IKEA HACKSTAD Manual page 12

BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
CAUTION
• Although induction cooking zones do not di-
rectly generate heat, they can become hot
from contact with hot cookware. Burns
may occur if a cooking zone or the surrounding
area is touched before it has cooled to a safe
temperature.
• Do not place flammable items such as plas-
tic salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders, or
plastic wrapping on top of the range when it
is in use. Heat radiating from cookware could
cause these items to melt or ignite. Potholders,
towels, or wooden spoons could catch fire if
placed too close to hot cookware.
• Do not use aluminum foil to line any part of
the cooktop. Improper installation of these lin-
ers may result in risk of electric shock or fire.
If these items melt on the cooktop, they will
damage the cooktop.
Moving Cookware on a Smooth Cooktop
It's best to lift cookware before moving it on the ce-
ramic glass cooktop. Cookware that has a rough or
dirty bottom can mark and scratch the ceramic glass
surface. Always start with clean cookware.
Figure 12: Move cookware carefully on cooktop
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Power Management
Your induction cooktop has 2 or 3 generators and
4 or 5 cooking zones, depending on the model. A
generator may power 1 or 2 cooking zones. If you
use more than one cooking zone on high power at
the same time and they are on the same generator,
the cooktop may need to manage power to the two
cooking zones.
Figure 13: Power management, 4 cook zones
Figure 14: Power management, 5 cook zones
To get the best performance from your cooktop,
start cooking on only one cooking zone. After the
first piece of cookware has reached cooking tem-
perature, then start cooking on the second cooking
zone.
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