Thread: Induction cooking

Originally Posted by malmomike77

its a steel plate that heats up and then heats your pan you place on top - not very efficient

specify "not very"

The only disadvantage I've seen is a minor delay in heat transfer and that goes in both directions.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

you can get smart plugs that show consumption in the uk

I'm more interested in seeing the consumption in Singapore..

Originally Posted by Molle

I'm more interested in seeing the consumption in Singapore..

are you? see i couldn't give a fuk what your consumption in Singapore is

Originally Posted by Molle

The only disadvantage I've seen is a minor delay in heat transfer

Putting it popular

With a conventional stove you can start boil your potatoes on full power, go take a shit and feed the cat and then turn down the power.

With Induction you can hardly take a piss before it boils over

Have them in my condo, I find the work fine for the cooking that I do- I cook most days, but it's not high end gormet cooking. The size of both the condo and kitchen is a bit of an adjustment from Mongolia.

^ At least you're closer to the shitter and the cat food

Originally Posted by helge

With Induction you can hardly take a piss before it boils over

they are no good for smokers either, takes ages to light up off one

Originally Posted by katie23

So will any kind of metal pan work on it? Even aluminum?

I don't have an aluminum pan, but my parents used to have those - so just asking. Or should we use only steel bottom pans (or cast iron) with the dots at the base?

Just thinking out loud. If/when my coil stove conks out - if I should replace it with an induction one. TIA.

I know that it's supposedly uses less power & cooks faster. Just wondering if my present cookware will be suitable for it.

If you want to test what cookware will work on induction just place a magnet on the pot. If the magnet sticks to the bottom it will work. Cast iron and steel pots work. Aluminium stainless steel and copper do not. Induction stoves are much easier to clean and have many safety features on the better ones such as auto off on boil overs. Some even turn off if the pot boils dry. I have used one for literally years and it has made little affect on my electric Bill. I will put one in my new house when it's finished. They are clean maintenance free and safe. As the glass is not heated by the induction coils (they heat the pot directly) the glass only gets hot from the pot so you can touch the glass 50mm (2") from the pot and it is relatively cool to the touch and spills tend to not bake on and can be wiped off quite easily.

I have both an induction and gas stove, ideal for regular power outages and your induction won’t work.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

I have both an induction and gas stove, ideal for regular power outages and your induction won’t work.

Fair play like for us 2st world dwellers, aside from Portugal and UK 3 day 1974? week I can never remeber a power outage in USa or many places I jave lived and worked, water yes once in Spain but electric no.

I do remeneber poor folks in UK had slot meters that could be 'wired" so they bought a plstic usb llke thoing an old pal with too many kids would ask me to drive her to some SWEB electric store pre internet to top up.

Of course as we all slow bale and soon be able fry eggs on our tits salads canned abalone and no added heat balcony BBQ de rigeur.

I read its like a Mongolian hot pot over in 40+Isaan and Pajama gals are junping in pools waiting to fished out by hansum man with big rod......................... A refreshing 38 in the tub

Originally Posted by david44

I do remeneber poor folks in UK had slot meters

lots of things had slots when i was young, TVs, Girls, i pity poor lads these days when Lolas are so prevalent.

Originally Posted by david44

A refreshing 38 in the tub

you old devil

^ I think he's referring to Mendy's waist size, although I could be wrong

Originally Posted by Edmond

Is there a monitor tool device thing that shows you how much each electrical device is using? Though I'd hate to have to turn off the computer and TV and save TD from my daily wisdom.

Lazada sells smart plugs that can do that, but for a hard wired device you would have to get a monitor that goes into your consumer unit....not really a DIY job for most of us. And of course you would have to turn everything else off to just get that one unit's usage.

Originally Posted by Edmond

Is there a monitor tool device thing that shows you how much each electrical device is using? Though I'd hate to have to turn off the computer and TV and save TD from my daily wisdom.

A ring ammeter/ clamp meter will tell you how much current (in amps) something is using. Multiply the current by the voltage and you'll have the power. P = V x I.

Just clamp the thing around the cable. Simples.

Originally Posted by Neverna

A ring ammeter/ clamp meter will tell you how much current (in amps) something is using.

Not very precise. The easiest way is to switch off everything electric except the stove and then read the meter. No cost and very precise, though not very convenient.

If your stove has a plug, you can use a power monitor. Google it.

@hugh cow & takeovers - thnx for the tip about using magnets. I used a fridge magnet to test my cookware - some are magnetic, some not.

Can you "decrease the heat" in an induction stove? Example, in a gas stove, you can make the flames smaller. I've used a ceramic stove (it was built-in in the apt - in another country). I burnt stuff on it since I couldn't "decrease the flame" (or maybe I just didn't know how).

Most of the ppl that I know (in PH) use gas stoves. Some of them are mommies w/ lots of family to feed. I think most haven't switched to induction because of cost and gas is "the devil you know".

Originally Posted by Molle

Can be solved by using an induction hob converter plate

I cut a 3mm steel plate at work for this.... also moderates the instant heat, much better for frying eggs !

Where do I get an air quality meter? I need convincing cooking with gas in a well ventilated kitchen is so bad I need to change.
Air quality in NE is not as bad as it is in CM.
Our outside kitchen has gas and charcoal fire stoves. My kitchen is a gas hob and electric oven. I use a metal stand for my moka pot and a disperse plate for simmering.
I've never used an induction hob and am not convinced I need to switch.

Originally Posted by katie23

Can you "decrease the heat" in an induction stove? Example, in a gas stove, you can make the flames smaller. I've used a ceramic stove (it was built-in in the apt - in another country). I burnt stuff on it since I couldn't "decrease the flame" (or maybe I just didn't know how).

Katie, yes. Most people who are used to gas or particularly ceramic electric hobs always turn the heat up high as it takes time for the pan to heat up before heating the food. Induction reduces the time significantly and thats why people end up buring stuff. Induction hobs are no different from other electric hobs in that you can control the power levels and therefore the heat. Just takes a little of getting used to

^^David44 bought one on Lazada or Shoppee recently. I just use the one on my air purifier.

What Science Says About the Health Risks of Gas Stoves | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Troy, those little charcoal stoves a lot of women here in Thailand use cause problems, too. My friend’s mother, after a lifetime of squatting on the floor next to her little charcoal stove , started coughing up blood. Turned out not to be a serious condition but the doctors told her to give up the charcoal cooker as it was causing irritation to her lungs. The charcoal stoves are a big factor in COPD.

^my mom uses an electric-coil stove but uses firewood (outdoors) as backup if there's no power. Prior to the coil stove, she used a gas stove for many years. When it went kaput, we decided that it's better for her to use electric because of the danger of leaks & gas explosions (which sometimes happens here in PH).

I've read the article abt air pollution & gas stoves - very interesting, so thnx for that. The kitchen in my parents' house is well ventilated, so I think the pollution levels are low (but there's no range hood or exhaust fan). In some homes (like my sister's now) - they put the gas tank outside & drilled a hole in the wall for the tube/connector. I think having the gas tank outside would be safer.

However, for those who live in flats or homes wherein the kitchen isn't well-ventilated (and there's no exhaust fan/ range hood), then I can see where pollution from the gas stove may cause problems.

People in PH use similar charcoal stoves, esp in the provinces where outdoor kitchens are still common.

all i can say is its a good job no one on here does a lot of charcoal cooking

Originally Posted by malmomike77

all i can say is its a good job no one on here does a lot of charcoal cooking

We had one but he seems to have flounced.