The invention relates to an electrical appliance for producing culinarypreparationsin separate portions, which comprises a heating base (1), a main lid (3), andat least onecontainer (4) for holding the food preparation. According to the invention,the appliancealso includes a carrier (2) inserted between the heating base (1) and the mainlid (3), thecarrier (2) including an opening (22) in which each container (4) is suspendedsuch thatthe bottom (41) of each container (4) is separated from the heating base (1),the carrier (2)surrounding the container(s)(4) around most of the height of thecontainer(s)(4).