Abstract: A heating apparatus such as microwave ovens includes a microcomputer incorporating a first storage storing data of a plurality of cooking menus and corresponding cooking information and a second storage storing data of the order of priority of selection with respect to the cooking menus. The microcomputer has another storage storing data of the number of times of execution of the respective cooking menus. The microcomputer operates to add "1" to the number of times of execution of a cooking operation when the heating operation is executed in accordance with the selected cooking menu. The microcomputer determines the order of the number of times of execution of the cooking menus. The microcomputer renews the order of priority of selection of the cooking menus in accordance with the determined order of the number of times of execution of the cooking menus.