| abstract |
steam generatorn(1, 1a-1d), in particular forna cooking appliance,nwith a housingn(3, 3a-3d), at leastna water inlet (4,n4a-4d), at least one water outlet (5, 5a-5d) and at leastna steam outlet (6, 6a-6d), and a heatern(9) for at least partially evaporating water in the housing (3,n3a-3d) to escapenof steam from the casen(3, 3a-3d)nthe steam outlet (6, 6a-6d), in particular to at least one cooking chambernof the cooking appliance, markednby a reactor (20) having at least one reactor bed in the housing (3,n3a-3d) at least partially between the water inlet (4, 4a-4d)nand the water outlet (5,n5a-5d), wherein the reactor bed is for precipitating or flocculating ingredientsnfrom water comprises at least one ion exchange material (24), thenthe precipitationnor flocculating causing ions into the water and / ornthe precipitationnor flocculation catalytically effecting functional groupsnits surfacenhaving. |