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OPERATION
Cookware size.
Marking of kitchen
cookware
Check for marking indicating that the
cookware is suitable for induction cooking.
Use magnetic cookware (enamelled steel, ferrite stainless
steel, cast iron). The easiest way to determine if your cook-
ware is suitable is to perform the •magnet test”. Find a gener
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ic magnet and check if it sticks to the base of the cookware.
Stainless Steel
Cookware is not detected
With the exception of the ferromagnetic steel cookware
Aluminium
Cookware is not detected
Cast iron
High efficiency
Caution: cookware can scratch the hob surface
Enamelled steel
High efficiency
Cookware with a flat, thick and smooth base is
recommended
Glass
Cookware is not detected
Porcelain
Cookware is not detected
Cookware with copper
base
Cookware is not detected
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In order to achieve best cooking results, use cookware with bottoms (ferromagnetic
part) of the size corresponding to the size of the cooking zone.
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•Using cookware with the bottom diameter smaller than the cooking zone size will re
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duce the effectiveness of the cooking zone and increase cooking time.
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•Cooking zones have a lower pot detection limit that depends on the diameter of fer
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romagnetic part of the pot bottom and the pot material. The use of an unsuitable pot
might lead to pot being undetected by a cooking zone.
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enamelled steel
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•cast iron
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•special stainless steel cookware designed for induction cooking.
For induction cooking us only ferromagnetic base materials such as:
