IKEA FLACKSTA Manual page 24

ENGLISH
Cookware sold as
induction ready
will often have a
symbol printed on
the bottom by the
manufacturer.
The Magnet Test
To see if a piece of cookware will work
on your induction cooktop, try to stick a
magnet to it (see Figure 12).
of the cookware, it will work on your
induction cooktop. If the magnet clings
weakly or not at all, the cookware will not
heat up on your induction cooktop.
Magnet
Sticks
Figure 12: Magnet test
CAUTION!
Proper cookware on an operating induction
cooking zone will heat up very quickly. If
an empty piece of cookware is left on an
operating induction cooking zone, the
rapid change in temperature may warp or
damage the cookware.
Do NOT place hot cookware on the control
panel. The heat may damage the electronic
parts.
Figure 11: Induction
symbol
Magnet
Falls
Keep hot cookware away from controls.
Pan Sensing
Sensors beneath the cooktop surface
require that certain cookware conditions
be met before an induction cooking zone
will operate. If a cooking zone is turned on
and conditions are wrong, the setting in
Figure 13 shows conditions that can
If you remove a pan from an active
30 seconds.
If the cooktop does not detect cookware
in any zone for 30 seconds, the whole
Magnet
Sticks
• Cookware base
material has
good magnetic
characteristics.
• Cookware
centered correctly
on cooking zone.
Magnet
Falls
• Cookware base
material is
nonmagnetic.
• Cookware not
centered on
cooking zone.
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