A method for controlling the operation of a set of inductors of an induction cooking hob, said inductors being distributed in a two-dimensional array in a cooking surface of said induction cooking hob, and each inductor being powered by an inverter powering device, said inductors forming means of heating a container and means of detecting the presence of a container, said induction cooking hob being without predefined delimited heating zones, said method comprising at least the following steps: - detecting at least one heating zone composed of a subset of inductors covered at least partially by a container, wherein said at least one heating zone is determined on a case-by-case basis by the position and size of a container placed on the cooking surface and covering a subset of inductors; - depicting said at least one heating zone on at least one means of display; - turning on the inductors of said at least one heating zone; - turning off the inductors of said at least one heating zone; - after turning off the inductors of said at least one heating zone, determining that a first temperature threshold value has been exceeded within at least one warming zone in said cooking surface belonging to said at least one heating zone; characterized in that said method further comprises at least the following step: - displaying at least one indicator of residual heat on said at least one means of display, - wherein said at least one means of display is divided into a predefined number of zones for viewing an indicator of residual heat, said zones for viewing an indicator of residual heat corresponding respectively to a subset of inductors in said cooking surface; and - wherein the position of said at least one indicator of residual heat on said at least one means of display is assigned to one of the predefined viewing zones based on the determined location of said at least one warming zone in said cooking surface. - detecting at least one heating zone composed of a subset of inductors covered at least partially by a container, wherein said at least one heating zone is determined on a case-by-case basis by the position and size of a container placed on the cooking surface and covering a subset of inductors; - depicting said at least one heating zone on at least one means of display; - turning on the inductors of said at least one heating zone; - turning off the inductors of said at least one heating zone; - after turning off the inductors of said at least one heating zone, determining that a first temperature threshold value has been exceeded within at least one warming zone in said cooking surface belonging to said at least one heating zone; - displaying at least one indicator of residual heat on said at least one means of display, - wherein said at least one means of display is divided into a predefined number of zones for viewing an indicator of residual heat, said zones for viewing an indicator of residual heat corresponding respectively to a subset of inductors in said cooking surface; and - wherein the position of said at least one indicator of residual heat on said at least one means of display is assigned to one of the predefined viewing zones based on the determined location of said at least one warming zone in said cooking surface.