What cookware do you recommend for my new induction range?
ctbert
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Magnetic cookware not inducting on new Whirlpool . . . ?
Comments (10)MizLizzie: My posts above were before I saw your post on the other thread stating your sister was very happy with her new set up. My guess is that's more consistent with the hypothesis that her waterless cookware isn't compatible than with the alternate that the cooktop isn't getting enough power. Also, I see from the Whirlpool manual that if the cooktop were getting the wrong voltage it might indicate a fault (F42 or F43) (p.24 of use & care manual). However, the installation guide seems to indicate that it could function at either 120v or 240v, with a wattage output that would be 1/2 power if operating at 120v (p.2 of installation manual). Therefore, to be sure the range was wired at 240v for full power, I suggest an experiment. Both your sister's left front hob & mine are rated at 1,800 watts. I placed a 10 1/2 inch cast iron skillet on that hob & poured 4 cups of room temperature water (67 deg. F) into it. After turning that hob on power boost it took 3 minutes 15 seconds to get a rolling boil. My suggestion is that if she can boil 4 cups of room temp. water in about that time (or faster) on that same burner set to max power (boost), then her appliance is probably operating with sufficient voltage. Of course, the voltage limitation may be for total wattage output and not pro rata by hob, to test that she'd have to have all the other hobs going on full (but not power boost) when she did the test. If she does the first or second tests above & finds that it takes closer to 5-7 minutes to get to boil, then I'd speculate that her appliance was wired at 1/2 voltage. I'd do the test before calling an installer or electrician to avoid any unnecessary expense. If it's the pans, you might get her these for the holidays, to preserve family tranquility. http://www.amazon.com/T-fal-C798SC64-Stainless-Copper-Bottom-Multi-Layer/dp/B001KS6N7U There's some decorative copper on the outside that isn't functional, but there is a copper disk sandwiched in the aluminum that is. I did tests on one I purchased and while it didn't perform as well as an All-Clad mangetic steel sandwich pan, it is much more affordable. I figure that the only cook that would notice the performance difference is Walter White. Here is a link that might be useful: Cheap Induction Pans...See MoreWhich Induction Cookware do you LOVE?
Comments (10)I also have the Thermador cooktop (in black/stainless). There was a promotion last year that gave away a Demeyere 7 piece set w/ any 36" induction purchase. Customer service emailed me the rebate form. Soon after that they started printing an expiration date of September 1st on the forms. I went ahead and sent in my form (that didn't have the expiration date on it) in Feb of this year and to my surprise, I got the cookware set 2 months later. If anyone knows how to post a .pdf file, I can post it here for you. It doesn't hurt to try, if it means a new cookware set....See Moreneed recommendation on induction cookware
Comments (19)We shopped with a magnet in hand and all the pots, pans we picked that way worked. (We love our induction cooktop by the way. we just wish our cabinets were 100% done...) One thing to look out for. We have one pan that has an iron core on the bottom but stainless steel on the side. We find that the side of the pan heats much less (slower) than the bottom, since the sides only heat by conduction, while the bottom by induction. This may surprise you when making scrambled eggs and pancakes and such. Of course, on a non-induction cooktop the whole pan heats by conduction only, sides and bottom. It is much slower. So just keep in mind that the bottom on an induction cooktop may heat much faster than the sides. So I prefer a full cast iron pan for pancakes (blintzes actually), otherwise the edges are not peeling away nice and easy!...See MoreNew Electrolux Induction range - problems with cookware
Comments (3)how strong was the pull when you put a magnet on it? I've had some that you could almost shake the magnet off the bottom of the pan, and others you had to get a good grip to get the magnet off the bottom of the pan. Those with minimal "stick" didn't work. I have also encountered some, due to the layering, the magnet stuck way better on the side of the pan than the bottom, but it's the bottom that counts. It's getting easier to find affordable induction pans. I bought a set of T-fal (not coated though) for about $100 and they are working fine. I had about three pans that would work so had to get something quickly -figured I could replace them later if I wanted. All the copper design has now worn off the bottom - thought it looked stupid in the first place....See Moresjhockeyfan325
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