Electric cooking appliance

An electric cooking appliance comprising:

• a housing unit comprising a cooking vat delineating a cooking volume and comprising an access opening through which food is configured to be introduced into the cooking volume, and
• a lid configured to be moved between an open position in which the lid allows access to the cooking vat and a closed position in which the lid prevents access to the cooking vat, the lid comprising a lid body and an inner lid attached to the lid body, the inner lid comprising a fixed closure portion attached to the lid body and a movable closure portion configured to be moved relative to the fixed closure portion along a direction of travel and between a raised configuration in which the fixed closure portion and the movable closure portion seal the cooking vessel tightly when the lid is in the closed position, and a lowered configuration in which the lid is in the closed position while the fixed closure portion and the movable closure portion define an air vent passage to the outside of the cooking volume and an air intake passage to the inside of the cooking volume,
• a drive mechanism configured to move the movable closure portion between the lowered configuration and the raised configuration,
• a fan positioned in the lid facing the inner lid and configured to generate an airflow in the cooking volume, the fan configured such that the generated airflow is vented out of the cooking volume by flowing through the air vent passage and is re-introduced into the cooking volume by flowing through the air intake passage, and
• a heating device attached to the lid and configured to heat the airflow generated by the fan,
• wherein the heating device is positioned on an underside of the inner lid and located facing the cooking volume when the lid occupies the closed position, and the heating device is located near the air intake passage when the movable closure portion is in the lowered configuration.