Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of setting a microwave power in a cooking appliance, comprising the steps of: specifying a microwave factor; introducing a thermal energy into a cooking chamber of the cooking appliance; determining a heat consumption of the thermal energy in the cooking chamber; and setting the microwave power on the basis of the microwave factor and the thermal heat consumption in the cooking chamber. Further, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a cooking appliance.

Abstract: A method for providing cooking programs for at least one selectable product to be cooked, which can be cooked in at least two different charges in a cooking chamber of a cooking appliance. Cooking processes conducted depending on charge-dependent parameters are replaced by cooking programs that depend solely on fixed parameters. A cooking program is assigned to each charge respectively. A cooking process is conducted as a function of at least one charge-dependent parameter at least once for each charge, with a caliber-dependent parameter determined by a core temperature of the product to be cooked being selected as the charge-dependent parameter. A cooking process that leads to a specific cooking result is selected for each charge, with the cooking result being determined by the core temperature of the product and a cooking program being stored for each selected cooking process after the charge-dependent parameter is replaced by a fixed parameter.