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Hi - I was hoping to get people’s thoughts on induction cooking. There isn’t much info on the web about it. Do you own an induction cooktop? What do you think? Why did you buy it? Thanks!

So, I was planning on getting a portable induction cooktop as well as some induction cookware for dorm room cooking. I was wondering if you guys could help me out with what exactly I’d be looking for. Right now, the plan is...

Has anyone here tried cooking with electric induction? How did you like it? Advantages/disadvantages. If you know, what brand and model have you used? I’m thinking about installing an induction cooktop in my new house, but...

Life of Pie, we have had an induction cooktop for a decade. Our first one was a Jenn-Air “hybrid”: two ribbon radiant burners and two induction burners. In ten years of using it, we probably used the radiant burners...

My brother just redid his kitchen, and installed an induction cooktop. It can bring a big pot of water up to a boil in 3 minutes. I’m jealous (although I would have to re-figure all my pasta recipes where I start with...

Actually that’s the thing, because of the responsiveness of an induction stove, I don’t think you need copper pots and pans. As an alternative you can get a portable induction cooktop (they have 1 or 2 burner models)...

I am planning on getting a new cooktop for our kitchen. Gas is not an option so that means I need to go electric or induction. I am not wild about going with an induction cooktop because it will require me to replace my entire...

to be on oven and crock-pot cooking until it’s replaced. But back to the replacement issue, I’ve been researching a new cooktop, and am strongly leaning toward an induction cooktop. I have a 4 burner, 30" electric coil...

can anyone recommend a good 36" gas cooktop with knobs on the side or front but not in the middle between the burners?

with a slide-in electric range, or an induction cooktop + electric oven below. RANGE -cheaper -I can use all my existing pots and pans on electric INDUCTION -I really don’t have that many pots and pans that don’t work...

, the heat is spread very evenly across the bottom of the pan, so hotspots aren’t a problem. Induction performance in that regard is the best, even better than if you used thick copper cookware on other cooktops. Cleaning...

No, I saw a TV commercial advertising induction cooktops and relating the 90 second boiling time, but it bothered me that they didn’t say how much water. My understanding is that induction provides the fast heat transfer of...

Long time lurker, first time poster. This board is fab. I installed a De Dietrich (sp.?) 5 burner induction cooktop about three months ago and I absolutely love it. I had to import it, but it was easy to do. It is made in France,...

Hi, Hipster. I’ve been using an induction cooktop for 3 or 4 years now. IME, plain and enameled cast iron pots and pans and carbon steel frying pans work great. I did manage to warp a cheap, thin carbon steel frying pan,...