A method for sensing a container by an induction heating device that includes a working coil, an induction heating circuit, a sensor configured to sense current flowing through the working coil, and a controller, wherein an induction heating circuit includes an induction heating unit including an inverter unit configured to drive the working coil, and the controller includes a switch driving unit, a resonant current conversion unit configured to convert current values to voltage values, a shutdown comparison unit, a shutdown circuit unit configured to control the switch driving unit, a count comparison unit, and a control unit configured to determine presence of the container on the working coil, the method comprising: charging, by controlling the inverter unit through the switch driving unit, the induction heating circuit; sensing, by the sensor, a current applied to the induction heating circuit; converting, by the resonant current conversion unit, a current value of the current into a first voltage value; comparing, by the shutdown comparison unit, the first voltage value with a predetermined resonance voltage reference value; based on the first voltage value being greater than the predetermined resonance voltage reference value, generating a resonance of the current by controlling the switch driving unit through the shutdown circuit unit; based on generation of the resonance, sensing, by the sensor, a resonant current generated in the induction heating circuit; converting, by the resonant current conversion unit, a current value of the resonant current into a second voltage value; comparing, by the count comparison unit, the second voltage value with a predetermined count voltage reference value (Vcnt_ref); generating, by the count comparison unit, one or more output pulses based on a result of the comparison of the second voltage value with the predetermined count voltage reference value (Vcnt_ref); comparing, by the control unit, a count of the one or more output pulses with a predetermined reference count, or comparing, by the control unit, an on-duty time of the one or more output pulses with a predetermined reference time; and based on (i) the count of the one or more output pulses being less than the predetermined reference count or (ii) the on-duty time of the one or more output pulses being shorter than the predetermined reference time, determining, by the control unit, that an object is present on the working coil. charging, by controlling the inverter unit through the switch driving unit, the induction heating circuit; sensing, by the sensor, a current applied to the induction heating circuit; converting, by the resonant current conversion unit, a current value of the current into a first voltage value; comparing, by the shutdown comparison unit, the first voltage value with a predetermined resonance voltage reference value; based on the first voltage value being greater than the predetermined resonance voltage reference value, generating a resonance of the current by controlling the switch driving unit through the shutdown circuit unit; based on generation of the resonance, sensing, by the sensor, a resonant current generated in the induction heating circuit; converting, by the resonant current conversion unit, a current value of the resonant current into a second voltage value; comparing, by the count comparison unit, the second voltage value with a predetermined count voltage reference value (Vcnt_ref); generating, by the count comparison unit, one or more output pulses based on a result of the comparison of the second voltage value with the predetermined count voltage reference value (Vcnt_ref); comparing, by the control unit, a count of the one or more output pulses with a predetermined reference count, or comparing, by the control unit, an on-duty time of the one or more output pulses with a predetermined reference time; and based on (i) the count of the one or more output pulses being less than the predetermined reference count or (ii) the on-duty time of the one or more output pulses being shorter than the predetermined reference time, determining, by the control unit, that an object is present on the working coil.