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As above really, suppose to be more economical than Gas?, does the cookware need to be anything special or just a Magnetic Metal?
Any experiences, good or bad.
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As above really, suppose to be more economical than Gas?, does the cookware need to be anything special or just a Magnetic Metal?
Any experiences, good or bad.
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Yep, needs to be metal. Actual usage is limited for me, but with these and the ceramic ones, the thing to look out for is to make sure you can get 4 reasonable size pans on at the same time. Some of the rings are too small if you're cooking a big feast.
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yes you need suitable pans. not sure on the figures, but its damn clever.
Kev has one.
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...and yes i'm sure it will do custard ok before the purple one pipes up. ;D
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Yes, been very pleased with ours. :y
Even more control than gas and a darn sight easier to clean.
Not all metal saucepans will work. Nothing aluminium will be suitable and a lot of stainless steel stuff won't work either. Check your pans with a magnet first. Magnet sticks? Chances are it'll work. Not an issue with us as we got a special offer with a nice set of pans thrown in. ;)
As to efficiency.. Well, you lose a lot of heat around the side with gas but the energy is a darn sight cheaper. With an induction hob the heat is split between the bottom of the saucepan and the drive electronics, so you lose a little, but not a great deal. At the end of the day, cost of cooking is insignificant anyway so swings and roundabouts.
The main advantage is that the glass stays pretty much cold, or at least, only gets a bit of conducted heat from the saucepan, so if something spills it doesn't burn and the glass doesn't tarnish. You can just remove the pan, wipe the surface and put the pan back on.
Ours has decent sized rings but you have to remember that the heat is pretty even of the whole area of the ring, unlike with a gas cooker, so if the ring is a little small you still probably have more even heating than a gas hob.
A decent induction hob is a lot more expensive than a gas hob, though. I think it's worth it and wouldn't use anything else now. YMMV. :y
Oh, and for the record, it is excellent at making custard as the extra control means you can avoid it burning on the bottom or boiling over, and, if it does, it's no issue.. It tastes.. Hmm. can't remember what it tastes like. Might have to go and make some. :-*
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Yep, love ours. The other thing is that with decent pans you don't need them on the whole hob, you can share the hob across 2 pans and still get decent cooking :y
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very safe if you have little kiddies
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very safe if you have little kiddies
Yes, that's another benefit. They won't even power up without a pan on, and it takes very little time for them to cool down after cooking.
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Not too clever for people with pacemakers and heart monitors apparently :-\
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How the hell would I know. Pink job.
I know ours is leccy, but beyond that....
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Thanks all, actually not for me, cant afford one,they do seem expensive, but for a friend of mine, She's managed to break, blow up 2 Electric Hobs in the last few years, now the Landlord wants to get Her an Induction Hob to replace, She was under the impression she was being palmed off with something mickey mouse but sounds like a good deal now. :y
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Yep, needs to be metal. .....
Do they make pans of anything else? ;D
When you say 'metal' ..... I assume you meant steel ;)
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As above really, suppose to be more economical than Gas?, does the cookware need to be anything special or just a Magnetic Metal?
Any experiences, good or bad.
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Brilliant! SWMBO wouldn't have anything else now. If they're good enough for the top chefs ......... ;)
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Gas is much better to cook with in my experience, nuts to how economical it is.
For induction though, pans need to have a smooth base.
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Any cookware will work providing it has a base with magnetic properties. If not wishing to replace any/all pots & pans you can buy an "induction disc" which sits between the hob plate and pan
(http://i.pgcdn.com/pi/7/28/36/72836866_260.jpg)
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For induction though, pans need to have a smooth base.
and where did you dig that gem up from? ??? ??? ???
Pans just need to have a ferrous base (or a ferrous disc built into it)
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Yep, base doesn't even need to be in contact with the hob so no problem with how smooth it is at all.
I'd be surprised if it's an issue with pacemakers either. Sounds like a bit of @rse covering with a dollop of urban legend to me. Yes, they work by inducing currents in nearby objects but you have a very, very low resistance in the saucepan bottom so we're talking about lots and lots of current and very little voltage. I've tried it. A loop of wire under the saucepan itself and you get tens of millivolts. it drops off to nothing a few cm away from the hob. It won't be capable of inducing a high enough voltage in a pacemaker to cause it to malfunction, IMHO.
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Posterior covering, I expect - a quick google shows that most of the manufacturers have a statement in the product literature warning that anyone fitted with a pacemaker should not be in close proximity to an induction hob or to 'consult your doctor'; words to that effect..
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Mum had a heart monitor fitted for a couple of years, and was told at the time to steer clear of them :'( Wasn't party to the conversation, so not entirely sure why :-\ but she did have a card explaining why she couldn't be x rayed at airports etc 8)
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For induction though, pans need to have a smooth base.
and where did you dig that gem up from? ??? ??? ???
Pans just need to have a ferrous base (or a ferrous disc built into it)
Experience.
