Household cooking appliance (B1; B2), having - a number of electrically operable heating elements for heating a cooking compartment, - an operating mode selector switch for switching on at least one heating element as a function of a set mode of operation, - a mechanical temperature regulator for regulating the switched-on heating element as a function of a temperature of the cooking compartment, which mechanical temperature regulator is connected electrically in series with the heating elements, and - an electronic circuit (11; 23) with a heating circuit relay which is connected electrically in series with the heating elements, - which electronic circuit (11; 23) is connected to the operating mode selector switch in order to identify a mode of operation set by the operating mode selector switch, and - which electronic circuit (11; 23) is designed to actuate or keep closed the heating circuit relay as a function of the identified mode of operation, wherein - at least one mode of operation, in which the heating circuit relay can be actuated, is an automatic mode of operation, - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is connected with a temperature sensor in order to sense the cooking compartment temperature, - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is connected to an input device, by means of which a number of automatic programs can be selected when an automatic mode of operation is selected and - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is designed to adjust the cooking compartment temperature sensed by means of the temperature sensor, by means of actuating the heating circuit relay, to the target cooking compartment temperature provided, characterised in that - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is designed to provide at least one target cooking compartment temperature associated with the selected automatic program from a group comprising a number of target cooking compartment temperatures, and that - with a setting of an automatic mode of operation, the heating circuit relay is connected electrically in series with the mechanical temperature regulator and the mechanical temperature regulator is set to a temperature value which corresponds at least to a maximum value of all target cooking compartment temperatures from the group comprising the number of target cooking compartment temperatures. - a number of electrically operable heating elements for heating a cooking compartment, - an operating mode selector switch for switching on at least one heating element as a function of a set mode of operation, - a mechanical temperature regulator for regulating the switched-on heating element as a function of a temperature of the cooking compartment, which mechanical temperature regulator is connected electrically in series with the heating elements, and - an electronic circuit (11; 23) with a heating circuit relay which is connected electrically in series with the heating elements, - which electronic circuit (11; 23) is connected to the operating mode selector switch in order to identify a mode of operation set by the operating mode selector switch, and - which electronic circuit (11; 23) is designed to actuate or keep closed the heating circuit relay as a function of the identified mode of operation, wherein - at least one mode of operation, in which the heating circuit relay can be actuated, is an automatic mode of operation, - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is connected with a temperature sensor in order to sense the cooking compartment temperature, - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is connected to an input device, by means of which a number of automatic programs can be selected when an automatic mode of operation is selected and - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is designed to adjust the cooking compartment temperature sensed by means of the temperature sensor, by means of actuating the heating circuit relay, to the target cooking compartment temperature provided, characterised in that - the electronic circuit (11; 23) is designed to provide at least one target cooking compartment temperature associated with the selected automatic program from a group comprising a number of target cooking compartment temperatures, and that - with a setting of an automatic mode of operation, the heating circuit relay is connected electrically in series with the mechanical temperature regulator and the mechanical temperature regulator is set to a temperature value which corresponds at least to a maximum value of all target cooking compartment temperatures from the group comprising the number of target cooking compartment temperatures.