A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A COOKING TIME AND A SYSTEM

A computer-implemented method for determining a scaled cooking time for operating a cooking apparatus. The method comprises: acquiring (302) a recipe comprising information associated with: one or more food ingredients, a recipe serving size, and a recipe cooking time; acquiring (304) a target serving size; determining (306) a recipe scale factor based on the target serving size and the recipe serving size; determining (308) a main food ingredient from the one or more food ingredients in the acquired recipe; and determining (310) whether an amount of overlap of the main food ingredient received in a receptacle of the cooking apparatus exceeds a predetermined threshold. If it is determined that the amount of overlap of the main food ingredient exceeds the predetermined threshold, the method comprises determining (312) the scaled cooking time corresponding to the target serving size based on the determined recipe scale factor and the recipe cooking time.