An induction cooking heater comprising: a top plate on which an object to be heated is placed; first and second coils (11b-11e, 11b-11e) disposed under the top plate ; a first inverter circuit (50a-50e) configured to supply electric power to the first coil (11b-11e); a second inverter circuit (50a-50e) provided separately from the first inverter circuit (50a-50e), the second inverter circuit (50a-50e) being configured to supply electric power to the second coil (11b-11e); a temperature sensor configured to sense a first top surface temperature and a second top surface temperature, the first top surface temperature being a temperature of a top surface, at a location above the first coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated, the second top surface temperature being a temperature of a top surface, at a location above the second coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated; a second temperature sensor (35a-35e) configured to sense a first bottom surface temperature and a second bottom surface temperature, the first bottom surface temperature being a temperature of a bottom surface, at a location above the first coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated, the second bottom surface temperature being a temperature of a bottom surface, at a location above the second coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated; and a controller configured to drive the first inverter circuit (50a-50e) and the second inverter circuit (50a-50e) increasing or decreasing the electric power that is supplied to the first coil or the second coil such that a difference between a first temperature difference and a second temperature difference reduces, the first temperature difference is a temperature difference between the first bottom surface temperature and the first top surface temperature, and the second temperature difference is a temperature difference between the second bottom surface temperature and the second top surface temperature. a top plate on which an object to be heated is placed; first and second coils (11b-11e, 11b-11e) disposed under the top plate ; a first inverter circuit (50a-50e) configured to supply electric power to the first coil (11b-11e); a second inverter circuit (50a-50e) provided separately from the first inverter circuit (50a-50e), the second inverter circuit (50a-50e) being configured to supply electric power to the second coil (11b-11e); a temperature sensor configured to sense a first top surface temperature and a second top surface temperature, the first top surface temperature being a temperature of a top surface, at a location above the first coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated, the second top surface temperature being a temperature of a top surface, at a location above the second coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated; a second temperature sensor (35a-35e) configured to sense a first bottom surface temperature and a second bottom surface temperature, the first bottom surface temperature being a temperature of a bottom surface, at a location above the first coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated, the second bottom surface temperature being a temperature of a bottom surface, at a location above the second coil (11b-11e), of the object to be heated; and a controller configured to drive the first inverter circuit (50a-50e) and the second inverter circuit (50a-50e) increasing or decreasing the electric power that is supplied to the first coil or the second coil such that a difference between a first temperature difference and a second temperature difference reduces, the first temperature difference is a temperature difference between the first bottom surface temperature and the first top surface temperature, and the second temperature difference is a temperature difference between the second bottom surface temperature and the second top surface temperature. <EOS>