Cooking apparatus, controller and method for controlling such an apparatus

摘要

Disclosed is a cooking apparatus, a controller and a method for controlling a cooker such as an induction hob. The method includes reading a time of day cooking completion request value provided by a user interface of a controller unit that controls the cooker. An earliest cooking start time value is assigned with a current time of day value provided by the clock of the controller unit and the controller unit determines a maximum cooking time value based on the earliest cooking start time value and the time of day cooking completion request value. The controller unit then processes the maximum cooking time value and a selected cooking profile instruction set read from a controller unit memory to determine a required cooking profile instruction set. The required cooking profile instruction set includes driver output instructions for controlling a load driver of the cooker.