Induction cooktop - a happy discovery!

16 years ago

I have a single burner induction cooktop to use while my kitchen is getting a face lift. When I bought it, I knew not all of my cookware would work with it. I also didn't think the reno would take as long as it has - 4.5 months and counting. So, one day I had an epiphany. I put my flat, round cast iron pan aka comal aka tortilla pan. I heat it up to full and treat THAT surface like another burner. So my smaller non-induction pans work on it. Specifically, my 8" eco nonstick egg pan. Supposedly, it doesn't have all the issues like regular non-stick. I'll let you know if the kids grow a third eye.

Yes, I could just go out and buy new cookware, but my new-to-me range is gas, so why go through the expense? This single burner will not be used daily after we finish, just when an extra burner is needed.

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jakabedy
16 years ago
Well, aren't you clever!
dianalo
16 years ago
As long as the handle is out of the way, that is brilliant!
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Buehl
16 years ago
Wow! Great discovery! And we're all thinking...why didn't we think of that...it makes so much sense when you think about it!
mindstorm
16 years ago
Excellent!

Buehl, people did think of that. You can purchase an "induction disk" which is a flat iron disk that you put on the induciton burner to get non-magnetizable pots and pans to cook on induction. There are quite a few brands and sizes available.

Of course, if you have your own ferrous disk, that's even better yet! :-)
steff_1
16 years ago
That is a great idea! I'm going to try that. Induction is great, but there are limits. That might also allow you to tilt a wok without the beeping.

They make disks for the induction that are supposed to allow you to use non-induction cookware, but they are expensive and apparently don't work well.
kathycooks
16 years ago
I love this idea!
My induction doesn't beep when you take the pan off, the digital readout for that burner just flashes (and, eventually, it will shut off) I wonder if that's a setting on your cooktop that could be changed steff 1?