of the available cabinet space can be dedicated to the apparatus for cooking food according to the invention, while other portions are reserved for their intended use and function.

[0017] Furthermore, as a result of the present invention, an apparatus for cooking food can be obtained, which has a larger useful surface area for holding a container for accommodating food to be heated.

[0018] Furthermore, thanks to this invention, filter maintenance is much easier. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Other features and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the description of exemplary, non-exclusive, and therefore non-limiting preferred embodiments of the apparatus for cooking food as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0020] - Figure 1a A perspective view of the device for cooking food according to the invention, depicted in a first use configuration and installed in a modular cabinet, is shown from the front.

[0021] - Figure 1b It shows Figure 1a A perspective view of an apparatus for cooking food, wherein the apparatus for cooking food is depicted in a second usage configuration;

[0022] - Figure 2 It shows from Figure 1a A three-dimensional cross-sectional view of a device used for cooking food, viewed from the side.

[0023] - Figure 3 It shows from Figure 1a A perspective view of the rear of some components of a device used for cooking food;

[0024] - Figure 4 It shows from Figure 3 A three-dimensional view of the back. Figure 3 Some parts have been removed to better display the other parts;

[0025] - Figure 5 It shows from Figure 1a A frontal perspective view of some components of a device used for cooking food;

[0026] - Figure 6a It shows from Figure 1a A perspective view of a component of a device used for cooking food, viewed from the side.

[0027] - Figure 6b It shows Figure 6a How are the components inserted? Figure 1a In the device. Detailed Implementation

[0028] Even if not explicitly stated otherwise, the features described with reference to specific embodiments should be understood as additional to other features described with reference to other embodiments and / or interchangeable with other features described with reference to other embodiments.

[0029] The present invention relates to an apparatus for cooking food, indicated by 1 in the accompanying drawings.

[0030] In particular, the purpose of the cooking device 1 of the present invention is to be configured to be recessed into a dedicated compartment 101 of a cabinet 100 having standard dimensions.

[0031] For example, in one embodiment, the compartment may have a height of 360 mm, a width of 900 mm, and a depth that varies depending on the specific application.

[0032] Preferably, the cabinet is envisioned as having compartments occupied by drawers 103 (e.g., 360 mm high) arranged on opposite sides of compartment 101 and a lower drawer 104 arranged vertically below compartment 101.

[0033] In other words, cabinet 100 includes a device 1 for cooking food, which occupies a compartment in cabinet 100.

[0034] like Figure 1a and Figure 1b As shown, this device 1 for cooking food includes a furnace 2 having a chamber 3 and a door 4 associated with the front surface 3A of the chamber.

[0035] Chamber 3 is configured to receive one or more foods for baking therein.

[0036] In one embodiment of the invention, particularly if the cooking device 1 is integrated into the cabinet 100, it should be understood that the chamber 3 of the oven 2 has a width of 660 mm, a height of 210 mm, and a depth of 405 mm.

[0037] Door 4 is configured to selectively provide an inlet to the interior of chamber 3 of oven 2, so as to allow loading of food to be cooked and unloading of food being cooked.

[0038] In detail, the door 4 is constrained to rotate relative to the device 1 so that the door can be switched between a first use configuration (e.g., cooking) and a second use configuration (e.g., loading / unloading food), in which the door 4 closes the chamber 3 from the front, and in which the chamber 3 can be accessed from the front in the second use configuration.

[0039] The food loading / unloading configuration will also be referred to as the maintenance configuration below, as it allows for routine maintenance operations on some components of device 1. Further details regarding this will be provided later in the instruction manual.

[0040] The above-mentioned cooking structure and loading / unloading (or maintenance) structure are respectively in Figure 1a and Figure 1b As shown in the image.

[0041] The device 1 of the present invention also includes a furnace tray 6 having a predetermined width "L", length "l" and height "H".

[0042] This type of furnace plate 6 defines an upper surface 1A and a lower surface 1B opposite to the upper surface 1A, the upper surface 1A limiting the device 6 above.

[0043] Specifically, when device 1 is installed in a dedicated compartment 101 of a standard-sized cabinet 100, the upper surface 1A represents the side visible to the user or within their field of vision, while the lower surface 1B represents the surface hidden from the user's field of vision, for example, because it is recessed.

