摘要 |
Apparatus 2 for cooking and mashing a starchy vegetable food such as, for example, yams or potatoes, comprises a first container 4 which is for the food, and in which the food is cooked by steaming under pressure a second container 6 for containing water; an electrically-operated heating element 8 for heating the water in the second container 6 and generating steam for cooking the food in the first container 4, mashing means 10 for mashing the food after it has been steamed an electrically operated motor 12 for operating the masher means 10 and control means 14 for controlling the cooking of the food by the steaming under pressure, and the mashing of the food by the mashing means 10. |