finally read that it needs special pans and pots to make it work - bought a stainless steel pot and continued to get error reading

Another thing was none of the stainless steel pots or pans I purchased before the cook top arrived worked the product description here makes you think all stainless steel will work ... wronggg!!

Make sure for stainless steel you test magnets on them or make sure its induction compatible cookware lucky

Said it would use stainless steel flat bottom cookware

My stainless steel pans worked like a charm

Bought a couple more stainless steel pans to complete my induction cookware

3 out of 4 stainless steel pots only got an error message and never heated.

We had high hopes for this and was mainly chosen for safety features."Accepted materials include steel, cast iron, enameled iron, stainless steel, and flat-bottom pots and pans with a diameter from 12cm to 26cm (4.75in to 10in)"5in stainless steel pot barely worked on here

Did not like my stainless steel pans for some reason, shuts off if you pickup the pan from cooktop

An iron skillet and a stainless steel baking pan worked