Dee Randall > wrote:
>I just received a BergHoff Induction unit that has these words on the top of
>the unit. "Surface remains hot, after use, do not touch."
>I think that is odd.

Basically, if you boil a big pot of water, the pot will get to 212F,
and, since the pot is touching the burner, the burner will also be
at something close to 212F. If you fry something, presumably the oil
will be at something like 370F, and the burner will be similarly hot.

If your induction burner surface is ceramic, the heat transfer will be
relatively slow, so even if it's 370F, you're unlikely to burn your
fingers badly before you remove them (unlike, say, steel or copper).

Donald