Method for operating a cooking system and cooking system

Abstract

Method for operating a cooking system (100) with a cookware unit (1), a control unit (3), and a cooktop unit (4), which includes a base (14) for the cookware unit (1), a heating element (24) for heating the cookware unit (1), and cooktop electronics (34) for detecting the actual power output of the heating element (24). The cookware unit (1) comprises a cookware base (2) with a receiving volume (32) for receiving food and a sensor unit (5) with a base temperature sensor (15) for detecting a base temperature.The following steps are performed: Determining a heat flow from the base (12) into the food being cooked from the change in the base temperature over time and a heat capacity of the base (12) stored in the control unit (3) and the actual power of the heating unit (24); Controlling the heating unit (24) to regulate the heat flow from the base (12) into the food being cooked, preferably to achieve a uniform boiling pattern even with different types of food being cooked.