[0044] Preferably, such as Figure 2 and Figure 1a As shown, when device 1 is installed, surface 1A is configured to be seamless (i.e., continuous and uninterrupted) with the outer surface 102A of the top 102 of cabinet 100.

[0045] The heating plate 6 includes at least one heating element 7 that can be used to hold a container for food to be heated.

[0046] Preferably, the heating plate 6 includes a plurality of heating elements 7 which are suitably distributed on the upper surface 1A and are particularly capable of transferring energy to the bottom of the container holding the food to be heated.

[0047] In a preferred embodiment, at least one heating element 7 is implemented as a resistance heating element or a gas heating element or preferably an induction heating element.

[0048] In addition, multiple heating elements can be distributed on the upper surface 1A by means of multiple micro-sensors that are evenly distributed throughout the entire furnace plate 6.

[0049] Typically, the upper surface 1A is made of a sheet of glass or a material with similar properties.

[0050] The device 1 of the present invention further includes at least one inlet opening 8 on the upper surface 1A of the furnace plate 6.

[0051] In detail, the inlet opening 8 extends through the entire height "H" of the furnace tray 6 between the upper surface 1A and the lower surface 1B. Therefore, the inlet opening 8 takes the form of a through hole in the furnace tray 6.

[0052] Preferably, the inlet opening 8 is rectangular in shape, and one of its two dimensions is much larger than the other. Preferably, its smaller dimension is between 2 cm and 3.5 cm.

[0053] Preferably, such as Figure 3 As shown, the device 1 includes two or more inlet openings 8, each of which is located near the corresponding periphery P of the furnace plate 6.

[0054] More specifically, the periphery P includes two side edges PL extending along the length "l" of the furnace tray 6, a front edge PA extending along the width "L" of the furnace tray 6 at the furnace door 4, and a rear edge PP extending along the width "L" of the furnace tray 6 in the opposite direction to the front edge.

[0055] It can be specified that the inlet opening can extend along the length "l" of the oven tray on both sides and only along the width "L" on the rear side.

[0056] The device 1 also includes an outlet opening 9 in fluid communication with at least one inlet opening 8.

[0057] The outlet opening 9 represents the point where the inhaled smoke is discharged.

[0058] like Figure 4 As shown, device 1 includes a downdraft range hood 10.

[0059] Preferably, the downdraft range hood 10 can operate in either suction or filtration mode. More specifically, in suction mode, the range hood 10 is configured to exhaust cooking fumes in an environment outside the room where the range hood 10 is located, preferably in an open environment, while in filtration mode, the range hood 10 exhausts cooking fumes inside the room where the range hood 10 is located.

[0060] This downdraft range hood 10 has one or more suction units 11, each suction unit 11 being configured to draw in cooking fumes through at least one inlet opening 8 and discharge cooking fumes through a corresponding outlet opening 9.

[0061] The suction unit 11 is configured to generate a negative pressure (less than atmospheric pressure) which is responsible for the suction effect of cooking fumes through at least one inlet opening 8.

[0062] Preferably, the suction unit 11 includes a conveyor 11a adapted to guide cooking fumes.

[0063] Preferably, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the device 1 of the present invention includes a suction chamber 16 internally configured with a suction unit. Even more preferably, the conveyor 11a is completely housed within the suction chamber 16.

[0064] Even more preferably, the suction chamber 16 includes a bottom 16a shaped to collect fluid, such as water / grease, flowing out from the inlet opening 8. For example, the bottom may include a liquid collection pool (not shown) that can be removed from the suction chamber 16, or it may have a drain tap (not shown) accessible to a user and configured at the liquid collection chamber to drain any accumulated liquid therein.

[0065] It can be stipulated that, in order to achieve the function of collecting fluid, the bottom must prevent fluid from flowing out of the outlet opening 9 or from the opening (if there are two suction units 11). For this purpose, ribs protruding from the bottom of the suction chamber 16 at a predetermined height are included, which extend between the rear and front sides of the chamber itself in a direction perpendicular to both sides.

[0066] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, device 1 includes a duct system 12, which includes a first path 12a for cooking fumes. The sucked cooking fumes flowing along the first path 12a flow between at least one inlet opening 8 and an outlet opening 9.

[0067] In other words, the first path 12a of the cooking smoke fluidly connects the inlet opening 8 and the outlet opening 9.

