[skrbjc]

In my experience with an induction cooktop over the holidays was that it heated very un evenly, burning food on one side of the pan, while the other side was not cooking at all. It had a terrible user experience (this is obviously specific to that brand), and was not precise at all; either too hot or too cold. It did boil water quickly, though.

[hyperbovine]

This sounds like an issue with either the cooktop or the pan. A proper setup heats completely evenly, that's actually one of the main selling points versus gas.