Induction heating cooker and control method thereof

Abstract

An induction heating cooker and a control method thereof that stably adjust power of a cooking coil when a plurality of containers having different cooking conditions is placed on the cooking coil includes a plurality of heating coils disposed below a cooking plate and a controller to determine whether a container is placed on the heating coils, wherein the controller determines whether a plurality of containers is placed on one of the heating coils and, when the containers are placed on one of the heating coils, adjusts a power of the heating coil on which the containers are placed based on powers of other heating coils occupied by the containers. Cooking using a plurality of containers is stably performed based on user intention even when cooking conditions of the containers placed on a heating coil differ.

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