Abstract: An oven apparatus or dishwasher apparatus having a combination chamber wherein a heated liquid is impelled and recirculated in a chamber comprising of an oven chamber or a dishwasher chamber to carry out food cooking or surface cleaning operations within the combination chamber of the apparatus, also operations to prevent redeposition of food particles. A timer is also provided and adapted to operate the apparatus for cooking or cleaning cycles, which also allows selection of a pre-wash, or a main wash having a settling down abeyance period before a reuse of prior impelled liquid, or selection of a portion of the operation cycle for liquid cooking or steam cooking operations or dry heat operations.