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Jovial Monk

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Induction cookers.
May 20^th, 2023 at 10:01pm

The electric stove here could well be the original stove, 70+ years old. Electric cooktop with the coil heaters. Inefficient.

Don’t want to replace it yet until I know what I want to do with the kitchen.

Bought a “Tefal Everyday Induction Portable Hob” as induction is the most economical way of heating and cooking food.

Interesting. The pans I have, stainless steel with a copper disc incorporated in the base—induction plate does not work! This is not the end of the world—a circular steel plate with a handle makes any pan an induction-cooking capable pan. But some loss of efficiency.

My stock pots are fine—all stainless steel and the porcelain coated cast iron fry pans also work. If I need to replace a saucepan obviously I need to replace it with an induction-capable pan!

Dunno if the aluminium pressure canner will work on the plate. It should but will see.

If ordering an induction plate from Amazon—if it comes directly from overseas you will be up for the cost of replacing the French or US plug with one that fits into Australian sockets. Something to bear in mind.

Anyone does a lot of cooking using induction?

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21833 Gordon Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #1 - May 20^th, 2023 at 10:09pm I bought the Westinghouse single portable, mostly to cook smelly stuff outside, but I also use it for super slow cooks as I'd never leave gas unattended. I wish my whole stove was induction as it's sooo damn fast and efficient. Every scrap of energy goes into cooking.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 51474 Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #2 - May 20^th, 2023 at 10:26pm Whereas the old fashioned coils take minutes to heat up! Bit surprised about the saucepans tho.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 51474 Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #3 - May 20^th, 2023 at 10:31pm
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 61790 Here Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #4 - May 20^th, 2023 at 10:33pm I prefer gas but the next will likely be induction. Did you know that induction cooking was invented in the early 1900's. I have always found cooking on electric to be horrible. Seems that induction has the advantages of gas - better than electric. One warning is that they can interfere with a pacemaker or such.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 61790 Here Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #5 - May 20^th, 2023 at 10:41pm Jovial Monk wrote on May 20^th, 2023 at 10:26pm: Whereas the old fashioned coils take minutes to heat up! Bit surprised about the saucepans tho. They also take minutes to cool down - less responsive than gas or Induction.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 51474 Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #6 - May 20^th, 2023 at 10:42pm Thank your lucky stars you don’t have to cook on MY antediluvian electric cooktop! The white enamel is starting to flake off rapidly! Re the pacemakers—induction uses magnetic fields.
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Re: Induction cookers.
Reply #7 - May 20^th, 2023 at 10:44pm

Dnarever wrote on May 20^th, 2023 at 10:41pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on May 20^th, 2023 at 10:26pm:

Whereas the old fashioned coils take minutes to heat up!

Bit surprised about the saucepans tho.

They also take minutes to cool down - less responsive than gas or Induction.

Yes. Just less efficient, like LED lights v incandescent.

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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 51474 Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #8 - May 20^th, 2023 at 11:11pm Some warnings, caveats and lots of useful info:
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Reply #9 - May 21^st, 2023 at 7:27am

e.g. the magnet in my induction plate is 193mm/7.6" so I can put a 200mm pan on it no probs. If I put a 400mm pan on it the food in the centre will cook, those outside the 193mm will take ages to cook.

Warping of pans—a saucepan with water and, say, potato in it is fine, the water will absorb the heat. A frypan will eventually warp if put straight onto high heat, left to warm up then oil added to it. The oil must go in first and the plate turned on low and then the heat slowly increased. Pan warping is not just from induction—if you let a ss pan boil dry then add cold water to clean it while the pan is still hot it will warp.

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Re: Induction cookers.
Reply #10 - May 21^st, 2023 at 10:41am

I would like to get an induction cooktop and I was happy to learn that all the Master Chef cookware from Coles is induction friendly.

Much of our old cookware would have to go though.

Mind you, many induction cooktops are quite expensive to buy. I suppose over time they will save money on electricity.

Speaking of energy efficiency ... we are having our old Gas storage hot water system replaced with an electric Heat Pump storage hot water system this Tuesday. Cool

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #11 - May 21^st, 2023 at 10:52am I've just got an induction hotplate that I got from Ikea. I can plug it in inside or outside. Works a treat when i want something fast and for big meals I still have my regular cooktop.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 51474 Gender:	Re: Induction cookers. Reply #12 - May 21^st, 2023 at 11:11am Yeah, like use it to cook beans then use it to can the beans in the pressure cooker. Stovetop still 100% available.
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Re: Induction cookers.
Reply #13 - May 23^rd, 2023 at 3:08pm

Captain Nemo wrote on May 21^st, 2023 at 10:41am:

I would like to get an induction cooktop and I was happy to learn that all the Master Chef cookware from Coles is induction friendly.

Much of our old cookware would have to go though.

Mind you, many induction cooktops are quite expensive to buy. I suppose over time they will save money on electricity.

Speaking of energy efficiency ... we are having our old Gas storage hot water system replaced with an electric Heat Pump storage hot water system this Tuesday. Cool

Woot, the plumbers turned up on time, did a neat job and tidied up after themselves. Cool

A thing of beauty and a joy forever:

Please excuse the crappy grass, that is next on my reno list. Grin

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Re: Induction cookers.
Reply #14 - May 23^rd, 2023 at 3:46pm

Captain Nemo wrote on May 21^st, 2023 at 10:41am:

I would like to get an induction cooktop and I was happy to learn that all the Master Chef cookware from Coles is induction friendly.

Much of our old cookware would have to go though.

Mind you, many induction cooktops are quite expensive to buy. I suppose over time they will save money on electricity.

Speaking of energy efficiency ... we are having our old Gas storage hot water system replaced with an electric Heat Pump storage hot water system this Tuesday. Cool

I like this one and would buy it for a new build, but to replace my existing could cost nearly 10k in trades when I factor in running a new circuit and possibly screwing up my stone bench. Instead I just use my $100 portable which I actually use heaps

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