I'm currenty living in a pretty old apartment and I can't stand the kitchen anymore. Especially the electric stove (made before 1989 I think, as it's made in West-Germany) is driving me nuts. It has the usual problems. Takes ages to heat up, stays warm forever and it's so freaking uneven and also quite hard to clean. If I don't drown the pan in oil, half of it isn't covered at all and I'm done with that.
I'm from Germany, so sadly I can't just get most of the standard recommendations. I don't know how long I'll stay in this apartment, so I was thinking about getting something like pic related. Are there some fancy features I should look out for in these (external) induction stoves? Are they even any good? Also I'd like to get a new pan, two to be exact. First should be cast iron, second ceramic. If some kind user could name me a sharp, cheap all-purpose knife that'd be pretty neat as well.
I haven't used such a stove, but from what I've heard they use up a lot of electricity
Carter Diaz
Look at gas camp and wok burners. Something with a bottle you can replace $50-$200. Gas cooking FTW. LodgeTM makes good cheap cast iron $50?. Victorinox paring knife $8. If you might be moving look for thrift shops to buy cheap utensils.
Jordan Baker
I think that should be fine. I probably shouldn't use both plates at max though, since that may blow the fuse, especially since the fridge and washing mashine are hooked to the same one. I think I'll just order from amazon, as I can just send it back if it acutally blows a fuse. I don't think that I'll have any space in my kitchen for a gas canister. The induction stove is actually already pretty huge and I'll probably have to put a piece of wood on the old stove and just place it on top. Lodge is actually available over her, about 50$ for a 30cm one, I think that's fair. Thanks. The victorinox knifes are really cheap, can't go wrong with these I guess.
Julian Price
When electric burners are old as fuck they suck balls. The cheapest, and possibly the best solution is to replace them if they still make replacements. New ones will glow red hot in 10 seconds. If you look around you may be able to find a whole set for around $50. The cool thing about old electric stove elements is they don't have the dumb ass relay switches and temp sensors that make them click on and off really fast.
I'd have to switch the covers as well then, as them being uneven is one of the reasons I'm hateing this stove with a passion. Also I don't really want to invest anything into the kitchen itself. As I said, dunno how long I'll stay here anymore and I'd like to have a good stove in my next apartment (which will likely have a shitty one as well, as I'll most likely move to make my master) as well. No way in hell can I afford one of their stoves right now. Maybe in a few years, when I finished college.
Bentley Brown
don't germans take all their appliances, including the oven, with them when they move out of an apartment?
Landon Collins
that sounds like a pain in the ass
Brandon Hernandez
Check your pots with a magnet to verify they'll work. Make sure the bottom diameter of the pots and pans fits in the max diameter of the induction 'burner'.
