Method for controlling induction heating coils (15, HE) of an induction cooking hob, comprising the steps of - establishing whether two cooking vessels (T1, T2) are set down onto the induction hob over a common induction heating coil with a minimum degree of coverage in each case, wherein different setpoint powers for heating the two cooking vessels are prespecified for the said two cooking vessels, - the common induction heating coil is operated at a reduction power, wherein the reduction power is lower than the higher prespecified setpoint power, - this reduction of the power at the common induction heating coil is optically and/or acoustically signalled to an operator, - a counter begins to count down a prespecified decision time and this countdown in the form of expiry is optically and/or acoustically signalled to an operator, ∘ wherein, in a first case, the operator does not react during the decision time, and ∘ wherein, in a second case, the operator reacts during the decision time and • either removes one of the cooking vessels (T1, T2) from the common induction heating coil in such a way that the said cooking vessel no longer covers the said induction heating coil with the minimum degree of coverage, • or changes at least one of the prespecified setpoint powers in such a way that the two prespecified setpoint powers differ at most by a prespecified tolerance difference, - wherein, in the first case, the common induction heating coil is permanently operated at a reduced actual power, - wherein, in the second case, when the operator removes at least one of the cooking vessels from the common induction heating coil such that said cooking vessel no longer covers said induction heating coil with the minimum degree of coverage, or places at least one of the cooking vessels (T1, T2) over at least one other induction heating coil (15, HE), the previously common induction heating coil is again operated at the setpoint power originally prespecified for it, in order to heat the remaining cooking vessel. - establishing whether two cooking vessels (T1, T2) are set down onto the induction hob over a common induction heating coil with a minimum degree of coverage in each case, wherein different setpoint powers for heating the two cooking vessels are prespecified for the said two cooking vessels, - the common induction heating coil is operated at a reduction power, wherein the reduction power is lower than the higher prespecified setpoint power, - this reduction of the power at the common induction heating coil is optically and/or acoustically signalled to an operator, - a counter begins to count down a prespecified decision time and this countdown in the form of expiry is optically and/or acoustically signalled to an operator, ∘ wherein, in a first case, the operator does not react during the decision time, and ∘ wherein, in a second case, the operator reacts during the decision time and • either removes one of the cooking vessels (T1, T2) from the common induction heating coil in such a way that the said cooking vessel no longer covers the said induction heating coil with the minimum degree of coverage, • or changes at least one of the prespecified setpoint powers in such a way that the two prespecified setpoint powers differ at most by a prespecified tolerance difference, ∘ wherein, in a first case, the operator does not react during the decision time, and ∘ wherein, in a second case, the operator reacts during the decision time and • either removes one of the cooking vessels (T1, T2) from the common induction heating coil in such a way that the said cooking vessel no longer covers the said induction heating coil with the minimum degree of coverage, • or changes at least one of the prespecified setpoint powers in such a way that the two prespecified setpoint powers differ at most by a prespecified tolerance difference, • either removes one of the cooking vessels (T1, T2) from the common induction heating coil in such a way that the said cooking vessel no longer covers the said induction heating coil with the minimum degree of coverage, • or changes at least one of the prespecified setpoint powers in such a way that the two prespecified setpoint powers differ at most by a prespecified tolerance difference, - wherein, in the first case, the common induction heating coil is permanently operated at a reduced actual power, - wherein, in the second case, when the operator removes at least one of the cooking vessels from the common induction heating coil such that said cooking vessel no longer covers said induction heating coil with the minimum degree of coverage, or places at least one of the cooking vessels (T1, T2) over at least one other induction heating coil (15, HE), the previously common induction heating coil is again operated at the setpoint power originally prespecified for it, in order to heat the remaining cooking vessel.