A cooking apparatus applicable in the field of cooking, comprising: a rotary pot body (1); a force-applying mechanism (2) fitting the internal wall of the pot body (1); a driving apparatus (3) used for driving the force-applying mechanism (2) into rotation; a heating source (4) used for heating food items delivered into the pot body (1); and a control apparatus used for controlling the driving apparatus (3) to drive the force-applying mechanism (2) into rotation, thus driving the food items to be attached to the pot wall and to make continuous 360° circular motions around the rotary axis of the pot body (1), and for controlling the heating source (4) to heat the food items while the food items are making the circular motions. The cooking apparatus allows the food items on the cooking space of the pot body (1) to be spread out over an increased area, at a reduced thickness, and increased evenness, allows, even when an increased amount of food items is cooked in a single instance, the food items to still be heated evenly in the pot body (1), also increases heating efficiency, increases cooking efficiency and cooking capacity, and allows dishes thus prepared to be of improved taste.