Abstract: A device for cooking food is disclosed herein. The device comprises a vessel provided with a bottom having an internal face and an opposed external face. The device also comprises a base having an intermediate layer fastened to the external face and a surface layer fastened to and covering the intermediate layer. The surface layer is pierced by at least one aperture, which is intended to fitted with an ornamental piece that is directly bonded, by a hot pressing operation, to the intermediate layer so that the ornamental piece extends so as to be continuous with the surface layer.

Abstract: Device for controlling a flow limiting valve mounted in a cover of an appliance for cooking under pressure, the appliance further including a container to be closed by the cover, the cover having a central axis and the valve being movable between an open position for permitting flow of fluid out of the appliance and a closed position for blocking flow of fluid out of the appliance, the device comprising a cover handle and a bolt mounted in the cover handle for movement between first and second end positions along a line passing through the central axis, the bolt being operatively associated with the valve for permitting free displacement of the valve when the bolt is in the first end position and for preventing the valve from moving to the closed position when the bolt is in the second end position, and wherein: the bolt comprise biasing for elastically urging the bolt toward the first end position; and the device further comprises defining an automatic locking-unlocking system coupled with the bolt for contr