Induction Range

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Anonymous wrote:I recently had to move away from my beloved induction. New house has gas. I am a total induction proselytizer - it is amazing. But if you cook a lot, do try to get one with 6 burners or one of the new ones where the whole thing is one burner that just activates wherever you put a pot. My one complaint about my 4-burner induction was that it was hard to use multiple pots at once.

Why was that, PP? Could you explain more?

Sure! I had an older Thermador induction range that was wonderful and I generally loved. But space was hard - it had four burners - one small in the bottom corner, a large over and to the right of the small burner, and then two medium in the two opposite corners. The whole range was maybe 24"? If I wanted to make a meal using three pots (let's say rice + main chicken dish + vegetable), I could not because I could not physically fit more than one pot/pan per side of the range at a time and have the pots/pans align well with the magnet. Same thing if I wanted to use a griddle type pan to make something like pancakes - there was no way to engage two burners at the same time in a way that fit a griddle pan and allowed good contact. Also nearly impossible to use a larger pot and pan at the same time (say, pot for boiling pasta + pan for making sauce). That is why I would go for a bigger, six-burner range. Or - even better - one that is all magnetic and engages wherever you put a pan, like a blank slate.

What brand is that where the whole top can be a burner?

I have a new Bosch and you can combine the whole left side but not the entire top. It is somewhat of a guessing game which burner to use since the results are inconsistent.

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Anonymous wrote:We recently switched from gas to induction, and are very happy. Easier to cook with, and better air quality. Ours is a GE Cafe cooktop. It boils water like lightning, has precise temperature control, and makes cooking everything a pleasure.

Exact same switch here, and we are very happy with the induction.

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does anyone have a recommendation of where to buy an induction burner? maybe a physical store located in close in DMV?

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I am a newb to non-gas stoves.

I grew up with electric and switched to gas. Something I much prefer about gas is when you turn the heat off, it is OFF, while electric needs time to cool down. What does that look like with induction? Fast to heat, fast to cool?

Can I use cast iron and enameled cast iron on induction?

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Anonymous wrote:We recently switched from gas to induction, and are very happy. Easier to cook with, and better air quality. Ours is a GE Cafe cooktop. It boils water like lightning, has precise temperature control, and makes cooking everything a pleasure.

Electric is the only responsible option.

Think of your children’s future and make the switch!!

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Anonymous wrote:I am a newb to non-gas stoves.

I grew up with electric and switched to gas. Something I much prefer about gas is when you turn the heat off, it is OFF, while electric needs time to cool down. What does that look like with induction? Fast to heat, fast to cool?

Can I use cast iron and enameled cast iron on induction?

Yes, fast to heat fast to cool. And yes, you can use cast iron and enameled cast iron on induction. I love my induction range!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently switched from gas to induction, and are very happy. Easier to cook with, and better air quality. Ours is a GE Cafe cooktop. It boils water like lightning, has precise temperature control, and makes cooking everything a pleasure.

Electric is the only responsible option.

Think of your children’s future and make the switch!!

My parents and grandparents grew up with gas. I grew up with gas. We seem fine and the grandparents lived into their late 90s. Am I missing something?

Induction seems cool but if it cost more I'm not rushing out to get a replacement.