[0068] According to one aspect, the piping system 12 is made of metallic material to better withstand the heat radiated from the chamber 3 of the furnace 2 during its operation. However, other suitable materials can be used instead of metallic materials.

[0069] If the invention includes two inlet openings extending at the side PL of the cooktop 6, then the duct system 12 includes a path for cooking fumes for each inlet opening 8. That is, the duct system 12 includes a first path 12a and a second path 12b for cooking fumes, both of which are associated with the corresponding inlet openings but have the same outlet opening.

[0070] In the case where the invention includes two inlet openings 8, the first path 12a and the second path 12b of cooking fumes are in fluid communication with the suction chamber upstream of the suction unit 11.

[0071] If the invention includes one or two other inlet openings 8 at the rear PP of the cooktop 6, then in addition to the two inlet openings 8 extending at the side PL, the piping system 12 also includes a third path 12c and a fourth path 12d for cooking fumes, which are in fluid communication with the first path 12a and the second path 12b, respectively. These third and fourth paths 12c and 12d are configured to guide the drawn-in cooking fumes through the other inlet openings 8, through the first path 12a and the second path 12b, to the outlet opening.

[0072] like Figure 5 As shown, device 1 includes a filter 13 for filtering the smoked cooking fumes.

[0073] This filter 13 is configured in the first path 12a of the cooking fumes in the duct system 12, particularly upstream of the suction unit 11.

[0074] Therefore, in use, once the cooking fumes are drawn through at least one inlet opening 8 by the suction action generated by the suction unit 11, they travel along the first path 12a of the cooking fumes through the filter 13, thus reaching the suction unit 11, and then reaching the outlet opening 9.

[0075] It can be specified that if two inlet openings extend at the side PL, the second path 12b of the cooking fumes includes a corresponding filter 13 adapted to filter the cooking fumes flowing between the respective inlet opening 8 and outlet opening 9. Therefore, in this case, a portion of the cooking fumes will flow along the first path 12a and a portion will flow along the second path 12b, then reach the suction unit 11 and then the outlet opening 9.

[0076] In the case where the invention includes two inlet openings 8 extending at the side PL, the situation described below for the first path 12a of cooking fumes will also be effective for the second path 12b of cooking fumes.

[0077] If there are third paths 12c and fourth paths 12d for cooking fumes, they are connected upstream of the respective filters 13 to the first path 12a and the second path 12b for cooking fumes.

[0078] like Figure 5 As shown in the cross-sectional view of the first path, the pipe 12, which is equipped with a filter, is shaped to create a connection with such a filter.

[0079] Preferably, the filter includes a grease filter 13a, which is configured to filter grease present in cooking fumes.

[0080] More preferably, the grease filter is configured transversely to the main extension direction YY of the first path 12a of cooking fumes, so as to maximize the surface of the grease filter 13a exposed to the cooking fumes flow.

[0081] It can be stipulated that the grease filter is configured in the pipeline in such a way that it occupies the entire section and thus filters the entire flow.

[0082] For example, the grease filter 12a is made of a metal grid (or other material with similar characteristics), which is held by a metal or plastic profile disposed around the periphery of the grid.

[0083] More preferably, filter 13 includes odor filter 13b, which is configured to filter out molecules that cause odors that result in cooking fumes, thereby eliminating them.

[0084] In detail, such as Figure 5 As shown, the odor filter 13b is positioned downstream of the grease filter 13a, meaning that the cooking fumes first pass through the grease filter 13a and then through the odor filter 13b.

[0085] It can be specified that the odor filter 13b and the grease filter 13a are configured in the pipeline in such a way that they occupy the entire section of the pipeline and thus filter the entire flow.

[0086] According to one aspect, the odor filter 13b includes a set of filters housed in respective chambers of a filter retainer element 131 extending along the main extension direction AA.

[0087] For example, odor filter 13b is an activated carbon filter.

[0088] In one embodiment, the grease filter 13a and the odor filter 13b are constrained together so that they can be removed / inserted as a single filter.

[0089] In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the grease filter 13a and the odor filter 13b are separate and distinct, meaning that both the grease filter and the odor filter can be removed / inserted independently of each other, i.e., they are individually movable.

[0090] As those skilled in the art know precisely, smoke extraction machine filters for cooking fumes require routine maintenance operations that typically involve cleaning / replacing the filters.

[0091] Therefore, it is clear that users need to be able to access filter 13 to perform such routine maintenance operations.

