Apparatus and method of automatic cooking of a hulled grain

An apparatus of automatic cooking, comprising:

• a cooking cavity that contains food to be cooked and water therein;
• a heating unit that heats the food and the water;
• a gas sensor that detects properties of air inside the cooking cavity;
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• a control unit operated to heat the food and the water at a preset initial output of the heating unit, first to reduce the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output, allow heated temperature water to be absorbed into the food, and obtain an output of the gas sensor after a first preset time has elapsed, and second, to reduce the output of the heating unit to a second reduced output and cook an inside of the food using the heated temperature water absorbed into the food when the output of the gas sensor reaches a preset value.

A method of automatic cooking using a cooking apparatus, the cooking apparatus having a cooking cavity that contains food to be cooked and water therein, and a heating unit that heats the food and the water, the method comprising:

• heating the food and the water at a preset initial output of the heating unit;
• first, reducing the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output and allowing the heated temperature water to be absorbed into the food after a first preset time has elapsed;
• and
• second, reducing the output of the heating unit to a second reduced output that is 60% of the first reduced output and cooking an inside of the food using the heated temperature water absorbed into the food after the water has simmered.

A method of automatic cooking using a cooking apparatus, the cooking apparatus having a cooking cavity that contains food to be cooked and water therein, a heating unit that heats the food and the water, and a gas sensor that detects properties of air inside the cooking cavity, comprising:

• heating the food and the water at a preset initial output of the heating unit;
• first, reducing the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output, allowing heated temperature water to be absorbed into the food and obtaining an output of the gas sensor after a first preset time has elapsed;
• and
• second, reducing the output of the heating unit to a second reduced output and cooking an inside of the food using the heated temperature water absorbed into the food when the output of the gas sensor reaches a preset value.

A method of automatic cooking of hulled grain using a microwave oven having a cooking cavity that contains the hulled grain to be cooked and water therein, wherein the microwave oven heats the hulled grain and the water, and a gas sensor detects properties of air inside the cooking cavity, comprising:

• heating the hulled grain and the water at a preset initial microwave output;
• first, reducing the output of the microwave oven to a first reduced output, allowing heated temperature water to be absorbed into the hulled grain and obtaining an output of the gas sensor after a first preset time has elapsed;
• and
• second, reducing the output of the microwave oven to a second reduced output and cooking an inside of the hulled grain using the heated temperature water absorbed into the hulled grain when the output of the gas sensor reaches a preset value.