Abstract: An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a light emitting device with a plurality of light emitters. Light emitters of the plurality of light emitters can be selectively activated and deactivated in order to provide visual information regarding various operations of the oven appliance to a user of the oven appliance.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a door opening mechanism for a cooking device. The device includes a body defining a cooking chamber and a door operatively mounted to the body to provide access to the cooking chamber while maintaining a closed insulated barrier while in use. A sensor is mounted the body for providing a signal to retaining member when activated. A retaining member is mounted within the body to hold a latch attached to the door. The latch is released from the retaining member when a signal is provided by the sensor to the actuator retaining member that provides a positive drive force to release the latch and open the door.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment the replaceable filter 120 comprises a subassembly including a closed outer cylindrical filter 122 having a top 117 a bottom 119, and a side wall defining a chamber 121 therein. There is next a first end cap 129 fixed to the filter top 117. The first end cap 129 includes a first outlet port 127 having a wall section 128 being coupled at one end to the first outlet port 127 and extends into said chamber 121 and sized to encompass the water outlet flange 104 and the guide flange 108. The replaceable filter 120 also has a second end cap 131, substantially equal to the first end cap 129, fixed to said filter bottom 119. The second end cap 131 also includes a second outlet port 125 having a wall section 130 being coupled at one end to the second outlet port 125 and extending into the filter chamber 121. The second end cap wall 130 is sized to encompass the guide flange 108 and alternatively the water outlet flange 104.