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How an induction coil heats a pan
An induction cooktop creates an electromagnetic field beneath its glass surface. When compatible cookware sits over the coil, the field induces currents in the pan and the pan heats directly. The cooktop is not heating the whole glass surface like a conventional radiant element; as the U.S. Department of Energy explains, “The heat is created from within the cookware itself; as soon as you remove it from a burner, the heating stops.” U.S. Department of Energy, May 11, 2023
Which pan characteristics affect heating?
Magnetic material
The pan’s base must respond to the cooktop’s magnetic field. A practical screening test is to see whether a magnet sticks firmly to the bottom. Cast iron, carbon steel, and magnetic stainless steel are common compatible choices; stainless steel is not automatically magnetic. Aluminum or copper without a magnetic base, glass, ceramic, and some stainless-steel pans may not work. GE Appliances describes the magnet test as a key way to check cookware compatibility: GE Appliances cookware guidance.
Magnetic base diameter
Measure the flat magnetic area on the pan’s underside, not just the diameter printed on its label or measured across the rim. A broad pan may have a much smaller magnetic disk, which can leave the cooktop sensing less cookware than the top diameter suggests.
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For best performance, match that magnetic base to the burner’s marked cooking circle and center the pan. GE says an undersized pan on a larger burner may receive less power and take longer to boil. A larger pan can extend past the circle, but the area beyond it is not directly heated by the coil. GE Appliances size-and-shape guidance
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- Check the cookware material. Hold a magnet to the actual bottom. If it does not stick firmly, the pan may not be compatible.
- Measure the magnetic base. Identify the flat magnetic disk’s diameter; do not rely on the rim or advertised top diameter.
- Compare it with the cooking zone. Match the base as closely as practical to the marked burner circle, and use a closer-sized zone if the pan is much smaller than the available burner.
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Why an induction pan may heat poorly or fail to start
If a pan is magnetic but performs poorly, check the factors that determine whether the cooktop detects and couples with it:
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