Abstract: A food grinder includes a grip mechanism having a flip cover body pivotally connected to a handle body, a cylindrical cutter set detachably mounted in the handle body, and a driving mechanism mounted in the grip mechanism. The grip mechanism includes first and second switch units electrically connected in series between a driving unit and a power supply unit. When the first switch unit is manually actuated to turn on while the second switch unit is actuated to turn on by the flip cover body as the flip cover body pivots toward a closing position, the driving unit operates with electric power supplied from the power supply unit to drive rotation of a cylindrical cutter of the cylindrical cutter set disposed in the handle body, such that a food ingredient in an inlet in the handle body is cut and grinded by the rotating cylindrical cutter.

Abstract: A drainage device for a steam dryer defining a space includes a container, a steam generator connected to the container, and a steam diverging device connected to the container and the steam generator. The container supplies water to the steam generator. The steam diverging device includes a connecting passage for communicating with the space. The steam generator generates steam that is ejected through the steam diverging device into the space, and water generated by the condensation of the steam flows back to the container through the steam diverging device. A steam dryer having the drainage device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing having a base portion defining a base cavity and an open top end of the base cavity, a top portion alterable relative to the base portion between an open state and a closed state, and a base locking mechanism coupled to the base portion of the housing. The cooking appliance further includes a first cooking plate removably coupled to the base portion of the housing to close the open top end of the base cavity. The cooking plate defines a first engagement feature and is configured to be locked to the housing via engagement between the base locking mechanism of the base portion and the first engagement feature. The base locking mechanism is alterable into an unlocked state to allow the first cooking plate to be detached from the housing.

Abstract: A toaster includes an activation element, a power circuit, a heating device and a control device. When the activation element is moved to turn on the power circuit, the control device is powered such that an electromagnet is activated to attract a retaining element to hold the activation element and to actuate a two-state switch, which allows passage of electrical power to the heating device. After a time interval has elapsed, the control device stops the electromagnet from attracting the retaining element such that the retaining element no longer actuates the two-state switch, which cuts off electric power provided to the heating device.

Abstract: A method of troubleshooting a water pumping system including a controller, a water pump, a heater and a temperature sensor is provided. The method includes the controller controlling heating up of the heater, the temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the heater, the controller controlling the water pump to pump water through the heater with a default water pumping power, the controller determining whether the temperature of the heater after the water pump has started operating for a pre-determined period is less than or equal to a pre-determined overheating temperature, and the controller controlling the water pump with the controller to pump water through the heater with an alternative water pumping power that is greater than the default water pumping power when the temperature of the heater after the water pump has started operating for the pre-determined period is greater than the pre-determined overheating temperature.

Abstract: A cooking machine includes a housing unit, a cooker unit, and a heating unit that is disposed in the housing unit. The housing unit includes a casing body, and a container that removably engages the casing body. The cooker unit is located below the heating unit, removably engages the casing body, and defines an accommodating space and an outlet. The accommodating space is located above the container. The accommodating space communicates with the container through the outlet. The heating unit is capable of providing hot air flow to heat the cooker unit.

Abstract: A food grinder includes a grip mechanism having a flip cover body pivotally connected to a handle body, a cylindrical cutter set detachably mounted in the handle body, and a driving mechanism mounted in the grip mechanism. The grip mechanism includes first and second switch units electrically connected in series between a driving unit and a power supply unit. When the first switch unit is manually actuated to turn on while the second switch unit is actuated to turn on by the flip cover body as the flip cover body pivots toward a closing position, the driving unit operates with electric power supplied from the power supply unit to drive rotation of a cylindrical cutter of the cylindrical cutter set disposed in the handle body, such that a food ingredient in an inlet in the handle body is cut and grinded by the rotating cylindrical cutter.

Abstract: A cooking device includes a heating unit and an oil discharge roast pan mounted to the heating unit. The oil discharge roast pan includes a pan body, a plurality of oil discharge holes extending through top and bottom surfaces of the pan body, and a plurality of protrusions protruding downwardly from the bottom surface.

Abstract: A grill device includes a support rack and a grill module. The grill module is formed with a feed inlet, includes upper and lower grill plates, is rotatably mounted on the support rack about an axis, and is rotatable between an inclined position, where the feed inlet and a gravity center of the grill module are respectively located at two sides of the axis, where the gravity center is lower than the axis, and where the upper grill plate covers and is locked on the lower grill plate by the support rack, and a hand-held position, where the upper grill plate is unlocked from the support rack and is rotatable relative to the lower grill plate so as to uncover the lower grill plate.

