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| 1015.1 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif. | Tue Mar 01 1988 14:46 | 3 |
| Aha. The disadvantage is $1000 a cooktop. At least, that's what
they were going for a couple of years ago when I priced them.
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| 1015.2 | Induction cooking requires Ferrous pans | HPSCAD::WHITMAN | Acid rain burns my BASS | Tue Mar 01 1988 16:11 | 7 |
| I also believe they require FERROUS pots in order to function.
This would mean your VISIONWARE wouldn't work, and Aluminum and
Copper would be suspect...
Your stainless steel and cast iron should work great.
Al
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| 1015.3 | watch out for stainless steel | JULIE::CORENZWIT | Everybody remember where we parked. | Fri Jul 22 1988 08:03 | 9 |
| Most stainless steel is non-magnetic and doesn't work on an induction
burner. Enameled pots generally work, but most are not heavy enough to
be very even heating. However, enameled tea kettles work fine. And,
of course, cast iron, enameled or not.
You should carry a small magnet with you when shopping for cookware.
If it doesn't stick, don't buy it.
Julie
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| 1015.4 | Are Induction cooktops any good? | G::MORRIS | Greg Morris | Thu Feb 22 1990 18:31 | 14 |
| All the articles I've read about induction cooktops echo the replies
found here namely:
They cost a lot.
They only work with certain types of cookware.
And that is all they say. I haven't found an article yet that talks
about cooking with them.
Does anybody out there have any experience with an induction cooktop?
Greg
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| 1015.5 | re: .4 -- Yes, but... | JULIE::CORENZWIT | stuck in postcrypt queue | Fri Nov 16 1990 07:10 | 36 |
| Yes, I have some experience. I have a Jenn-Air two burner modular
unit. A couple more points:
It's noisy. There's a lot of electronics in there, and it needs a
cooling fan.
One of the two burners is now out of order. There is protective
circuitry in them to make it beep loudly at you and refuse to run if
you turn it on without a pot (of the proper magnetic characteristics).
This burner refuses to believe that there is such a pot on it even when
there is. However, I am too addicted to the remaining burner to take
the unit in for repair. I would be dependent on the other module, the
one with the coil burners, for a bit, and I don't think I could stand
it.
When it works, it's wonderful. The sliding heat level adjuster is
infinitely adjustable, and changes take effect instantaneously. The
lowest heat level is so gentle that it won't even keep just boiled
water simmering. It will just sit and quietly steam forever. Try that
on your typical electric coil burner! Even most gas burners tend to
sputter out and die at that level.
It cleans up pretty well. The glass surface gets enough heat diffusing
down from the pot bottom that spilled stuff can get pretty well stuck
on, and you can't burn it to a carbon powder like with an electric
coil. However, a little SoftScrub type cleanser will polish it up
nicely.
Overall evaluation: I wouldn't give it up for anything. However, I am
thinking of some day doing some major kitchen renovations. If I ever
get serious about that, I will certainly give some consideration to
adding a bottled gas range. If you are a person who does not blanch in
horror at the idea of cooking on a standard electric range, forget
about induction burners.
Julie
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