Functioning And Advantages Of Induction Cooktops; Instructions On Cookware - Caso Vario Power 3400 Magenta Manual Original

14.1 Functioning and Advantages of Induction cooktops

With an induction cooktop the heat is not transferred by a heating element
via the cooking utensil to the food to be cooked, but rather the necessary
heat is generated directly in the cooking pot with the aid of induction
currents.
An induction coil underneath the ceramic glass hob generates an
alternating electromagnetic field, which penetrates the ceramic glass hob
and induces the heat-generating current in the base of the cookware.
Advantages of the Induction Hob
• Energy-saving cooking due to direct energy transfer to the pot.
• Enhanced safety since energy is only transferred when a pot is placed
on the hob.
• Energy transfer between the induction cooking zone and the base of
the pot with high degree of efficiency.
• Rapid heating.
• Low risk of burning, since the cooking surface is only heated by the
base of the pot.
• Boiling over pot contents does not burn onto the hob.
• Rapid, fine-tuned control of the input power.

14.2 Instructions on Cookware

The cooking pot used for the induction cooking surface must be made of
metal, have magnetic characteristics and have a sufficient, flat bottom
surface.
Here is how to decide if the pot is suitable:
Ensure that the pot bears an inscription stating its suitability for cooking
with induction current, or perform the following magnet test:

Place a magnet (e.g. a magnet from a magnetic board) close to the
base of your cooking pot. If it is strongly attracted then you can use
the cooking pot on the induction cooktop.
The table below serves as a guide to help you choose the correct cooking
utensils:
Suitable
Cookware
Cookware with magnetic bottom
(ferreous).
Enamel-coated steel pots
with thick bases
Cast-iron pots
with enamel-coated bases
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Unsuitable Cookware
Pots made of copper, aluminium, heat-
resistant glass and other non-metallic pots
Pots made of stainless steel without a
magnet iron core
Pots that do not sit flat on the hob
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