Abstract: An air inlet device of an air fryer, which has a heating chamber, includes an upper housing, and an upper cover disposed above and covering the upper housing. The upper cover and the upper housing cooperatively define a flow guide channel therebetween. The flow guide channel has an air inlet opening for entry of air into the air inlet device, and a chamber entry opening located inwardly of the air inlet opening for flowing of the air into the heating chamber. The flow guide channel has a curved shape from the air inlet opening to the chamber entry opening.

Abstract: A steam iron includes an ironing unit and a water inlet unit. The ironing unit includes an ironing plate and a heating member disposed for heating the ironing plate. The ironing plate has a first heating space, a second heating space isolated from the first heating space, a first steam hole in fluid communication with the first heating space, and a plurality of second steam holes in fluid communication with the second heating space. The steam iron is operable to convert between a power mode, where water is only introduced from the water inlet unit into the first heating space, and a regular mode, where water is introduced from the water inlet unit into the first and second heating spaces.

Abstract: A steam type clothing flattening device includes an electrical heating tray unit and a soleplate unit. The electrical heating tray unit is heated electrically to vaporize water in an upper vaporization chamber thereof, and has a discharge port for discharge of vapor from the upper vaporization chamber. The soleplate unit is coupled to an underside of and heated by the electrical heating tray unit. The soleplate unit cooperates with the electrical heating tray unit to define a lower vaporization chamber in communication with the discharge port, and has a plurality of vapor outlets extending through a bottom surface thereof for outletting vapor from the lower vaporization chamber.

Abstract: A grinding device includes a grinding mechanism, a driving mechanism capable of driving the grinding mechanism to operate, and a grinding seat located between the grinding mechanism and the driving mechanism. The grinding mechanism includes a rotating shaft unit inserted in and protruded from the grinding seat to be rotatably connected to the driving mechanism, an inner grinding unit sleeved on the rotating shaft unit, and an outer grinding unit surrounding and spaced from the inner grinding unit. The driving mechanism is able to drive the rotating shaft unit to bring the inner grinding unit to rotate and grind the substance to be ground in cooperation with the outer grinding unit. The grinding mechanism further includes a supporting unit sleeved on and abutted against the rotating shaft unit.

Abstract: A water outlet device includes a containment unit including a containment seat for containing liquid and having a water outlet hole, and a stopper movably disposed in the water outlet hole and capable of blocking the water outlet hole for preventing the liquid from flowing out thereof. A water outlet gate unit is disposed below the containment unit and includes a drive member that drives the stopper to move between a water stop position to block the water outlet hole and a water discharge position for allowing the liquid to flow through the water outlet hole. An automatic water dispenser having the water outlet device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A grinding device includes a housing unit, a filtering unit, a grinding unit and a sensing unit. The filtering unit is mounted in the housing unit and defines a grinding space therein. The grinding unit includes a blade element rotatably mounted in the grinding space for grinding objects disposed in the grinding space, and a driving element operable to drive rotation of the blade element. The sensing unit is for sensing presence of the objects in the grinding space, and is electrically connected to the driving element to output a control signal thereto to stop rotation of the blade element when sensing that the objects in the grinding space are ground fully into powder so that none of the objects is sensed in the grinding space.

Abstract: A grill machine includes a grill mechanism, a temperature control device and a mode switching device. The grill mechanism includes a lower grill unit, and an upper grill unit that is pivotally connected to the lower grill unit and that is pivotable between an open position and a closed position. The temperature control device is switchable between a first heating mode and a second heating mode. The mode switching device includes an actuating unit that is mounted to the lower grill unit. When the upper grill unit is pivoted to the open position, the upper grill unit downwardly presses the actuating unit to switch the temperature control device from the first heating mode to the second heating mode.

Abstract: A grill device includes a first grill seat and a second grill seat movably connected to the first grill seat such that the second grill seat is movable between a closed position, where the second grill seat overlaps with the first grill seat in an up-and-down direction to define a grill space therebetween for accommodating a food to be grilled, and an opened position. The second grill seat has a fume collecting chamber which is disposed opposite to and in spatial communication with the grill space in the up-and-down direction when the second grill seat is in the closed position so that fumes generated during grilling are dissipated successfully and are spontaneously ventilated and exhausted without the need to provide a power activated impeller, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost and saving energy.

Abstract: A grill device includes a first grill module movably connected to a second grill module to be movable between a closed position, where the first and second grill modules define a grill space therebetween for accommodating a food to be grilled, and an opened position. The first grill module includes a first housing having a first grill plate that has a penetrating hole, a sensing mechanism having a probe assembly that is movably mounted on the first housing and that has a probe, and a control mechanism which is disposed to actuate movement of the probe assembly between a projecting position, where a tip end of the probe extends into the grill space through the penetrating hole, and a retreating position, where the tip end retreats into the penetrating hole.