Cooking apparatus and control method thereof

A cooking apparatus comprising:

• a cooking chamber;
• a microwave unit to radiate microwaves to the cooking chamber;
• a convection unit to supply hot air to the cooking chamber;
• a grill unit to supply radiant heat to the cooking chamber;
• an input unit to receive a fry cooking command;
• and
• a control unit to perform a fry cooking corresponding to the received fry cooking command, the fry cooking comprising a first heating stage and a second heating stage,
• wherein
• in the first heating stage, the control unit turns on substantially simultaneously the microwave unit and at least one of the convection unit and the grill unit, and
• in the second heating stage the control unit turns on substantially simultaneously the convection unit and the grill unit while not operating the microwave unit.

A cooking apparatus comprising:

• a cooking chamber in which a substance to be cooked is placed;
• a plurality of heating units to heat the substance to be cooked;
• an input unit to receive a fry cooking command and information regarding the substance;
• and
• a control unit to control at least one of the plurality of heating units to perform a fry cooking including a plurality of heating stages,
• wherein
• the control unit performs at least two of the plurality of the heating stages according to the fry cooking command received by the input unit, and
• the control unit performs the at least two heating stages according to an order of the at least two heating stages and a heating time for each of the at least two heating stages, the order and the heating time corresponding to the information received by the input unit.

A cooking apparatus comprising:

• a cooking chamber in which a substance to be cooked is placed;
• a plurality of heating units to heat the substance to be cooked;
• an input unit to receive a fry cooking command;
• and
• a control unit to control at least one of the plurality of heating units to perform a frying cooking including a plurality of heating stages,
• wherein
• the control unit performs at least two of the plurality of the heating stages according to the fry cooking command received by the input unit, and
• when one of the at least two of the plurality of the heating stages is completed, the control unit informs a user that the one of the at least two of the plurality of the heating stages is completed, before performing a following one of the at least two of the plurality of the heating stages.