Method of operating a cooking oven, in particular a steam cooking oven

The present invention in particular relates to a method of operating a cooking oven, comprising: - receiving a manual user setting for one or more than one primary cooking parameters; and, - upon receipt of the one or more primary cooking parameters, executing an algorithm function for automatically and without further user input setting one or more than one additional secondary cooking parameters different from the received one or more primary cooking parameter - the execution of the algorithm function comprising: accessing an electronic database (4, 7), the electronic database (4, 7) including a mapping between the e primary and secondary cooking parameters; and by automatically and without user input setting the secondary cooking parameters for controlling the cooking process.