The present invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking process in an oven cavity of a cooking oven, wherein food stuff is arranged inside the oven cavity. At least one cooking parameter is set. The method comprises a time control mode (10) in the beginning of the cooking process. The time control mode (10) calculates a predetermined transmission of heating power to the oven cavity as function of the time (t) and a corresponding predetermined transmitted heating energy (E) during said time control mode (10). The heating power as function of the time (t) and the predetermined transmitted heating energy (E) base on empiric and/or calculated data and depends on the set cooking parameter. The time control mode (10) includes a heating up phase (14) and a thermal inertia phase (18). The time control mode (10) starts with the heating up phase (14). During the heating up phase (14) the oven cavity is heated up by activating at least one heating element of said oven cavity. The heating up phase (14) is sto
