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I want a hotplate, it looks like most of the best reviewed ones on amazon are induction based.
I've never used one of these types of stoves or anything, is it much more of a pain in the ass than just having an electric coil?
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Hudson Phillips
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Caleb Watson
Is that a hotplate table tennis set?
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Jordan Howard
I have an electrical stove, not induction. It's pretty shit. It takes a long time to heat up and once it's heat up it takes a long fucking time for it to cool down. So you can't fry an egg quickly in the morning and you can't just simply turn down the stove if it's too hot.
I have no experience with induction but I'm pretty sure it can't be shittier than electric.
Brandon Walker
Induction is a lot closer to gas performance wise. Quick temperature changes, fairly high power if they're good models. They're also super easy to clean because the actual stove itself doesn't get hot. Not as good as gas IMO but a hell of a lot better than a standard electric stove, with the caveat that your cookware has to be iron or steel- cookware that can't interact with the stove's magnetic field won't get hot.
Ayden Reed
Induction is pretty much superior to electric coil in every way imaginable with none of the downsides.
The only concern is if your preexisting cookware will work on it or not. To test just stick a magnet to the bottom of your pot/pan. If it doesnt stick it wont work with induction.
Lincoln Garcia
I have an IKEA induction based hotplate. I live in a dorm type condo where the kitchen between 12 single person studios/rooms, so I use the hotplate when I want to cook something fast and easy and avoid going to the share kitchen.
It works ok, though you need a proper pan to work with induction. Though I hate that if I lift the pan when it's on (for example to serve), the hotplate stats beeping and complaining that there is no pan.
Still, it saves me a lot of time and stress and was a good buy for about 40 euros.
Brandon Bennett
Induction is great for boiling water, that's about it.
Grayson Thompson
Nice logic ya got there. A pan that is 380 degrees from fire and a pan that is 380 degrees from magnets are both going to cook your steak the same way.
Andrew Hernandez
>induction
Fuck that shit. My experience convinced me that non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation is indeed harmful to humans. Holy shit what a terrible idea.
Michael Jenkins
this one?`ikea.com
> I live in a dorm type condo where the kitchen between 12 single person studios/rooms
sounds exactly like my old place