Patent ID: 7946220

Claim:
A method for regulating a cooking process for a food product in an oven of a steam cooking apparatus wherein said steam cooking apparatus comprises a moveable ventilation flap, a controller, a sensor, and a steam generator, said method comprising the steps of: during a first steam phase, introducing steam from said steam generator into said oven for a predetermined cooking process, wherein said steam generator supplies steam for a fixed time to said oven, wherein a first concentration of said steam is measured by said sensor and said ventilation flap is largely in a closed position by said controller; during a ventilation phase, stopping the introduction of said steam to said oven by said controller, wherein further said ventilation flap is opened during said ventilation phase by said controller thereby reducing a concentration of said steam in said oven, and wherein a second concentration of said steam is measured by said sensor; during a measurement phase, at least partially closing said ventilation flap by said controller, wherein after a third concentration of said steam in said oven is measured by said sensor, an end of said cooking process is determined by said controller based on evaluation of said third concentration of said steam; and determining by said controller whether a second steam phase is to occur wherein additional steam is introduced into said oven.