Induction v. gas

[Anonymous]

For those who had an electric cooktop, was it a PITA to switch to the induction stove? The house were moving into has an electric cooktop but I’d rather have the induction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those who had an electric cooktop, was it a PITA to switch to the induction stove? The house were moving into has an electric cooktop but I’d rather have the induction.

Check the electric requirements of the induction cooktop. Mine required 50 amps, which is more than most ovens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those who had an electric cooktop, was it a PITA to switch to the induction stove? The house were moving into has an electric cooktop but I’d rather have the induction.

Check the electric requirements of the induction cooktop. Mine required 50 amps, which is more than most ovens.

Yes, you likely will need heavier wiring and a new breaker. Having the current wiring there should make the job easier for an electrician (recommended since this will be 240v at least 40 amps!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are renovating our kitchen soon. We had always assumed we would get a nice gas range top (we have gas now but it’s a cheap range). We have looked at induction and are torn about whether to get an induction cooktop instead of gas. We like that it’s easier to clean and that it’s more energy efficient and that it doesn’t have the same air quality concerns of gas. But we are kind of disappointed to not get gas as that is what we’ve always had and liked and we know that we would enjoy cooking with it. We are worried we won’t like induction and will be frustrated. But it seems like the right thing to do as states and cities are starting to ban gas in new builds.

We would get a high end induction cooktop if we switch.

Have you switched to induction and did you grow to like it as much as gas?

Switched this fall. Already like it the same (possibly more) than gas. It's less temperamental, meaning the pan doesn't get overly hot as quickly as it does with gas. I feel like I can pick a setting and just keep it there. For example, after about 2 Saturday mornings, I now know which setting to use for pancakes with my cast iron and it just... is always pretty perfectly hot. We have the GE profile and switched from a low end gas range. So it may just be that it's a nice range. Anyhoo, no regrets here, and I was a reluctant convert. (It was my husband, not me, who pushed for the switch during a reno.) We did have to buy a few new pans, though I love cooking with cast iron now and never really liked it before.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've converted to induction from gas in two different homes and would never go back.

Same. We converted to induction in one house and I really liked it. After selling that house and buying our second home, we had a gas range for a few months. That was when I realized how much I loved induction and we switched out the old gas range. The one thing we did differently when we bought our second induction range was opt for knobs over buttons.

We are about to switch our gas to induction and I'm definitely getting knobs. I used my cousin's with buttons and hated that aspect of it. I'm hoping knobs will do the trick.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've converted to induction from gas in two different homes and would never go back.

Same. We converted to induction in one house and I really liked it. After selling that house and buying our second home, we had a gas range for a few months. That was when I realized how much I loved induction and we switched out the old gas range. The one thing we did differently when we bought our second induction range was opt for knobs over buttons.

We are about to switch our gas to induction and I'm definitely getting knobs. I used my cousin's with buttons and hated that aspect of it. I'm hoping knobs will do the trick.

There are so few options with knobs though.