Anybody have an Inductive Cooktop in your Kitchen?

[IronMac]

davester, I think that they haven't read the instruction manual. Temperature control is VERY precise once you get used to it.

I second what TLB says but I don't know what is meant by "singing or humming". Don't experience that...

I have used gas (restaurant 16-jets), electric and induction. My first choice now would probably be induction first (but you have to have certain pans) neck and neck with gas (doubt that an insurance company would go for that 16-burner setup, though) and, far to the end, electric.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

I am planning on converting regular electric to induction. I have a single induction burner. In general, works as good as gas about 90% of the time, 5% it's way better, 5% a little worse.

A real plus can be that you will never burn some things any more with the right setup. Thermocouple and IR temp sensors allow amazing control. Gas can be close, but induction is much faster control.

The two drawbacks are that you can only use induction compatible pans, and odd shapes like a wok are problematic because it only heats a small distance above the burner.

[kurtzie]

davester wrote:
We have one in our tenant's apartment. Their comment is that it's great and fast for boiling water but control of lower temperatures is quite difficult. However, it could be that they haven't read the instruction manual and aren't operating it properly (I say this because induction cooktops are supposed to be very precise). Based on that and my experiences with electric cooktops I am sticking with gas, which as C(-)ris notes is by far the best way to go if you are into cooking.

Check out this site: http://theinductionsite.com/induction-makers.php

Thanks for the link.

[Robert M]

kurtzie,

What do you have now? It can make a difference. In my old apartment, my preference would've been a gas cooktop and an electric oven. Best of both worlds. Unfortunately, the amount of juice coming into the apartment wouldn't support it. I wanted to drop another electrical line down to get the additional juice but it wasn't feasible. I stuck with my second choice which is gas cooktop/gas oven. Not an issue.

Robert

[kurtzie]

Robert M wrote:
kurtzie,

What do you have now? It can make a difference. In my old apartment, my preference would've been a gas cooktop and an electric oven. Best of both worlds. Unfortunately, the amount of juice coming into the apartment wouldn't support it. I wanted to drop another electrical line down to get the additional juice but it wasn't feasible. I stuck with my second choice which is gas cooktop/gas oven. Not an issue.

Robert

Robert,

We have a 1950's Era Frigidaire Electric Stove/ Oven. like this one Like this one.
We are doing a complete kitchen remodel in our house, so we can run new electric or gas as needed.

Steve

[OWC Jamie]

Some of the new ranges don't come with a cord so if you want the electrician to wire it without having to make a return call buy the range before any electrical work is done.

Then there's the whole 30 AMP/40 AMP debacle.

[Maddog]

Had similar decisions to make once and after much research, decided that an induction burner combined with a gas cooktop was the best. Ended up just getting a DCS gas cooktop (6 burner) and love it. Would still like to have the induction, but was too pricey to add.

[Racer X]

kurtzie wrote:
[quote=Robert M]
kurtzie,

What do you have now? It can make a difference. In my old apartment, my preference would've been a gas cooktop and an electric oven. Best of both worlds. Unfortunately, the amount of juice coming into the apartment wouldn't support it. I wanted to drop another electrical line down to get the additional juice but it wasn't feasible. I stuck with my second choice which is gas cooktop/gas oven. Not an issue.

Robert

Robert,

We have a 1950's Era Frigidaire Electric Stove/ Oven. like this one Like this one.
We are doing a complete kitchen remodel in our house, so we can run new electric or gas as needed.

Steve
My grandmother had one, as did a good friend's mom when I was growing up. Back when General Motors owned Frigidaire. It was their refrigeration (A/C compressor division)

Look for a GM tag somewhere.

[kurtzie]

Racer X wrote:
[quote=kurtzie]
[quote=Robert M]
kurtzie,

What do you have now? It can make a difference. In my old apartment, my preference would've been a gas cooktop and an electric oven. Best of both worlds. Unfortunately, the amount of juice coming into the apartment wouldn't support it. I wanted to drop another electrical line down to get the additional juice but it wasn't feasible. I stuck with my second choice which is gas cooktop/gas oven. Not an issue.

Robert

Robert,

We have a 1950's Era Frigidaire Electric Stove/ Oven. like this one Like this one.
We are doing a complete kitchen remodel in our house, so we can run new electric or gas as needed.

Steve
My grandmother had one, as did a good friend's mom when I was growing up. Back when General Motors owned Frigidaire. It was their refrigeration (A/C compressor division)

Look for a GM tag somewhere.
Yep, right on the front it says Frigidaire product of General Motors.
It still mostly works. 1 of the burners is out and the oven runs a bit hot. But all in all still functional after all these years.

Steve