Apparatus for preparing meals

Apparatus (10) for preparing meals, comprising:

• a meal preparation unit (12) which includes:
• a plurality of receiving devices (45) for receiving the meals that are to be prepared in the meal preparation unit (12),
• a selecting mechanism (48) for selecting a meal that is to be prepared and is received in a receiving device (45), and
• a supplying mechanism (42, 46, 47) which selectively supplies steam to a meal that is to be prepared and has been selected by way of the selecting mechanism (48), and
• a supply unit (14) which includes:
• a fuel cell system (16) having a fuel cell (18), the fuel cell (18) connected to the supplying mechanism (42, 46, 47) of the meal preparation unit (12) to supply the supplying mechanism (42, 46, 47) with steam produced by the fuel cell (18),
• a steam preparer (34) for processing steam issuing from the fuel cell (18), and
• a heat management arrangement (36) adapted to control the operating temperature of the fuel cell (18) and the operating temperature of the steam preparer (34), the heat management arrangement (36) cooling the fuel cell (18) during operation and heating the steam preparer (34) using waste heat generated by the fuel cell (18).