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An appliance for cooking food in a closed atmosphere, the appliance including a bowl (6) and a lid, heater means for heating the appliance, for the purpose of performing the cooking, and a catalytic converter (10) for treating the odors of the cooking fumes before the fumes are discharged to the out

An appliance for cooking food in a closed atmosphere, the appliance including a bowl (6) and a lid, heater means for heating the appliance, for the purpose of performing the cooking, and a catalytic converter (10) for treating the odors of the cooking fumes before the fumes are discharged to the outside, wherein, the catalytic converter (10) includes at least one heater element, and the appliance further comprises temperature regulation means (12) for regulating the temperature of said heater elements, the temperature regulation means (12) being organized to sense the temperature of the cooking zone.

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What is claimed is: 1. An appliance for cooking food in a closed atmosphere, the appliance comprising a bowl (6) and a lid (8 ), heater means for heating the appliance, for the purpose of performing the cooking, and a catalytic converter (10) for treating the odors of the cooking fumes before the f

What is claimed is: 1. An appliance for cooking food in a closed atmosphere, the appliance comprising a bowl (6) and a lid (8 ), heater means for heating the appliance, for the purpose of performing the cooking, and a catalytic converter (10) for treating the odors of the cooking fumes before the fumes are discharged to the outside, wherein: the catalytic converter (10) includes at least one heater element (11); and the appliance further comprises temperature regulation means (12) for regulating the temperature of said heater elements ( 11), said temperature regulating means (12) being organized to sense the temperature of the cooking zone. 2. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the regulation means (12) further comprise a temperature sensor (12A) mounted in a manner such as to sense the temperature of the cooking bowl (6) as an image of the cooking temperature. 3. The appliance according to claim 2, wherein the temperature sensor (12A) is mounted against or on the outside wall of the bowl (6). 4. The appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature regulation system for regulating the temperature of the heater means. 5. The appliance according to claim 4, wherein the system for regulating the temperature of the heater means is associated with the means (12) for regulating the temperature of the catalytic converter (10), said system for regulating the temperature of the heater means including a temperature sensor that is common to said temperature regulation means. 6. The appliance according to claim 4, wherein the system for regulating the temperature of the heater means is separate from the means (12) for regulating the temperature of the catalytic converter, said system for regulating the temperature of the heater means and said means for regulating the temperature of the catalytic converter having respective temperature sensors. 7. The appliance according to claim 6, wherein the sensor for sensing the temperature of the bowl is a thermostat. 8. The appliance according to claim 7, wherein the thermostat is placed against one of the group consisting of on the bottom of the bowl, and against and on the side wall of the bowl. 9. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 wherein the heater elements of the catalytic converter have a maximum heat load of not more than 3 W/cm2, and preferably less than or equal to 2. 5 W/cm2. 10. The appliance according to claim 9, wherein the catalytic converter is formed by a housing (15) containing a catalytic unit (16) and heater elements (11), said housing (15) being provided with admission orifices for admitting the cooking fumes to be treated, the heater elements (11) being interposed between the orifices (17) and the catalytic unit (16), and disposed substantially in register with said orifices (17). 11. The appliance according to claim 10, wherein the heater elements (11) are formed by a resistor in a sinuous configuration. 12. The appliance according to claim 11, wherein the sinuous resistor (11) extends over substantially the entire surface of the catalytic unit (16). 13. The appliance according to claim 12, wherein the housing (15) is mounted in the lid (8) of the appliance. 14. The appliance according to claim 1 wherein the heater elements (11) are connected to an electrical circuit including a switch (20), such as a micro-switch, associated with the position of the lid (8) so that the switch (20) interrupts the electrical power to the heater elements (11) whenever the lid ( 8) is opened or removed. 15. The appliance according to claim 1 further comprising a safety thermostat (25) connected to an electrical power supply circuit of the heater elements(11), said thermostat being disposed in the vicinity of the catalytic converter for detecting the ambient temperature and for interrupting the electrical power supply to the heater elements (11) in the event that the reference temperature is exceeded. 16. The appliance according to claim 1 wherein the appliance further comprises a deep fryer.