Abstract: A cooking appliance with a self-cleaning function includes: a cooking chamber partially formed by an inner enclosure; a cleaning device for cleaning the cooking chamber, the cleaning device including a delivery device and a distribution device; a closure element for closing and clearing an access opening of the cooking chamber; and at least one cooking chamber seal disposed in a cooking chamber groove of the cooking appliance such that the at least one cooking chamber seal faces the closure element, the cooking chamber groove being formed by the inner enclosure and/or by a front housing wall of the cooking appliance. The cooking chamber seal, at least in some sections, has at least one slot extending along a principal direction of extent thereof, the at least one slot being open inwardly in a mounting direction and/or outwardly in a direction opposite the mounting direction.