Abstract: The invention concerns a utensil for slow-cook cycles, comprising an annular wall (14) enclosing a cooking vessel (15), and a lid (30), the annular wall and the lid being designed to be arranged on another annular wall (12) pertaining to the steam-cooker. The invention is characterized in that the lid (30) forms with the cooking vessel (15) a sealed cooking chamber (13), the lid (30) comprising at least a vent (31) provided outside the cooking chamber (13).

Abstract: A method of producing, from a first conventional data table (T1) including first fields and first statistical units, a second complex data table (T2) including a plurality of classifying fields and at least one non-classifying field and second fields and second statistical units, each of the second statistical units being identified by a set identifying values constituted by possible values of the classifying fields. The method includes the following steps which consist in: selecting the first fields as classifying fields or non-classifying fields; computing the number and identifying the second statistical units with the possible values of the classifying fields; synthesizing, using a synthesis rule, the complex value associated with a second statistical unit for a non-classifying field based on conventional values of a batch of first statistical units coinciding with the second statistical unit.

Abstract: The invention concerns a utensil for slow-cook cycles, comprising an annular wall (14) enclosing a cooking vessel (15), and a lid (30), the annular wall and the lid being designed to be arranged on another annular wall (12) pertaining to the steam-cooker. The invention is characterised in that the lid (30) forms with the cooking vessel (15) a sealed cooking chamber (13), the lid (30) comprising at least a vent (31) provided outside the cooking chamber (13).

Abstract: A steam cooker composed of: a water reservoir for water that is to be converted into steam by a steam generator; a cooking enclosure for receiving a cooking vessel and/or a support provided with flow passages, the cooking enclosure being arranged to be supplied with steam from the steam generator; an intermediate collecting receptacle associated with the cooking enclosure and disposed for collecting liquid that appears in the cooking enclosure during a cooking operation, the intermediate collecting receptacle having a pouring orifice via which liquid can flow from the intermediate collecting receptacle into the water reservoir; and a removable closing member associated with the pouring orifice for selectively blocking flow of liquid via the pouring orifice.

Abstract: A steam cooker composed of: a water reservoir for water that is to be converted into steam by a steam generator; a cooking enclosure for receiving a cooking vessel and/or a support provided with flow passages, the cooking enclosure being arranged to be supplied with steam from the steam generator; an intermediate collecting receptacle associated with the cooking enclosure and disposed for collecting liquid that appears in the cooking enclosure during a cooking operation, the intermediate collecting receptacle having a pouring orifice via which liquid can flow from the intermediate collecting receptacle into the water reservoir; and a removable closing member associated with the pouring orifice for selectively blocking flow of liquid via the pouring orifice.

Abstract: A cooking element for a steamer, composed of: a tubular side wall; a removable perforated bottom, the tubular side wall having an interior surface provided with a shoulder on which the perforated bottom rests; a first element carried by the interior surface of the tubular side wall; and a second element carried by, and located beneath, the perforated bottom. The first element is located to block the second element when the perforated bottom rests on the shoulder, one of the elements is a tongue, and the other of the elements is an abutment. A cooking element for a steamer, composed of a tubular side wall, a removable perforated bottom and a removable handle, wherein the perforated bottom has orifices adapted for rapid connection of the removable handle.

Abstract: Heating part of a steamer, composed of a base structure (1), a heating body (2), a main water reservoir (4) communicating with the heating body (2) and enclosing an air volume, a lid (10) closing the reservoir (4), a filling orifice (8) opening on an exterior wall of at least one of the base (1) and the lid (10), a wall (5) closing at least one part of the air volume enclosed by the water reservoir (4) and disposed between the heating body (2) and of the filling orifice (8), the lid (10) having at least one opening (14) provided for the passage of steam toward a cooking receptacle disposed above the lid.