Using modern glass ones, it helps having a smooth base as to increase contact to the surface. As well as preventing scratching or damage.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Misc/Mauviel-Mstone-pan-bottom.jpg)
Where as ones like this, which had edges, or lips would raise it up
(http://www.chinatraderonline.com/files3/2011-9/5/fry-pan-with-non-stick--bottom--jump-hoop-cutting--made-of-aluminum-09343128468.jpg)
The more of the pan in contact with the glass, the better...
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With an induction hob the heat's not coming from the glass surface, it's generated within the base of the pan itself. That makes a huge difference compared with other "modern glass ones". ;)
Yes, it makes sense to ensure it's not rough enough to scratch the surface, but there is simply no comparison with thermal glass hobs which are truly rubbish IME.
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For induction though, pans need to have a smooth base.
and where did you dig that gem up from? ??? ??? ???
Pans just need to have a ferrous base (or a ferrous disc built into it)
Experience.
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The more of the pan in contact with the glass, the better...
Ah! The experience of a 20 something sprog! Other than crap, I think you're talking about halogen hobs & not induction.
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For induction though, pans need to have a smooth base.
and where did you dig that gem up from? ??? ??? ???
Pans just need to have a ferrous base (or a ferrous disc built into it)
Experience.
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The more of the pan in contact with the glass, the better...
Ah! The experience of a 20 something sprog! Other than crap, I think you're talking about halogen hobs & not induction.
Being your normal, polite and charming self i see. :(
We have an induction glass hob at home ;)
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Being your normal, polite and charming self i see. :(
Kevin has just told you the same as did ......... he was just a little more subtle. I told it like it was ....... you talk BS & what else can you expect
We have an induction glass hob at home ;)
your 'knowledge' of it shows how much you must use it!
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Gas is much better to cook with in my experience
Oh, you have so much to learn, young jedi....
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Gas is much better to cook with in my experience
Oh, you have so much to learn, young jedi....
I know you like your food, anyone can see that :D ;D ;D
How often do you cook? You said yourself, cooking is not a blue job :)
Can't say why, I just enjoy cooking more with gas.
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Indeed, cooking is a pink job.
Gas is far superior to old style electric, including the current crop of ceramic style hobs. Which are, in a nutshell, crap.
But other electric technologies are streets ahead of ceramic. Even halogen is superior to gas, IMHO. Apparently, ours is halogen. I asked ;D.
Induction is ahead of this.
I've asked her (a year or 2 ago, when our cooker needed some TLC), what would see like (we have gas and leccy points there), she wanted halogen or better, and would not want to return to gas - condensation, heat around edge of pans, cleaning, and less control.
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Indeed, cooking is a pink job.
Gas is far superior to old style electric, including the current crop of ceramic style hobs. Which are, in a nutshell, crap.
But other electric technologies are streets ahead of ceramic. Even halogen is superior to gas, IMHO. Apparently, ours is halogen. I asked ;D.
Induction is ahead of this.
I've asked her (a year or 2 ago, when our cooker needed some TLC), what would see like (we have gas and leccy points there), she wanted halogen or better, and would not want to return to gas - condensation, heat around edge of pans, cleaning, and less control.
Yeah, but the condensation around the pan cleans it ;D
Used them all, latest one at home is Induction, with those touch buttons also appear to work off the heat in your finger.
The halogen one we had at the Uni house was total & utter shite, MrsT had Halogen (a much better one) at her flat, but she also prefers gas. Think its just personal preference :-\
Although considering I lived on my own for some time, I'm quite proud I never used a microwave in my flat :)
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Two pages of men talking about cookers and saucepans.What has the world come to. ::)
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Indeed, cooking is a pink job.
Gas is far superior to old style electric, including the current crop of ceramic style hobs. Which are, in a nutshell, crap.
But other electric technologies are streets ahead of ceramic. Even halogen is superior to gas, IMHO. Apparently, ours is halogen. I asked ;D.
Induction is ahead of this.
I've asked her (a year or 2 ago, when our cooker needed some TLC), what would see like (we have gas and leccy points there), she wanted halogen or better, and would not want to return to gas - condensation, heat around edge of pans, cleaning, and less control.
Yeah, but the condensation around the pan cleans it ;D
Used them all, latest one at home is Induction, with those touch buttons also appear to work off the heat in your finger.
The halogen one we had at the Uni house was total & utter shite, MrsT had Halogen (a much better one) at her flat, but she also prefers gas. Think its just personal preference :-\
Although considering I lived on my own for some time, I'm quite proud I never used a microwave in my flat :)
Lived off takeaways then Mark did you ;D ;D
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Indeed, cooking is a pink job.
Gas is far superior to old style electric, including the current crop of ceramic style hobs. Which are, in a nutshell, crap.
But other electric technologies are streets ahead of ceramic. Even halogen is superior to gas, IMHO. Apparently, ours is halogen. I asked ;D.
Induction is ahead of this.
