Induction cooking heats only the pot or pan and food within. There is no open flame as with gas, or surrounding area heating up as with electric. That said? If you flambe bananas?, Set your trout afire? NO.

You can heat a pan red hot with induction. That will scorch anything next to it. If you cook, do the functional stainless backguard,

What is the rest of the backsplash IMO a different backsplash behind the stove has never made sense to me unless you have a huge tuscan kitchen . Use the same tile everywhere and relax.

The backsplash is just the Calacatta Gold slab, nothing else. After doing some research today. Here's what I found:

GE Profile installation manual

The range may be placed with 0” clearance (flush) at the back wall.

A 6” minimum spacing to surfaces less than 15” above the cooktop...is recommended to reduce exposure to steam, grease splatter and heat.

Make sure the wall covering... around the range can withstand the heat (up to 200°F).

From Silestone countertop quick reference guide

Silestone...will withstand limited exposure to heat without burning or scorching. The fire of a lit match will not mar the Silestone countertop.

From https://www.archcitygranite.com/can-quartz-countertop-take-heat/

A quartz countertop...can only withstand temperatures of around 150 degrees.

Here on Houzz I found these options:

1. Use tile or another noncombustible material for the backsplash.

2. Use a stainless steel backguard or other noncombustible material.

3. Put a non-combustible material, e.g. cement board (Hardiebacker) between the sheetrock and the backsplash i.e. instead of drywall.

#3 is most appealing to us since it would presumably let us use the quartz slab although I'm not sure how that works. I did see lots of photos with quartz slabs behind all kinds of ranges, so there's that...

Very frustrating!

Did you continue with the quartz backsplash or find an alternative?

HiRuth, I am planning on doing the same (ECG Silestone counter and slab backsplash- and an induction stove) in my new kitchen. Could you please share a picture of your backsplash and counters? Have you had any issues? Thanks!