Rental range—electric or induction?

[Anonymous]

Induction requires special cookware so no. Renters probably won’t pick up on this until it’s too late unless it’s brought to their attention. Just get a normal electric range.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Induction but you provide the pot and pans.

Nearly all pans work on induction stoves. We got one recently and only one pan wasn't compatible.

[Anonymous]

Can't you get metal pads that allow you to use regular pans on induction, relatively cheaply? Just offer tenatns 2-3 of those

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't you get metal pads that allow you to use regular pans on induction, relatively cheaply? Just offer tenatns 2-3 of those

Why pay more for induction though? Yes induction cooks a bit faster and uses less energy, but the noise it makes and the risk to people with pacemakers and the fact that not all cookware works on it may not be appealing to tenants.

Think about your market of potential tenants here. The folks who want induction are not likely to be renting a basement.

[Anonymous]

Electric. Not worth it to spend more for induction. Somehow appliances in my rentals break 2x faster than in my home.

[Anonymous]

I bought a house with an induction stove and it was a huge PITA to get used to (can only use certain sized pots/pans on the correct sized burners) not to mention realizing while trying to cook the first meal in my new home that my pots/pans didnt work and I had to get new ones. Why would you purposely do something that would annoy your renters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Induction but you provide the pot and pans.

lol. This is not a good idea in a basement rental.

Why not? It’s not a huge expense to supply a couple of pots and pans. A lot of renters would appreciate it.

I would be incredibly annoyed. Does your rental have enough storage for the box of pots/pans your renters own but cant use?

[Anonymous]

Induction, the cheapest range is only slightly more. If its a nice rental, its a good upgrade.

[Anonymous]

For a rental get the cheapest nicest looking lowest feature (dumbest) electric range.

More features/stuff = more things you have to fix or that will break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Induction requires special cookware so no. Renters probably won’t pick up on this until it’s too late unless it’s brought to their attention. Just get a normal electric range.

That's BS. idk who you are renting to who would find it challenging to find cookware for Induction. Induction works so much better than electric and better than gas TBH. We rented out with induction stove and had no issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bought a house with an induction stove and it was a huge PITA to get used to (can only use certain sized pots/pans on the correct sized burners) not to mention realizing while trying to cook the first meal in my new home that my pots/pans didnt work and I had to get new ones. Why would you purposely do something that would annoy your renters?

You are weird if you think renters will not rent because they have to replace a few pots and pans (which still have to be regularly replaced anyway because of tear and wear). Also, a lot of cookware is compatible like stainless steel and iron skillets people already own. Unless they own ONLY aluminum cookware they will be fine. Buying an extra skillet or a pot isn't a financial hardship these days. We aren't in 1800s. You can also buy used as long as it's not non-stick.

[Anonymous]

Who is your rental audience? And is this a house you plan to return to and occupy later?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Induction but you provide the pot and pans.

lol. This is not a good idea in a basement rental.

Why not? It’s not a huge expense to supply a couple of pots and pans. A lot of renters would appreciate it.

I would be incredibly annoyed. Does your rental have enough storage for the box of pots/pans your renters own but cant use?

Tramontina has a nice 8 piece set for well under $200.

And what's the deal about noise? My induction cooktop is quite silent. And pacemakers aren't a problem unless you lie face down on the thing.

[Anonymous]

We are landlords and we have induction at home. When we upgrade our rental units, we put in induction. I agree with previous posters who say that most pans already work and it is not expensive to buy pans anyway. Nobody else has mentioned how much easier it is to keep an induction range clean because food doesn't get baked on. IMO, that is another reason to put induction in a rental kitchen.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t do induction unless it was just a range top or it didn’t come with a self cleaning function. Any stove where the computer controls are right above the oven door inevitably ends up with a toaster motherboard, no matter how much you make them promise not to use self cleaning mode.