That sounds very intriguing. Does it look odd though?
I put in a 2 burner induction cooktop in my studio granny flat I recently built. I wanted to be able to offer a full kitchen, but did not want gas flame stove. I made a big mistake and just purchased a German made built in. It arrives and I realized it needed a 240v line. Didn’t figure that out until after the 30 day return period!! I am now the proud owner of a heavy box out in the garage. So I quickly purchased a 120v two burner that seems to work just fine.
If I ever do a nice big kitchen in a flip or redo my kitchen I think I might install the induction as a supplement to a gas cooktop. My Mom used to have a small induction cooktop set into the counter of her serving/buffet area. She could set hot dishes on it and keep them warm at very low settings
My s mentioned the other day that CA passed a law (or maybe just SF?) that new construction has to use electric /induction cooking- gas not allowed. @coralbrook whats th scoop? He said remodels were grandfathered in, but this applied to new construction.
Gas is also supposedly being phased out in the UK (but brexit, hey), in reality gas is a contributor to indoor air quality issues, and tons of homes don’t have outside vented extractors with gas ovens, some states don’t have that as code.
We have had Jenn Air halogen /radiant cooktops for like 25 years and I think this is the same. They work great and clean up quickly. They heat up fast. After all this time I had to get parts to fix one of them and repair clinic dot com had the parts and 10 minutes later it was working…
Just read more, so what I have is not induction but still works great… Lol
Nrdsb4 wrote: That sounds very intriguing. Does it look odd though?
I don’t think it looks odd. My friends all comment that they want one too!!
What evidence is that claim based on? Plenty of professional chefs use induction, which can achieve a broader range of temperatures with finer control of low temperatures than gas. The only area where induction is inferior to gas is in wok cooking.
I have never cooked with a wok. What is the problem here with induction?
I absolutely love my induction cooktop - I would never return to gas. A great benefit to induction - I was able to put mine right in front of a window with a down draft vent. It works perfectly and I love having a view while I cook. Cast iron cookware works fantastically well on induction. My restaurant owning chef friends just put induction in their kitchen. Absolute balderdash that chefs prefer gas.
Woks have a very small flat base, so you need flames hitting relatively high up the sides from the bottom to get sufficient heat.
If you’ve ever seen commercial kitchens with woks, their wok burners are like freaking flamethrowers bathing almost the entire bottom surface of the wok.
Wok has round bottom. You need flat bottom to use induction or electric for that matter.
I make charred eggplants and peppers over an open gas flame. Quick and tasty.
I can easily step out to my deck and use the gas grill to char peppers or other vegetables anytime I want to. There’s no need to do that in the kitchen.
This is a timely question for me. I am going back and forth between gas and induction. If you have been using induction for a while, did you ever had to deal with repairs? I heard that induction is prone to repairs
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve had my induction cooktop for over 7 years, cook with it every day, not one repair needed. Now I’ve probably just jinxed myself. But I would never go back to gas.
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@yucca10 Peppers char great in a cast iron pan/induction. Pan doesn’t even need to be cleaned afterwards.
When I looked for a 36 inch oven with induction and convection, the results seems quite limited and Bertazonni recurs, I would just reiterate that the oven part of this brand is just horrible. If you bake, just don’t even look at this brand.
My feeling is that induction cooktop in a range is not ideal. The induction needs cooling to protect its sophisticated electrical system. Heating up oven doesn’t help. An induction with a separate wall oven may work well. I was looking at the freedom induction cooktop from Thermador. I am afraid it may need better insulation from the oven heat than I can provide.
Wolf makes a modular product where you can combine.
I have a dual fuel 36 in gas (not induction) which I absolutely adore.