I've asked her (a year or 2 ago, when our cooker needed some TLC), what would see like (we have gas and leccy points there), she wanted halogen or better, and would not want to return to gas - condensation, heat around edge of pans, cleaning, and less control.
Yeah, but the condensation around the pan cleans it ;D
Used them all, latest one at home is Induction, with those touch buttons also appear to work off the heat in your finger.
The halogen one we had at the Uni house was total & utter shite, MrsT had Halogen (a much better one) at her flat, but she also prefers gas. Think its just personal preference :-\
Although considering I lived on my own for some time, I'm quite proud I never used a microwave in my flat :)
Lived off takeaways then Mark did you ;D ;D
With my 4 figure mortgage? I wish! ;D
Tomato & Pasta, Tuna & Pasta, Meat & Pasta, Pesto & Pasta, Cheese & Pasta, can you see the pattern? ::)
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Indeed, cooking is a pink job.
Gas is far superior to old style electric, including the current crop of ceramic style hobs. Which are, in a nutshell, crap.
But other electric technologies are streets ahead of ceramic. Even halogen is superior to gas, IMHO. Apparently, ours is halogen. I asked ;D.
Induction is ahead of this.
I've asked her (a year or 2 ago, when our cooker needed some TLC), what would see like (we have gas and leccy points there), she wanted halogen or better, and would not want to return to gas - condensation, heat around edge of pans, cleaning, and less control.
Yeah, but the condensation around the pan cleans it ;D
Used them all, latest one at home is Induction, with those touch buttons also appear to work off the heat in your finger.
The halogen one we had at the Uni house was total & utter shite, MrsT had Halogen (a much better one) at her flat, but she also prefers gas. Think its just personal preference :-\
Although considering I lived on my own for some time, I'm quite proud I never used a microwave in my flat :)
Lived off takeaways then Mark did you ;D ;D
With my 4 figure mortgage? I wish! ;D
Tomato & Pasta, Tuna & Pasta, Meat & Pasta, Pesto & Pasta, Cheese & Pasta, can you see the pattern? ::)
Ummm......a microwave CAN actually do a lot more than heating up microwave meals for one ::)
Once a student......always a student ;D ;D
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Although considering I lived on my own for some time, I'm quite proud I never used a microwave in my flat :)
In the 3 years I lodged, and the 8 or 9 months I lived alone in my first house, I'm proud I didn't even own a microwave. I had a cooker in my house (shitty old Tricity Marquis IIRC), but only ever used it when getting late back from pub, with the nibbles.
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Although considering I lived on my own for some time, I'm quite proud I never used a microwave in my flat :)
In the 3 years I lodged, and the 8 or 9 months I lived alone in my first house, I'm proud I didn't even own a microwave. I had a cooker in my house (shitty old Tricity Marquis IIRC), but only ever used it when getting late back from pub, with the nibbles.
What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
Dad has just given Holly her dinner......she's fast asleep on the sofa now....so no chance of that im afraid ;D
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
Try the ol fashioned way with custard powder ::)
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
Try the ol fashioned way with custard powder ::)
You can make it with custard powder :o
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
Try the ol fashioned way with custard powder ::)
You can make it with custard powder :o
Birds custard powder......go ask Mrs TB ::) she may even have some....and may demonstrate to you........custard in 2/3 mins tops using the microwave ;D
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Ambrosia can be heated? :o ....
Ambrosia should only be eaten cold, straight from the can. :y
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Ambrosia can be heated? :o ....
Ambrosia should only be eaten cold, straight from the can. :y
Or poured, straigt from tin, on apple pie.
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
Try the ol fashioned way with custard powder ::)
You can make it with custard powder :o
Birds custard powder......go ask Mrs TB ::) she may even have some....and may demonstrate to you........custard in 2/3 mins tops using the microwave ;D
Mrs TB just showed me. What a pretty looking tin. There were other things in that cupboard, which has seriously dented my beliefs in the cooking fairy....
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
Try the ol fashioned way with custard powder ::)
You can make it with custard powder :o
Birds custard powder......go ask Mrs TB ::) she may even have some....and may demonstrate to you........custard in 2/3 mins tops using the microwave ;D
Damned right. :y
Much as I like Ambrosia, it's a travesty to put it on a dessert or heat it up.
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What if i was to tell you, you can make custard in a microwave in about 2.5 mins ;D ;)
Ambrosia can be heated? :o
Also you can reheat frozen homemade chillie con carnie in about 7 or 8 mins ;D
Oh almost forgot you chillie doesnt like you :-X
Holly Dog! Kill dad!
Try the ol fashioned way with custard powder ::)
You can make it with custard powder :o
Birds custard powder......go ask Mrs TB ::) she may even have some....and may demonstrate to you........custard in 2/3 mins tops using the microwave ;D
Mrs TB just showed me. What a pretty looking tin. There were other things in that cupboard, which has seriously dented my beliefs in the cooking fairy....
But did she show you, custard in 2/3 mins......poured over some mince pies of course.....to test it :y
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No pud for me tonight, I've eaten too much already