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    Where Do You Buy Kitchen Tools, Pans, Appliances?

    ://chowhound.chow.com/topics/503584#3536249 Here’s my list. I have not bought from all of them and there are some solely for knives. Many are referrals from other people. I am about to purchase new appliances and am...

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    What is the right cookware for smooth tops?

    worked fine as well, and didn’t scratch the surface. If you have an induction cooktop, the rules change. The bottoms still have to be flat, but the metals have to meet certain requirements that would take awhile to explain...

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    Cuisinart Multiclad Pro Stainless-Steel 12-Piece Cookware Set or MultiClad Unlimited™ 12-Piece Set?

    "Induction capable" means the cookware contains ferrous metals, which will allow the magnetic current to be distributed. You can test cookware by applying a magnet to the bottom; if it sticks, you can use on an induction cooktop....

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    220 delima

    ....I’ve been looking into 110 v cooktops, not terribly ideal as the ones I’ve found look like they would be used in a cheap hotel (and gas is out) — The induction cooktop board led me here...I haven’t had...

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    Hot Plate caught on fire – need replacement

    The units you are looking at are induction cooktops, they have their advantages and disadvantages but they beat the heck out of plain old hotplates. The more you pay the sturdier the unit and higher the wattage (more/faster...

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    Gas Ranges- Huge Drop-Off In LP?

    conducted direct controlled test comparisons. Our own experience over the past ten years using an induction cooktop anecdotally supports those test results. Also, at lowest settings where gas would flame out, you can still finely...

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    The Proper Pan

    I am moving into a house with an induction cooktop, and my current cookware doesn’t work on induction. While this does suck to some degree, it does give me an opportunity to actually buy the best cookware available for the style...

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    Calphalon vs. Circulon

    If you have an induction cooktop you need magnetic cookware, something that aluminum will never be... There are signficant differences in where and how the circulon and Calphalon have traditionally been made. I am fairly certaint...

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    Gas range safety

    If you can avoid a gas range and instead get an induction cooktop, DO. 1. Induction = magnetism, meaning less heat wasted, less energy used, and when you move the pot, the heat source also moves (making it safe for dogs' noses,...

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    Wobbly Cast Iron :( New

    there is 1/32"-1/16" of gap when one end is lifted. They are cast pieces I can understand no 2 are the same, but my LC is rather flat and not make a sound rocking back and forth like this one! It won’t affect performance on...

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    Cook tops

    If you want electric we got one of the new kenmore induction units which is as powerful as gas with extremely easy cooktop. The surface does not heat up so boil overs just wipe up. The only draw back is your cookeare must be...

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    Pro Appliance Suggestions Wanted!

    I lean towards induction cooktops and don’t use a microwave so I’ll let others comment. Wall oven: Miele Refrigerator: Miele Both over-engineered and over-built and Miele has good service networks in Canada and the US. Do...

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    recommendations for best value electric stove

    : with a little diligence, a little patience, and a LOT of good luck, we scored — inexpensively — a warranty return/refurbished induction cooktop, which alone made our project a huge upgrade from the cooking...

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    Best Electric Range?

    If cost were no object, I’d get an induction, too. But, it’s only cooktop right now so if you need an oven cooktop, it wouldn’t work for you. We have a smooth top. I thought it would be great for cleaning. But,...

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    Someone please extoll the virtues of electric stoves

    There are absolutely no virtues to extol for an electric cooktop. They are horrible, and I hate it when I have to cook on someone’s. However, there is an electric option that sounds very promising. It is an induction...

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