Anyone regret moving to an induction stove?

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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.

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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 do not experience this on my Bosch.

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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!

That us too. Of the four of us, two can hear it and cannot handle the hum; it's like having tinnitus that hurts. One is our son, and when he was a toddler, he'd literally start screaming with his hands over his ears when anyone turned it on.

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Anonymous wrote:

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!

That us too. Of the four of us, two can hear it and cannot handle the hum; it's like having tinnitus that hurts. One is our son, and when he was a toddler, he'd literally start screaming with his hands over his ears when anyone turned it on.

What brand cooktop and what cookware? I was worried about this because we have super sensitive hearers in our family too, but it isn't an issue at all.

Also, are you talking about a cooktop, or a portable one? The portable ones are not a comparable experience.

[Anonymous]

For what it's worth I have a Bosch cooktop and a set of Tremontina pots/pans induction pots/pans and no problems with sound or humming.

[Anonymous]

No ragrets. Not even one letter.

LOVE my induction range!