Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least two cooking devices, a control unit, an input device and an output device. The control unit is adapted to determine if at least two of the foodstuffs to be cooked can be cooked in one of the cooking devices in an at least partly concurrent manner. Depending thereon, the control unit allocates the foodstuffs to be cooked to the cooking devices and outputs, via the output device, which of the foodstuffs can be cooked in which cooking device or in which cooking devices.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one cooking device (21-24), in particular a baking oven (22) or a steam-cooking appliance (21), for preparing at least one foodstuff. The apparatus further comprises an input device (3), an output device (4), and a central control unit (1). The central control unit (1) identifies a recipe based upon input parameters specifying the foodstuffs as well as further ingredients and generates a cooking process for the recipe. The recipe is output by means of the output device (4) and the cooking process is transmitted to a cooking process control (26) of the cooking device (21-24).

Abstract: A cooking device comprises a steam generator feeding steam to a cooking chamber. A heater allows to heat the steam in the cooking chamber to a temperature above 100° C. A measuring opening is arranged at the cooking chamber, and a temperature sensor is located at an exit side of the measuring opening. When the temperature at the temperature sensor exceeds a threshold, a second opening arranged at the cooking chamber is opened to release gas from the cooking chamber. This allows to maintain a substantially pure steam atmosphere within the cooking chamber.