Patent ID: 8035065

Claim:
A cooking apparatus, comprising: a cooking cavity provided within an outer casing; an upper space provided over the cooking cavity, between an upper surface of the cooking cavity and a corresponding upper surface of the outer casing; and a door configured to cover an open front face of the cooking cavity and an open front face of the upper space, wherein the door includes: a door panel including an opening such that an interior of the cooking cavity is visible therethrough; a front plate coupled to a front surface of the door panel, wherein the front plate covers an entire front surface of the door; an operating panel installed between the front surface of the door panel and a rear surface of the front plate, at an upper portion of the door corresponding to the open front face of the upper space; and a control panel coupled to a rear surface of the door panel at an upper portion of the door, wherein the control panel is operably coupled to the operating panel so as to control operation of the cooking apparatus based on input received at the operating panel.