Adaptive graphical user interface for appliance

An appliance comprising a heating zone, a touch-sensitive display, a display control unit to control the touch-sensitive display, an appliance control unit to control heating elements, wherein the touch-sensitive display is configured to:

• display a first graphical representation comprising a plurality of symbols, each symbol representing one of the heating elements;
• wherein the display control unit is configured to:
• transmit control signals to the touch-sensitive display, to change the first graphical representation into a second graphical representation, in response to a touch on a symbol by a touching means, wherein only the touched symbol and a value range indication are displayed in the second graphical representation and one or more untouched symbols of the plurality of symbols is hidden;
• wherein the touch-sensitive display is configured to:
• display the value range indication for the touched symbol in the second graphical representation in order to indicate which position at the touch-sensitive display is associated with a certain setting value, is further configured to:
• display information regarding a change of a setting value of the heating element represented by the touched symbol when said touching means is dragged from a first position starting inside the touched symbol to a second position ending outside the touched symbol at the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• wherein the display control unit is configured to:
• change the graphical representation at the touch-sensitive display from the second graphical representation to a third graphical representation in response to lifting of the touching means from the touch-sensitive display, and is further configured to:
• forward to the appliance control unit a setting value associated with the second position in response to lifting of the touching means from the touch-sensitive display.