@pandora so you're telling me I could have a very very big pan taking up all the space and cook there, and the only thing preventing me up until know were the drawings on the glass??
@pandora@kitten I think it depends on the stove? Mine has round coils and some sort of sensor to detect if a pot is on it; it refuses to cook if it doesn't detect the pot (my smallest pan is small enough to easily miss the sensor and accidentally turn it off). OP's model seems to be a bit more variable; I'm guessing the coils are placed so that wherever you put your pot or pan, it's gonna be on top of at least one coil?