Is it OK to leave pans unattended on an induction stove that is turned off?
Last evening, I left one empty (but dirty) sauce pan unattended on the induction stove top as the dish washer was full.  The stove was turned off, but dirty as well, and the pan was slightly touching the controls.

During the night, there was a small power outage (2 computers were powered off this morning while one wasn't) and apparently, that was enough to have the stove turn on by itself, start cooking and burnt the left-over sauce completely black.

Moral of the story:


Even when you're tired after a late meal: clean the stove before going to bed.
Leave dirty pots in the sink and not on top of an induction stove!