Apparatus and method for preparing a food puree

An apparatus for preparing a food puree comprising:

• a chamber configured to contain food ingredients;
• a liquid reservoir configured to contain a liquid;
• a heater configured to heat the liquid in the liquid reservoir to generate steam;
• a steam supply configured to supply the steam to the chamber for steaming the food ingredients;
• a liquid supply configured to supply a portion of the liquid from the liquid reservoir to the chamber;
• an agitator configured to puree the steamed food ingredients in the liquid to obtain said food puree;
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• a controller configured to determine, according to a texture requirement of the food puree, a steam parameter based on which the steam is to be supplied by the steam supply to the chamber and a liquid amount to be supplied by the liquid supply to the chamber, taking into account condensed water collectable in the chamber from the steaming of the food ingredients, and to control the steam supply and the liquid supply according to the determined at least one steam parameter and the determined liquid amount.