Filter apparatus for a kitchen appliance and kitchen appliance

A kitchen appliance for preparing food, the kitchen appliance comprising:

• a removable food preparation vessel,
• a heating element for heating food in the food preparation vessel,
• a tool for mixing or comminuting the food in the food preparation vessel, and
• a filter apparatus for filtering steam from the food preparation vessel during a food preparation operation, wherein the filter apparatus comprises:
• an inflow opening for steam on an underside of the filter apparatus,
• wherein the filter apparatus encloses a space for receiving a filter material for filtering steam,
• wherein the filter apparatus is dimensioned such that the filter apparatus is configured to cover a circular opening with a diameter of 6 cm and is configured such that the filter apparatus cannot be pushed through the opening,
• wherein a largest dimension of the filter apparatus does not exceed 22 cm, preferably does not exceed 15.5 cm,
• the kitchen appliance comprising a lid for closing the food preparation vessel, the lid having a circular opening, the circular opening having a diameter that does not exceed 6 cm, and
• wherein, in a filtering position of the filter apparatus, the filter apparatus is positioned on said lid and covers said circular opening completely.