Cooking Appliance For Cooking Food With Or Without Pressure

A cooking appliance comprising:

• a housing comprising a cooking vessel configured to receive food to be cooked,
• a lid mounted pivotably on the housing between an open position in which the lid is configured to free access to the cooking vessel and a closed position in which the lid is configured to prevent access to the cooking vessel,
• a steam outlet opening,
• a steam outlet valve that is movable between a first valve position in which the steam outlet valve is configured to release the steam outlet opening and to place the interior of the cooking vessel in communication with the exterior of the cooking appliance so as to enable the exit of steam to the exterior of the cooking appliance, and a second valve position in which the steam outlet valve is configured to close the steam outlet opening so as to enable an increase in pressure inside the cooking vessel,
• a lid locking mechanism configured to lock the lid in the closed position, and
• a control member movably mounted on the lid and configured to be handled by a user and to control the locking and unlocking of the lid relative to the housing,
• wherein the control member is configured to occupy:
• a first control position in which the lid is unlocked in relation to the housing and the lid can is configured to be moved into the open position,
• a second control position in which the lid is locked in the closed position and the steam outlet valve is maintained in the first valve position, and
• a third control position in which the lid is locked in the closed position and the steam outlet valve is maintained in the second valve position.