DirtFarmer wrote:
I see several comments that the pot material has to be ferromagnetic. I am puzzled by this. I thought the pot was heated by eddy currents induced by the AC magnetic field applied to a conductive material. I don't see why an aluminum pot wouldn't heat up. I saw a statement that the cooktop could melt aluminum foil and make a mess on the surface, which implies to me that an aluminum pot would also heat up.
My cooktop automatically shuts off when a magnetic pan is not on the surface. No way for aluminum foils to heat up, let alone melt...unless you put it inside a conducting pot, but of course you wouldn't do that LOL.