Apparatus for adding salt or seasonings to food being cooked in steam cookers

Claim 1

Apparatus for adding salt or seasonings to food being cooked in a steam cooker cooking vessel having a cooking chamber comprising: a. a cooking vessel having a support platform and food containers on the support platform for holding the food being cooked; b. a plurality of spray nozzles at the top of the cooking vessel for spraying the food with a salt or seasoning solution; c. a separate and portable collecting vessel for accommodating the salt or seasoning solution; d. a supply line attached to said collecting vessel for connecting said collecting vessel to the spray nozzles of the cooking vessel; e. a conveying and turnover pump for conveying the salt or seasoning solution from the collecting vessel to the food in the cooking chamber through the supply line; and f. a discharge line connected to the bottom of the cooking vessel below the support platform and which serves as a return line to the collecting vessel.