Wolf Induction Cooktop vs. Wolf Gas Cooktop??
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Induction cooktop 36" - Wolf vs Miele vs Bosch
Comments (15)Bring your pots into a showroom to try them out. Function-wise I suspect you would be happy with any of these, but layout may be another story. I chose the Miele (not with the flex burner - was not out yet) because I wanted to easily be able to use 3 12" skillets at the same time - it's great for that, and much better than the newer model IMO or any of the other models. Many of them just have smaller hob sizes which are not as good for larger skillets (boiling water doesn't matter so much - so depends on what you are doing). Love the separate burner timers too - we use them a lot more than we thought we would for our pressure cooker, rice, pasta, drying cast iron, etc. Definitely thrilled with our choice all the way around! You probably can't make a wrong choice here though....See MoreWolf 15" modular gas + 24" induction cooktop - functional set up?
Comments (55)Aside from pacemakers, other medical devices like insulin pumps can be affected by induction hobs. https://jdrf.org.uk/news/induction-hob-magnetic-field-danger-insulin-pump/ “cpartist What if one of the cooks has a pacemaker or ICD? That's not a problem with the majority of today's pacemakers and in reality, when batteries are replaced nowadays they're replaced with ones that can even go through an MRI machine. Not an issue.” Where are you getting this information??? MRIs are an issue even with an MRI ready pacemaker. You are not just replacing batteries, but the whole pacing system called a generator. You will get newer technology but in order to utilize a MRI ready pacemaker you need the right leads(the wires that go to the heart from the pacemaker). Leads are not usually changed unless there is a specific reason to do that so not that many MRI ready pacemakers are in place. Some MRIs are done now on people with conventional pacemakers but it is still considered a contraindication most of the time especially if you are pacemaker dependent. As technology improves and more whole systems are placed the amount of MRI ready pacemakers will increase. This from Mayo Clinic discusses this issue and MRIs with a conventional pacemaker. https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/cardiovascular-diseases/news/new-protocols-allow-for-mri-in-selected-pacemaker-patients/mac-20430571 The limitations from the article. “The first MRI-conditional pacemaker received FDA approval for use in the United States in February 2011. This first-generation device has important limitations: It requires a special lead system, so the generator cannot be simply replaced and connected to in situ intracardiac leads. Cardiac MRI is excluded because of potential overheating of the new lead system (second-generation devices currently available in Europe use a lead system that is compatible with cardiac MRI). Additionally, the first-generation devices are limited to 1.5-tesla scanners.” Back to induction hob safety, this is kind of a rehash of what I wrote above but not everyone reads the whole thread. There are more considerations than calling up the pacemaker company. I would also talk to the cardiologist/electrophysiologist that put it in. Consider what happens to the pacemaker if it is affected by an induction hob. Is the person dependent on the pacemaker? Do they have an underlying heart rate that is compatible with life if the pacemaker fails? “Safe” distance from the hob also can vary up to 24” away. As with most things, you would consider risk vs benefit for using induction but it is important to be informed. I would also talk to your primary health care provider to determine if you have any other ancillary devices that might be affected. For me, with many years in the medical field (critical care and surgery), I have found that things don’t always go the way they are supposed to. I probably have a skewed viewpoint because I see the worst things that can happen but my husband had a defective pacemaker. Something in the programming changed. It did not show up for a year. Was it damaged from exposure to some sort of magnetic field along the way? The manufacturer looked at it but did not come to any conclusions that they shared with us....See More36" Induction cooktop questions - Wolf vs. Bosch w/FlexInduction
Comments (40)@aspen75, I have that same griddle that I use on mine. I understand and experience what you are saying and it is a bit of a disappointment. However, it has never hindered my cooking abilities on it. I mainly use my griddle for fish, shrimp, or pancakes (DH sometimes uses it for squash and zucchini) and because the heat ends up dispersing throughout the griddle, I never have issues with the food I cook. Sometimes I might have to move my fish or shrimp around as it cooks, but it still cooks. I'm still very pleased with my Wolf and so glad I went with it over gas, which we had before and which definitely had far worse hotspots. I have not tried a cast iron griddle on mine because I like the ease of cleaning the one I do have. Plus, I have a Blackstone on my patio just off my kitchen and I use it a ton in the spring, summer, and fall when I truly need a griddle ;)...See MoreUrgent. Wolf vs Bosch vs Thermador gas cooktop...helllllpppp :)
Comments (8)As far as the burners, I like the dual stacked burners with Wolf. This gives you a really low simmer and it cuts some of the flare you can get with gas on high heat. I have these burners and my DIL has Bosch which look very similar to these. The Thermador might be Ok but the simmer is achieved by the burner clicking on and off but that bothers some people. Otherwise considerations might be for the preference of the knobs, which I like the knobs out of the way Note that the way you get the bigger burner in the middle on the Bosch and Therm. Is by pushing the burners out slightly. Consider if one seems easier to clean than others. It might not be easy to do but if you can compare how the flame adjusts as you turn it up. I can say Wolf has a very fine control compared to Bosch. It has a range of flame for two different burners....See Moregtcircus
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