Abstract: A cooking device that includes a pot with a pot body and a cover body. The cover body covers the pot body and forms a cooking cavity. In some instances, the cooking device additionally includes a spatula assembly, which includes a spatula, a lifting apparatus, and a driving apparatus. The lifting apparatus is provided on the cover body and is in driving connection with the spatula. The lifting apparatus may drive the spatula to move up and down relative to the pot body between a first position and a second position. In some instances, when the spatula is in the first position, the spatula is in close contact with the inner surface of the cover body. In some instances, when the spatula is in the second position, the spatula is out of contact with the inner surface of the cover body.

Abstract: A self-cleaning method and a control method for a cooking device. The degree of contamination inside a pot body is determined, such that a corresponding conventional program or reinforcement program can be selected for cleaning. Moreover, the pot body is also heated during the process of adding water, so that the water is heated to generate steam for softening residue inside a pot. At the same time, as a food turner can move back and forth between a first cleaning position and a second cleaning position in the pot body, a 360-degree comprehensive and rapid self-cleaning program for an inner surface of a pot lid, and the bottom face and an inner wall face of the pot body can be realized.