Food treatment device

Abstract

A food treatment appliance includes a muffle having a muffle interior. Arranged outside the muffle is a light-generating facility for radiating light into the muffle interior through an opening in the muffle. A light-distributing element is arranged in the muffle interior and configured to distribute light radiating in through the opening The light-generating facility and the light-distributing element are arranged such as to define a gap there between. The food treatment appliance can be applied to cooking devices having an oven functionality and/or microwave functionality.

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