[0092] More in detail, such as Figure 1b As shown, the device 1 includes a removal / insertion opening 14, which is configured to allow the filter 13 to be removed and inserted within a first path 12a of cooking fumes.

[0093] Specifically, the size of the removal / insertion opening 14 is set to allow the filter 13 to be removed and inserted within the first path 12a of cooking fumes.

[0094] This removal / insertion opening 14 is configured on the front surface 3A of the chamber 3 of the furnace 2, and the filter 13 can be removed / inserted in a direction perpendicular to the front surface 3A.

[0095] It should be noted that this filter 13 removal / insertion operation 13 can only be performed when door 4 allows access to the furnace chamber, i.e., when it is in maintenance configuration. In fact, as... Figure 1a As shown, when door 4 is in the cooking configuration, the take-out / insertion opening 14 is inaccessible because it is covered by the door itself.

[0096] Preferably, the take-out / insertion opening 14 is arranged laterally relative to the peripheral contour F, which surrounds the inlet of the chamber 3 of the furnace 2 on the front surface 3A.

[0097] Even more preferably, the removal / insertion opening 14 is rectangular in shape and extends vertically at the filter 13 to allow the user to move the filter into and out of the duct of the first path 12a of the smoke.

[0098] The removal / insertion opening 14 can extend along the vertical direction YY at the grease filter 13a and the odor filter 13b to allow the user to simultaneously or separately grasp and move them to the conduit 12 where they are housed, as well as to simultaneously or separately grasp and remove them from the conduit 12 where they are housed.

[0099] In this case, opening 14 defines a surface, for example, equal to 65 × 190 mm.

[0100] In a preferred embodiment, the removal / insertion opening 14 extends only along the vertical direction YY at the odor filter 13b, so as to remove only the odor filter.

[0101] In this case, opening 14 defines a surface that is, for example, equal to 65 × 50 mm.

[0102] It should be noted that if the removal / insertion opening 14 extends only along the vertical direction YY at the odor filter 13b, then the grease filter 13a can be removed from the inlet opening 8 along a direction perpendicular to the stove plate, that is, substantially parallel to the vertical direction YY.

[0103] Preferably, the object of the device 1 of the present invention includes a closing device 15 associated with the removal / insertion opening 14 to tightly close it.

[0104] In other words, in use, the closing device 15 is configured to block the take-out / insert opening 14 in an airtight manner to prevent the generation of airflow through the take-out / insert opening 14, at least when the door 4 of the oven 2 is in the cooking configuration.

[0105] It should be noted that the surface of the closing device 15 must be at least equal to or larger than the surface of the removal / insertion opening 14.

[0106] In a first embodiment of the invention, the closing device 15 is associated with the door 4 of the furnace 2.

[0107] In detail, the oven door 4 includes a surface that is adapted to close the take-out / insertion opening 14 when the door 4 closes the chamber 3 of the oven 2, i.e. when the appliance is in cooking mode.

[0108] In other words, in the first embodiment, the take-out / insertion opening 14 is closed by switching the oven door 4 from the food loading / unloading configuration to the cooking configuration.

[0109] It can be stipulated that if both the first path 12a and the second path 12b used for smoke extraction exist, there will be two take-out / insertion openings 14. When the door 4 closes the chamber 3 of the furnace 2, these two take-out / insertion openings 14 will close simultaneously.

[0110] In a second embodiment of the invention, the closing device 15 is associated with the front surface 3A by pressure or hinge.

[0111] In other words, in the second embodiment, the closing device 15 is a "cap" that snaps into the front surface 3A to close the take-out / insertion opening 14.

[0112] In this embodiment, the closing device 15 can be hinged to the front surface 3A, thereby positioning the closing device 15 at the take-out / insertion opening 14 by rotating relative to the front surface to close the take-out / insertion opening 14.

[0113] In a third embodiment of the invention, the closing device 15 is associated with the head end 130 of the filter 13, which, when the filter is housed in the conduit 12, abuts against the take-out / insertion opening 14 to completely close the take-out / insertion opening 14.

[0114] It can be specified that, in this scenario, both the odor filter 13b and the grease filter 13a include opposing closed surfaces configured at the head end, which are adapted to close the take-out / insertion opening 14 when the filter 13 is housed in the conduit 12.

