STEAM GENERATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A COOKING APPLIANCE

摘要

A steam generator system (10) for a cooking appliance includes an in-line heating element (14) coupled to a heating tube (16), wherein water (W) from a water reservoir (12) is gravitationally fed into the heating tube (16) for heating by the in-line heating element (14) to produce a hot water and steam mixture (M). A first supply line (20, 22) is coupled to the heating tube (16) to carry the mixture (M) to a separator (18). The separator (18) separates steam (S) and hot water (HW) from the mixture (M). A second supply line (24) is coupled to the separator (18) at a first end and opens into the cooking cavity (30) of the cooking appliance at a second end. The second supply line (24) is configured to supply steam via a steam outlet (32) to the cooking cavity (30).