Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus includes a liquid storage tank storing a liquid, a liquid supply path having one end connected to the liquid storage tank and the other end serving as a supply port, a heating device for heating the liquid in the liquid supply path, an agitation tank accommodating an agitation member agitating powders and the liquid supplied through the supply port, an agitation member drive portion rotationally driving the agitation member, and a control portion controlling the agitation member drive portion. The control portion rotationally drives the agitation member before supply of the liquid from the supply port to the agitation tank ends.

Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus includes a liquid storage tank storing a liquid, a heating device for heating the liquid, a tank to which the liquid heated by the heating device is supplied, a liquid supply path having one end connected to the liquid storage tank and the other end serving as a supply port supplying the liquid to the tank, an air passage path including an air inlet and an air outlet and sending air into the tank, and a fan arranged in the air passage path. The air outlet is provided to send air at least to the liquid supplied from the supply port into the tank in supply of the liquid heated by the heating device to the agitation tank.

Abstract: An agitation unit includes an agitation tank to which a liquid is supplied and an agitation member which agitates the liquid supplied to the agitation tank. The agitation tank has an area of opening in a horizontal direction decreasing in a downward direction.

Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus prepares a beverage with a liquid and powders, and includes an agitation unit including an agitation blade which agitates the liquid and the powders and an agitation tank which accommodates the agitation blade, an agitation blade drive portion which rotationally drives the agitation blade, and a control portion which controls the agitation blade drive portion. The agitation blade has a central axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of blade portions surrounding the central axis of rotation. The control portion controls the agitation blade drive portion so as to switch between forward rotation and reverse rotation of the agitation blade.

Abstract: PCI (Plasmacluster Ion) ions are released for approximately five minutes to a food such as vegetables, at a temperature of around 40° C. in a no-air flowing state and with no steam present.

Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus prepares a beverage by mixing and agitating tea leaves and hot water. In the beverage preparation apparatus, a heater representing one example of a heating mechanism heats water. As a motor for milling which implements a grating mechanism drives, a mill grates food. In the beverage preparation apparatus, as a time period TD has elapsed since start of heating by the heater, drive of the motor for milling is started.

Abstract: A housing, a container accommodated in the housing with a central axis being inclined at a prescribed angle with respect to a vertical direction, for accommodating a heated object, a hot air blowing mechanism blowing hot air into the container, and a drive mechanism rotationally moving the container around the central axis are provided.

Abstract: PCI (Plasmacluster Ion) ions are released for approximately five minutes to a food such as vegetables, at a temperature of around 40° C. in a no-air flowing state and with no steam present.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking appliance provided with: a water tank (30) disposed inside a main case (10); a steam-generation device (40) that generates steam by heating water supplied from the water tank (30); a heating chamber (20) to which steam from the steam-generation device (40) is supplied; an exhaust duct (72), provided inside the main case (10), for expelling exhaust from inside the heating chamber (20) to outside the main case (10); an exhaust temperature sensor (74) that measures the temperature of the exhaust air inside the exhaust duct (72); and a steam-generation decision unit that, upon cooking in which steam is supplied from the steam-generation unit (40) into the heating chamber (20), uses information on a physical quantity (the exhaust temperature measured by the exhaust temperature sensor (74)), which indirectly indicates whether there is water in the steam-generation device (40), to decide whether or not to halt steam generation, including the case in which the water tank (30) is out of water.

