Apparatus for cooking food

An apparatus for cooking food comprising:

• an oven having a cavity and a door associated to a front surface of the cavity and said door being configured to selectively provide access to the inside of the cavity of the oven;
• a hob comprising at least one heating element, the hob defining an upper surface of the cooking apparatus;
• at least one inlet opening provided in said upper surface of the hob;
• at least one outlet opening;
• a downdraft hood having at least one suction unit configured to suck cooking fumes through said at least one inlet opening and to eject them through said at least one outlet opening;
• a duct system comprising a first path of cooking fumes such that the sucked fumes flow between the at least one inlet opening and the at least one outlet opening;
• a filter unit for filtering the sucked cooking fumes, said filter unit being arranged in said first path of cooking fumes, said filter unit being arranged upstream of said suction unit;
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• an extraction/insertion opening provided in said front surface of the cavity of said oven, said extraction/insertion opening being sized so as to extract/insert said filter unit, said extraction/insertion opening being accessible when said door allows access to the inside of the cavity of the oven.