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Question: Electric Stove Options (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We are looking at new electric stoves. Does anyone understand the options?

Specifically wondering the types of surface units (burners). Are there various options or modes: constant current (constant heat flow), or temperature control (on/off cycling, or variable current). The old stoves were mostly constant current surface units. The new flat top stoves seem to cycle somehow (temperature controlled?). I have no idea how inductive works. We have gas now which is constant heat flow of course.

Why I ask is I'm not very interested in this cycling stuff at all, and temperature control only.

Thoughts, recommendations, or experiences?

Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If a magnet sticks to a pan it will work.

One gotcha: If this pan has been used for a long time on gas or traditional electric, it may no longer be 100% flat, and then it won't work on induction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely true. A badly warped pan may have trouble. A pan with a slight wobble doesn't prevent heating in my experience. But induction elements do need to sense a pan to work.