Abstract: A cooking device and method for cooking food items by boiling and by steaming is provided. The method of cooking the food items includes placing an amount of liquid in a recess of the cooking device, heating the recess to heat a liquid therein to a cooking temperature, and receiving the sidewalls of a bowl having apertures in a bottom surface thereof in the recess, in a first position, for cooking by boiling. The bowl is supported in a second position over the recess on an intermediate member for cooking the food items by steaming.
Abstract: An ice cream maker for making ice cream having a vessel, a motor being connected to a dasher in the vessel and a housing for housing the vessel and the motor. The housing has an inlet, an outlet and a valve at the outlet. When said valve is actuated, the ice cream is released from the vessel out of the outlet.