Patent ID: 8338757
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
1. A cooking device comprising: a main body serving as shell; a top plate provided on an upper surface of the main body; a heating unit operable to heat an object to be heated placed on the upper surface of the main body; at least one control mode switch operable to select one of a plurality of control modes for controlling a heating operation of the heating unit; at least one setting switch operable to select a set value in each control mode; a heating control unit operable to control the heating unit based on the control mode and the set value inputted through the control mode switch and the setting switch; and a selection switch operable to select one operation mode from a plurality of operation modes; wherein the operation modes include a first operation mode in which all of the plurality of control modes are set to be selectable and a second operation mode in which only part of the plurality of control modes are set to be selectable; and the heating control unit sets only the control mode switch and the setting switch which are necessary for the control modes which are set to be selectable in the operation mode selected by the selection switch to be enabled.