Apparatus for the fast cooking, in hot water, of dosed quantities of foodstuffs in general

Apparatus for cooking, in hot water, metered quantities of foodstuffs such as rice, noodles and the like, including a pressurized cooking chamber provided with means to maintain, in said chamber, pre-selected water pressures and temperatures, said chamber having a first opening for the introduction of raw foodstuff and a second opening for the extraction of cooked food characterized by metering means for introducing raw foodstuffs to the cooking chamber, a hot water generator for boiling water to temperatures over 100.degree. C. the generator being connected to said cooking chamber, to maintain food metered into the chamber submerged in hot water during a cooking operation, and further characterized by separating means connected to the extraction opening of the cooking chamber to receive cooked food from the chamber, and separate cooking water therefrom.