Patent ID: 6744026
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
A microwave oven comprising a storing unit at which cooking information including heating control information corresponding to each of a plurality of dishes for cooking the dishes is registered as a standard, the microwave oven further comprising:a display unit; recipe name storing means storing preset recipes and recipe names of one or more dishes selected from said plurality of dishes; an external operation unit having at least a read operation unit operated to read said preset recipes and selected recipe names as desired from said recipe names in said recipe name storing means for successive display on said display unit, and a heating start operation unit operated to instruct start of a heating operation for cooking; desired recipe name displaying means displaying on said display unit said desired recipe name read from said recipe name storing means in response to said read operation unit being operated; and desired dish heating means for starting said heating operation in accordance with said heating control information corresponding to said dish of said desired recipe name, in response to said heating start operation unit being operated, when said desired recipe name is displayed on said display unit by said desired recipe name displaying means.