Induction Cooktops

[RGloverii]

After a bit of Googling, I found this unit:
http://www.trueinduction.com/DualBurnerS...unter.aspx

This is a two burner model, which drops into the counter, and runs off 110V.

I'm still digging into the details, but the price is REALLY inexpensive. Amazon.com sells it for only $350! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0087OWY5A

If it works as well as they describe, it sounds like quite a bargain.

[Ms. Bee]

Pretty cool.

Think I had read at sometime that it heats the food but not the pot through some sort of wave. Does anyone know if that is true? And is special cookware needed?

[eaw]

Jennifer
It heats the metal pan only. it must be ferrous --magnetic-think steel/iron
It uses the principal of magnetic induction only heats the pan/pot.
Yes it's a magnetic wave exciting the iron atoms creating heat.
Used in industry to heat bearings to expand for a tighter fit on shafts.

[Ms. Bee]

(02-15-2013 18:49)eaw Wrote:  Jennifer
It heats the metal pan only. it must be ferrous --magnetic-think steel/iron
It uses the principal of magnetic induction only heats the pan/pot.
Yes it's a magnetic wave exciting the iron atoms creating heat.
Used in industry to heat bearings to expand for a tighter fit on shafts.

Thanks for the explanation.
I had read about them at one time because I was interested, although now I was a little foggy on the actual details. Suppose this is why the video show the eggs only cooking in the pan and not on the stove. Must make clean up, with not burning stuff on the stove a snap. My understanding was that Europeans have been using induction cooking for many, many years. And at $350. that is not a bad price!

[RGloverii]

I am considering ordering one of their single burner models to test at home. If I don't like it, I can always return it to Amazon.

I've never used induction before, and want to make sure it works well before committing myself to another coach upgrade.

[truk4u]

We just ordered a Nuwave yesterday through e-bay, 89.00 and when it gets here, well let you know. The better half had to have some new pots and pans, ours were stainless and they wont work.