A cooking apparatus has a cooking chamber (10). The vapors created in the cooking chamber (10) are removed with a vapor outlet channel (31). A vapor condensation device (40) brings the vapors into contact with cooling liquid. The vapor condensation device (40) has a container (41), in which a liquid bath (42) is located. The vapor outlet channel (31) carries the vapors out of the cooking chamber (10) into the container (41) of the vapor condensation device (40). There, the vapors are brought into contact with the liquid from the liquid bath (42) and thereby partially condensed. Furthermore, a device drain (36) is provided. The container (41) of the vapor condensation device (40) has a vapor guide element (43). Said element guides the vapors through one or more channels in the container (41). The vapor guide element (43) is configured such that one wall of the wall surfaces of the channel or channels is formed by the surface of the liquid bath (42) in the container (41).
