Abstract: The device includes an oven, the inside of which is a space designed to hold food to be cooked and which is designed to generate saturated steam inside this space. The device also includes a dosing appliance for water which presents a duct which passes through one of the walls of the oven. In this duct, there are valves to control the supply of water into the cooking space. The outlet of this device is directed towards a heating element which is also located in the cooking space. The device also includes a steam condenser which is connected to the cooking space.