An induction heating cooker comprising: a top plate for allowing a cooking container (11; 12) to be placed; and first and second induction heating units (61; 63) that are provided below the top plate, and inductively heat the cooking container (11; 12), each of the first and second induction heating units (61; 63) including: a plurality of induction heating coils (31, 32; 33, 34); a plurality of inverters (41, 42; 43, 44) that individually drive the plurality of induction heating coils; a temperature detector (81; 83) that detects a temperature of the cooking container (11; 12); and a power supply and controller (51; 52) that supplies power to the inverters (41, 42; 43, 44), and controls the inverters (41, 42; 43, 44) in accordance with an output of the temperature detector (81; 83), wherein in the first induction heating unit, the temperature detector has a first infrared sensor that is an only infrared sensor, and the first infrared sensor is provided in association with one of the induction heating coils provided at a foremost position, and in the second induction heating unit, the temperature detector has a second infrared sensor that is an only infrared sensor, and the second infrared sensor is provided in association with one of the induction heating coils provided at a rearmost position, characterized in that one of the power supply and controllers in the first induction heating unit performs the automatic cooking by use of the one of the induction heating coils provided at the formost position, and another of the power supply and controllers in the second induction heating unit performs the automatic cooking by use of the one of the induction heating coils provided at the rearmost position. a top plate for allowing a cooking container (11; 12) to be placed; and first and second induction heating units (61; 63) that are provided below the top plate, and inductively heat the cooking container (11; 12), each of the first and second induction heating units (61; 63) including: a plurality of induction heating coils (31, 32; 33, 34); a plurality of inverters (41, 42; 43, 44) that individually drive the plurality of induction heating coils; a temperature detector (81; 83) that detects a temperature of the cooking container (11; 12); and a power supply and controller (51; 52) that supplies power to the inverters (41, 42; 43, 44), and controls the inverters (41, 42; 43, 44) in accordance with an output of the temperature detector (81; 83), a plurality of induction heating coils (31, 32; 33, 34); a plurality of inverters (41, 42; 43, 44) that individually drive the plurality of induction heating coils; a temperature detector (81; 83) that detects a temperature of the cooking container (11; 12); and a power supply and controller (51; 52) that supplies power to the inverters (41, 42; 43, 44), and controls the inverters (41, 42; 43, 44) in accordance with an output of the temperature detector (81; 83), wherein in the first induction heating unit, the temperature detector has a first infrared sensor that is an only infrared sensor, and the first infrared sensor is provided in association with one of the induction heating coils provided at a foremost position, and in the second induction heating unit, the temperature detector has a second infrared sensor that is an only infrared sensor, and the second infrared sensor is provided in association with one of the induction heating coils provided at a rearmost position, characterized in that one of the power supply and controllers in the first induction heating unit performs the automatic cooking by use of the one of the induction heating coils provided at the formost position, and another of the power supply and controllers in the second induction heating unit performs the automatic cooking by use of the one of the induction heating coils provided at the rearmost position.