[0115] In a preferred embodiment, such as Figure 6a and Figure 6b As shown, the closing device 15 includes a closing surface 131a disposed only at the head end 130 of the odor filter 13b.

[0116] The head end 130 is oriented laterally, preferably perpendicularly to the main extension direction AA of the filter retainer 131.

[0117] In this preferred embodiment, the opposing closed surface 131a disposed at the head end 130 of the odor filter 13b is adapted to close the take-out / insertion opening 14 when the filter 13b is housed in the conduit 12.

[0118] In other words, in the preferred embodiment described above, the closing device 15 is associated only with the head end 130 of the odor filter 13b, while the grease filter 13a does not have this.

[0119] Therefore, in the above preferred embodiment, the odor filter 13b blocks the opening 14 by means of the relatively closed surface 131a disposed at the head end 130 and can be removed / inserted through such opening 14, while the grease filter 13 can be removed / inserted from the corresponding inlet opening 8 (in the case of two or more inlet openings).

[0120] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make many modifications and variations to the above-described structure to meet occasional and specific needs. All such modifications and variations are also included within the scope of this invention, as defined in the claims.

Claims

1. An apparatus (1) for cooking food, comprising: - A furnace (2) having a chamber (3) and a door (4) associated with the front surface (3A) of the chamber (3), and the door (4) being configured to selectively provide access to the interior of the chamber (3) of the furnace (2); - A cooking plate (6) including at least one heating element (7) and the cooking plate (6) defining the upper surface (1A) of the device (1) for cooking food. - At least one inlet opening (8) is provided in the upper surface (1A) of the furnace tray (6); - At least one outlet opening (9); - A downdraft range hood (10) having at least one suction unit (11) configured to draw in cooking fumes through the at least one inlet opening (8) and discharge cooking fumes through the outlet opening (9); - A duct system (12) including a first path (12a) for cooking fumes, such that the smoke being drawn flows between the inlet opening (8) and the outlet opening (9); - A filter (13) for filtering the extracted cooking fumes, the filter (13) being disposed in the first path (12a) of the cooking fumes, the filter (13) being disposed upstream of the extraction unit (11). The device for cooking food is characterized in that it includes a take-out / insertion opening (14) disposed in the front surface (3A) of the chamber (3) of the oven (2), the size of which is set for taking out / inserting the filter (13), and the take-out / insertion opening (14) is accessible when the door (4) allows access to the interior of the chamber (3) of the oven (2).

2. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 1, characterized in that, The device for cooking food includes a closing device (15) associated with the removal / insertion opening (14) to tightly close the removal / insertion opening (14).

3. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The filter (13) includes a grease filter (13a).

4. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 3, wherein, The filter (13) includes an odor filter (13b) disposed downstream of the grease filter (13a).

5. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 1, comprising two or more inlet openings (8), each of the inlet openings being disposed near a corresponding periphery (P) of the cooking plate (6).

6. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 2, wherein, The closing device (15) is associated with the door (4) of the furnace (2).

7. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 2, wherein, The closing device (15) is associated with the front surface (3A) by means of pressure or hinge.

8. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 2, wherein, The filter (13) includes a head end (130) adapted to abut against the take-out / insertion opening (14) to close the take-out / insertion opening when the filter (13) is inserted into the piping system.

9. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 1, comprising a suction chamber (16), wherein the suction unit (11) is disposed within the suction chamber.

10. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 5, wherein, The duct system (12) includes a second path (12b) for cooking fumes, such that the smoke being drawn flows between the corresponding inlet opening (8) and the outlet opening (9).

11. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 10, wherein, The second path (12b) of cooking fumes includes a corresponding filter (13) adapted to filter cooking fumes flowing between the corresponding inlet opening (8) and the outlet opening (9).

12. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 10 or 11, comprising a suction chamber (16), wherein the suction unit (11) is disposed within the suction chamber. in, The first path (12a) and the second path (12b) of the cooking fumes are in fluid communication with the suction chamber (16) upstream of the suction unit (11).

13. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 11, wherein, The piping system (12) includes a third path (12c) and a fourth path (12d) for cooking fumes, which are in fluid communication with the first path (12a) and the second path (12b) for cooking fumes upstream of the respective filters (13).

14. The apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 9, wherein, The suction chamber (16) includes a bottom (16a) adapted to collect water / grease flowing through the at least one inlet opening (8).

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