Apparatus and method for automatic cooking

An apparatus for 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;
• and
• a control unit to obtain an output of the gas sensor while the food and the water are heated at a preset initial output of the heating unit, to reduce the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output and cook a surface of the food by allowing a heated temperature water to be absorbed into the food if the output of the gas sensor reaches a preset value, and 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.

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, comprising:

• heating the food and the water at a preset initial output of the heating unit;
• reducing the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output and cooking a surface of the food by allowing a heated temperature water to be absorbed into the food after the water has boiled;
• and
• 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.

A method for 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:

• obtaining an output of the gas sensor while the food and the water are heated at a preset initial output of the heating unit;
• reducing the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output and cooking a surface of the food by allowing a heated temperature water to be absorbed into the food if the output of the gas sensor reaches a preset value;
• and
• 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.

An apparatus for automatic cooking, comprising:

• a cooking cavity that contains a predetermined amount of food to be cooked and water therein;
• a heating unit that heats the predetermined amount of food and the water;
• a gas sensor detecting properties of air in the cooking cavity;
• and
• a control unit, coupled to the heating unit and the gas sensor, controlling:
• blowing air into the cooking cavity for a first time period to minimize moisture therein;
• and
• heating the predetermined amount of food and water for predetermined times using a series of decreasing heating unit outputs in accordance with the predetermined amount of food.