What cookware is suitable for cooking zones with induction heating?

Issue

  • What cookware is suitable for cooking zones with induction heating?
  • What is the best cookware for induction cooking?
  • Causes of poor induction performance

Applies to

  • Cooktop

Solution

1. Cookware is suitable for an induction hob if:

  • Some water boils very quickly on a zone set to the highest heat setting.
  • A magnet pulls onto the bottom of the cookware.

Important: the bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible.

2. Cookware material:

  • Correct: cast iron, steel, enamelled steel, stainless steel, the bottom made of multi-layer (with correct mark from a manufacturer).
  • Not correct: aluminium, copper, brass, glass, ceramic, porcelain.

3. Cookware dimensions:

  • Induction cooking zones adapt automatically to the dimension of the bottom of the cookware.
  • The cooking zone efficiency is related to the diameter of the cookware. The cookware with a diameter smaller than the minimum receives only a part of the power generated by the cooking zone, thus reducing the cooking efficiency
  • Refer to the full description in the user manual, as the cookware's minimum and maximum diameters depend on the model of the appliance.
  • For both safety reasons and optimal cooking results, do not use cookware larger than indicated in the "Cooking zones specification". Keeping cookware away from the control panel during the cooking session. This might impact the functioning of the control panel or accidentally activate hob functions
  • Especially non-cylindrical pots or pots with a much larger top diameter than the bottom diameter can cause interference with the control panel.

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