Multifunctional Cooking Utensil

A multifunctional cooking utensil comprising:

• a housing defining a hollow chamber;
• an inner pot removably arranged in the hollow chamber and comprising a side wall and a bottom wall;
• a cover assembly configured to cover the housing and defining a cooking space together with the inner pot;
• a hot air assembly arranged in the cover assembly and comprising a fan and a first heating element;
• a second heating element arranged in a base of the housing and used for heating the bottom wall of the inner pot,
• wherein the multifunctional cooking utensil further comprises a first timer and a controller configured to enable the multifunctional cooking utensil to operate in a plurality of modes comprising a conduction cooking mode in which the second heating element operates while the first heating element and the fan do not operate, a convection cooking mode in which the first heating element and the fan operate while the second heating element does not operate, and a combined cooking mode;
• and
• wherein the controller is configured to execute the following steps:
• S1:
• receiving an initial user input for initiating the combined cooking mode, the initial user input comprising a conduction cooking mode duration T1s and a convection cooking mode duration T2s;
• S2:
• starting the convection cooking mode and the first timer;
• S3:
• when a time T1 recorded by the first timer is equal to T1s, switching to the convection cooking mode and starting a second timer;
• and
• S4:
• when a time T2 recorded by the second timer is equal to T2s, ending cooking.