Abstract: Tableware (F) put inside a heating chamber (20) of the disclosed heat cooking device (1) is heated by means of high-frequency waves, steam, hot air, or a combination thereof. The heating chamber is provided with a circulating fan (51) and an air supply/emission fan (31). An air supply tube (36) to the heating chamber and an air emission tube (37) from the heating chamber are provided to a blowing duct (33) that links the air supply/emission fan and an emission port (32). An ion generator (44) is disposed at the air supply tube. A duct switching device (40) that selects whether to introduce positive/negative ions generated by the ion generator into the heating chamber or to release the ions to the outside of the heat cooking device is provided to the air supply tube and the air emission tube.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking appliance provided with: a water tank (30) disposed inside a main case (10); a steam-generation device (40) that generates steam by heating water supplied from the water tank (30); a heating chamber (20) to which steam from the steam-generation device (40) is supplied; an exhaust duct (72), provided inside the main case (10), for expelling exhaust from inside the heating chamber (20) to outside the main case (10); an exhaust temperature sensor (74) that measures the temperature of the exhaust air inside the exhaust duct (72); and a steam-generation decision unit that, upon cooking in which steam is supplied from the steam-generation unit (40) into the heating chamber (20), uses information on a physical quantity (the exhaust temperature measured by the exhaust temperature sensor (74)), which indirectly indicates whether there is water in the steam-generation device (40), to decide whether or not to halt steam generation, including the case in which the water tank (30) is out of water.

Abstract: A cooking device (1) has a vapor generating device (5) for supplying vapor to a heating chamber (2), a heater (14) for changing saturated water vapor generated by the vapor generating device to superheated water vapor, and a circulation fan (14) for circulating gas in the heating comber (2) through a circulation duct (10). A control device (60) for controlling the entire cooking device (1) performs, according to selection by a user, a bacteria elimination mode such as a resin tableware mode, a ceramic mode, or a kitchenware mode, and the modes have different water vapor temperature settings for different categories of objects from which bacteria are to be eliminated. When a bacteria elimination key (70) provided at an operation section (3b) is pressed, the cooking device (1) enters an operation for selecting among the bacteria elimination modes.

Abstract: A cooking device (1) has a discharge/dilution device (70) that dilutes air discharged from the heating chamber (20). The discharge/dilution device (70) includes: an outlet duct (72) that discharges, through a first ejector (74) via an outlet (72a), air fed by a dilution fan (71); a dilution duct (73) which is arranged in the outlet duct (72) and whose one end is connected to a suction port (72c) provided in a position where the first ejector (74) produces a suction effect and whose other end is an air intake port (73a); and a discharge duct (24) whose one end is connected to the discharge port (25) provided in a side wall of the heating chamber (20) and whose other end is connected through a second ejector (75) to a position between the suction port (72c) and the air intake port (73a) in the dilution duct (73).

Abstract: A cooker has a cooker main body and a discharged steam cooling unit placed at the top surface of the cooker main body. Inside the discharged steam cooling unit is a duct extending in the front/rear direction. The rear end of the duct is an inlet port connected to an outlet port of the cooker main body. A throat portion is formed in the duct. Air from a blower is blown into the throat portion through a nozzle to generate a suction force at the inlet port by an ejector effect. The duct is branched on the downstream side of the throat portion, and outlet ports are provided at the ends of the branched ducts. Ambient air is sucked in from a gap between the inlet port of the duct and the outlet port of the cooker main body.

Abstract: A dishwasher and dryer has a washing vessel (2) accommodating a basket carrying tableware, a water feed path feeding water or hot water for washing and rinsing into the washing vessel (2) through an operation of a water feed valve, a circulating path for spraying feed water in the washing vessel from a nozzle to a dish, and a control circuit (12) controlling a washing step and a rinsing step. In such a dishwasher and dryer, a hard water generating vessel (23) is arranged to carry out a washing step using hard water as feed water in a washing step.

Abstract: A dishwasher and dryer has a washing vessel (2) accommodating a basket carrying tableware, a water feed path feeding water or hot water for washing and rinsing into the washing vessel (2) through an operation of a water feed valve, a circulating path for spraying feed water in the washing vessel from a nozzle to a dish, and a control circuit (12) controlling a washing step and a rinsing step. In such a dishwasher and dryer, a hard water generating vessel (23) is arranged to carry out a washing step using hard water as feed water in a washing step.