Anyone regret moving to an induction stove?

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Anonymous wrote:Any concerns about pans “humming” or electromagnetic radiation (especially using the stove while pregnant)? How about ease of use?

Have you already removed or blocked the other all-day electromagnetic radiation sources from your house?
Lightbulbs, the sun, cell phone, etc?

DP. I am sensitive to noise so although I really would like induction, I haven't switched (from electric) because of the hum. We got a single plug-in burner to test it and it drove me insane. DH couldn't even hear it unless he concentrated carefully but it was all I could hear when it was on. Like a constant annoying mosquito whine.

I would like to think that a higher-quality full stove won't do that, but I don't know anyone who has one so I can go take a listen, and I'm not going to invest $$ into something that might drive me crazy. I am the main cook and spend a lot of time cooking!

There are two kinds of noise. There is a hum from the pots vibrating. Cast iron tends not to do it because it's heavy enough to damp the vibration. There is a higher pitched whine from the power supplies in the induction electronics. The cheaper induction hot plates certainly do make a ramping, whistling noise. So, find someplace you can try a full size induction range with better electronics where the power supply noises are buried inside the cooktop.

This sounds awful. I think I will stick with my beloved gas.

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Anonymous wrote:No regrets. My husband is very very sensitive to sound so I worried about the humming, but it isn’t a problem. We have a large griddle that spans two burners and that is the one pan that hums when first turned on, but not once in use.

Oh what griddle is this? Have been searching for an induction compatible griddle.

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Anonymous wrote:No regrets. My husband is very very sensitive to sound so I worried about the humming, but it isn’t a problem. We have a large griddle that spans two burners and that is the one pan that hums when first turned on, but not once in use.

Oh what griddle is this? Have been searching for an induction compatible griddle.

DP but we have a cuisinart one

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My wife cooked on our induction range nearly every day throughout her pregnancy. The triplets came out with 3 eyes on each head but are otherwise in perfect health.

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We have had an ILVE for 2 years now. We love it and will never go back to gas. I rarely hear any humming.

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I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

Weird. One of the perks of induction is precise day to day temps. Like, after trying a couple heat levels, I learned that 2.5 is the perfect temp for a fried steamed egg. I never accidentally burned an egg ever again.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

Weird. One of the perks of induction is precise day to day temps. Like, after trying a couple heat levels, I learned that 2.5 is the perfect temp for a fried steamed egg. I never accidentally burned an egg ever again.

Yeah, but that only applies to a certain pan on a certain-sized burner…ridiculous how much variation there is from pan to pan despite them all having convection logos.

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Anonymous wrote:No regrets. My husband is very very sensitive to sound so I worried about the humming, but it isn’t a problem. We have a large griddle that spans two burners and that is the one pan that hums when first turned on, but not once in use.

Oh what griddle is this? Have been searching for an induction compatible griddle.

I bought it on Amazon a couple years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

What kind do you have? I have ten options for temp and find it very easy to keep a simmer.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone have to run new power to switch? Our kitchen is far from the electrical panel and our gas range just has a normal plug. I’m worried it will cost >$1k just to get ready for induction between the electrical and the drywall repair.

Yes. There is a new kind with lithium ion batteries to avoid this.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

What kind do you have? I have ten options for temp and find it very easy to keep a simmer.

They have the gain set too high in their internal PID controller, leading to oscillation.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

Yes. I have an expensive version and even in a large pot on a large "ring" the pot heats in a small ring (about 6 inches diameter) you can literally see it in the boiling. You have to stir a lot but fortunately everything cooks fast.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

Yes. I have an expensive version and even in a large pot on a large "ring" the pot heats in a small ring (about 6 inches diameter) you can literally see it in the boiling. You have to stir a lot but fortunately everything cooks fast.

I am no expert but sounds like it may be your pot, especially if it is the kind with a magnetic disc embedded in the bottom - if that is about 6” that is the result regardless of pot size.

That said I have used gas, electric, and induction. Each takes getting used to (even if you may not realize it for whichever you may already be used to). Once you learn any one of course you would find it easier since you are used to it. That doesn’t mean another is any worse. Induction does seem to me to have the best balance of all my concerns. The portable ones are not a good judge IME.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the lack of knobs and how it seems much harder than gas to get the right temperature for a steady simmer — I’m constantly having to bump it up or down.

Yes. I have an expensive version and even in a large pot on a large "ring" the pot heats in a small ring (about 6 inches diameter) you can literally see it in the boiling. You have to stir a lot but fortunately everything cooks fast.

I am no expert but sounds like it may be your pot, especially if it is the kind with a magnetic disc embedded in the bottom - if that is about 6” that is the result regardless of pot size.

That said I have used gas, electric, and induction. Each takes getting used to (even if you may not realize it for whichever you may already be used to). Once you learn any one of course you would find it easier since you are used to it. That doesn’t mean another is any worse. Induction does seem to me to have the best balance of all my concerns. The portable ones are not a good judge IME.

Yes it's the fanciest allClad pot.