COOKING APPLIANCE
A cooking appliance (10) comprises a housing (11) which de- fines a food preparation cavity (12), heating means for heat- ing the cavity (12), and a door (14) for selectively closing and opening the cavity (12). The cooking appliance (10) is characterized by the cooking appliance (10) further comprising a horizontally movable linkage system connected to the housing and the door (14), wherein the linkage system is configured to move the door between a closed position in which the door bears against the front side (15) of the housing (11) to close the oven cavity (12), via an intermediate position in which the door is lifted off from the front side of the housing, and an open position in which the door is positioned laterally aside the oven cavity, wherein during the entire path of movement the door is held in a vertical orientation.