If a new kitchen or move brings an induction hob, replacing every pot at once can be an unnecessary expense. Start with the cookware you actually use for autumn soups and everyday meals. The useful question is which combination of pan, cooking zone and function works for your needs.
Start with tomorrow's meal
List the few pans needed for an ordinary dinner: perhaps a soup pot, a small saucepan and a frying pan. Give each a simple name in your notes. This makes it easier to resolve a real gap than to compare whole cookware sets by their number of pieces.
Keep the hob instructions open beside the list. Record its exact model from existing paperwork; do not pull out an installed appliance just to read a hidden label. If the documents are missing, ask the owner or manufacturer's support to help identify it.
Compare the base with the right zone
Electrolux links suitability to magnetic attraction at the base and the hob model's permitted base sizes. A magnet test alone is not enough to confirm compatibility.
With everything cold, put the pan upside down on a protected work surface and record the base measurement separately from its upper diameter. Label both numbers clearly. Read the relevant zone's instructions and compare like with like. If you cannot identify which part to measure, send the manufacturer a photograph with your question rather than guessing.
Keep automatic functions separate
AEG specifies additional cookware requirements for SenseBoil. Compatibility with ordinary induction cooking therefore does not automatically establish suitability for that function.
In your notes, separate the intended ordinary cooking mode from any automatic programme you hope to use. Check only the functions your particular hob actually has. If a programme rejects a pot, record the exact message and selected mode before concluding that the whole hob or pan is unusable.
Plan an ordinary first use
Bosch warns against heating empty cookware: automatic switch-off may not prevent overheating. Do not use a dry, high-power demonstration as a test.
Follow both manufacturers' instructions for a supervised first meal. Stop if something appears wrong and seek model-specific advice. Afterwards, record the combination you successfully used. Buy an additional pan only for the cooking task still missing from your list, rather than replacing items you already know how to use.