Electrical safety device for food heating appliance

Cooking appliance comprising a casing (2) in which are integrated a cooking receptacle (1) intended for the cooking of foodstuffs, heating means in thermal communication with the cooking receptacle (1), detecting means (30) arranged on the one hand to detect if the cooking receptacle (1) is substantially empty and in this case to open the electric supply circuit of the heating means, and on the other hand to detect if the cooking receptacle (1) is filled in a manner to achieve a preestablished minimum weight, in order in this case to close the electric supply circuit of the heating means, characterized in the cooking receptacle (1) is removable and in that the detecting means (30) comprise a first activating element (10;

• 43) activated by the cooking receptacle (1) when this latter is in place in the casing (2), and a second activating element (20;
• 42) activated by the cover (3) of the appliance when the cover (3) is closed on the cooking receptacle (1), said second activating element (20;
• 42) being capable of acting in a manner to inhibit the action of the first activating element (10;
• 43) when the cooking receptacle (1) is not in place in the casing (2) or when the cooking receptacle (1) has not achieved the predetermined minimum weight.