COOK TOP HAVING AT LEAST ONE COOKING ZONE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOK TOP

摘要

The invention relates to a method for operating a cooking zone (6) of a cook top (1), wherein the cooking zone (6) is formed by at least two cooking sub-zones (61, 62) and each cooking sub-zone (61, 62) can be heated by at least one heating unit (6a to 6d), wherein the heating units (6a to 6d) are arranged adjacent to each other without overlapping such that a cohesive heatable surface is formed during a joint operation of the cooking sub-zones (61, 62) wherein the cooking sub-zones (61, 62) are operated as a single cooking zone (6) in a first operating mode and usage detection of a cooking sub-zone (61, 62) by at least one preparation vessel (17, 18) can be carried out in the first operating mode, wherein a usage detection phase is started in a user-defined manner.