Method for performing a drying function after a cooking function or steam cooking function

A method for performing a drying function after a cooking function in an oven cavity, comprising:

• running a selected cooking function from a group of available cooking functions to cook food in the oven cavity;
• upon conclusion of the selected cooking function, detecting or calculating a parameter value characteristic of the selected cooking function, said parameter value being selected from the group consisting of:
• an empirical value (Y) determined as a function of a time (t) of the selected cooking function, a temperature (T) of the selected cooking function, a first coefficient (k1) representative of the selected cooking function and a second coefficient (k2) representative of the selected cooking function,
• a humidity value (H) of the selected cooking function, and
• an estimated run time (te) for the drying function suited to the selected cooking function, which is determined as a function of humidity detected in the oven cavity during the selected cooking function;
• comparing the detected or calculated characteristic parameter value with a threshold parameter value and:
• if the detected or calculated characteristic parameter value initially exceeds said threshold parameter value, then providing an indication via a user interface that the drying function is required and/or automatically initiating said drying function, wherein the characteristic parameter value continues to be detected or calculated during said drying function, and wherein the drying function is terminated once said characteristic parameter value falls below the threshold parameter value,
• if the detected or calculated characteristic parameter value does not initially exceed said threshold parameter value, then no such indication is provided and the drying function is not initiated.