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Abstract

A method (200;300;400) for operating a cooking hob (100) is proposed. The cooking hob comprises at least a first (115₁) and a second (115₆) cooking zones and a control unit (135) configured for controlling the first and second cooking zones. The method comprises the following steps executed by the control unit. A pan (P₁) containing food to be cooked is associated (210;305;405) to the first cooking zone; a food temperature sensor (Ts) is associated (215;310;405) to the first cooking zone, the food temperature sensor being configured to be in direct contact with the food to be cooked and to communicate to the control unit an indication of the food temperature; a power level of the first cooking zone is automatically adjusted (225;320;420) according to a cooking recipe (CR₁) and to the current food temperature provided by the food temperature sensor; food movement from the first cooking zone to the second cooking zone is inferred (230-235;325-330,345-360;425-430,445-460) based on a de-association (235;330,345;430,445) of the food temperature sensor from the first cooking zone and a re-association (235;330,355;430,455) of the food temperature sensor to the second cooking zone; and the power level of the second cooking zone is automatically adjusted (240;335,365;435,465) according to the cooking recipe and to the current food temperature provided by the food temperature sensor, starting from a progress status of the cooking recipe at the first cooking zone before moving the food.

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