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Cookware for Your Induction Unit
Induced current can be created only in materials which have magnetic properties. Thus, cookware for use
with an induction unit must be made from a ferromagnetic material or have inserts with magnetic properties.
Your household may already have cookware suitable for induction cooking, and you may test any pot/pan
with an induction element. Incorporated controls are able to recognize a suitable piece of cookware. To
perform a cookware test:
-Turn on an element and adjust the power to any level. The digital power display will start flashing.
-Place your pot/pan on the element. If the piece being tested is suitable for induction cooking, the display will
become steady. However, if it keeps flashing, such cookware cannot be used on your induction unit.
-If the pot/pan is empty, remove it from the element immediately after you have done test and turn the
element OFF.
Another simple test to determine if a piece of cookware can be used on an induction cooktop is the ‘magnet
test’. Use a small magnet and place it on the pot/pan. If the magnet sticks to it, the piece will work with
induction.
Cookware compatible with induction are:
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Cookware made of enamel coated steel with or without a non-stick coating.
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Cast iron cookware with or without enamel coated base.
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Stainless steel pots and pans designed for induction cookware.
Note:
In most cases, stainless steel used for cookware is non-magnetic and unsuitable for induction cooking. Most
manufacturers make such pots and pans in layers for better heat distribution, and a number of them can be
used with induction. To make sure if a stainless steel cookware can be used, perform the cookware test.
Use of cookware with enamel coated base will prevent the glass top of your unit from getting scratched.
Pots and pans which do not have flat bottoms can still be used, but should not be overly deformed,
otherwise,performance will be hindered.
Cookware made from glass, ceramic, earthenware, aluminum, copper pots and pans as well as non-
magnetic stainless steel cookware, are not suitable for induction cooking.
Never leave an empty piece of cookware on an induction heating element for more then a few
seconds. If an empty pot/pan is left on an element at full power, the temperature may increase
rapidly, the safeties not engage, and this may damage your cookware, the cooktop, and could result
in injury or damage to your property.
Cookware with thick flat bases should be chosen to benefit from even heat distribution.
