Induction cooktops

[EastWest Gal]

We got a GE range with induction cooktop and convection oven. Zero problems with it. It probable wasn't the highest rated range, but it suited our needs. When we had our kitchen reno done in January, I bought a single burner cooktop which we set up on our basement countertop next to the microwave. That thing was a beast-it heated up very quickly.

After cooking with induction, you'll wonder why anyone would cook any other way, unless you're trying to char peppers on you're stove.

 

[steady saver]

I am interested in this topic of dual fuel induction/gas cooktops that the OP brought up. My current stove is gas, but I do have two portable induction cooktops that I use quite frequently. I would buy an installed induction cooktop in a heartbeat, but I don’t want to give up cooking stirfrys on my carbon steel 14 inch wok. I did buy a portable induction wok unit with a curved induction surface, but it just doesn’t cook the same, so it sits on a shelf. Induction is so ideal for climates with hot summers, since much less heat is lost to the kitchen, and the AC doesn’t have to work so hard. And it’s less poluting than gas.

I hear you, swakyaby! I hesitate for two reasonable reasons and an aesthetic one: ) I love using my gas stove to roast peppers and tortillas over a flame, and 2) when the electricity goes out (a reality in Texas), it sure is nice to have a gas stove back up. Aesthetically, I love a gas stove!

All that said, we have a small guest cottage at the front of the property that has an apartment sized gas stove so in a pinch I could go up there for either reason. Getting the heat out of the kitchen and the fact that I sometimes forget to turn the stove top off (Did I admit that) are pushing induction to the top of the list. And I just double checked Consumer Reports and Frigidaire does indeed have one that gets an overall score of 95 at a good price point (roughly $740).

 

[Out-to-Lunch]

I hear you, swakyaby! I hesitate for two reasonable reasons and an aesthetic one: ) I love using my gas stove to roast peppers and tortillas over a flame,

I keep one of these by my range most of the time:

 

[f35phixer]

yes, and in Texas we have humid summer 8 months a year! We recently got a flat top grill out on our back porch to get more of the heat out of the house. I love that thing...smash burgers, steak, shrimp, chicken, fajitas, quesadillas, peppers and onions, and bacon, bacon, bacon...

I'm still leaning towards the induction cooktop. Do you mind sharing which brand you have?

GE Profile PHS930YPFS​

 

[steady saver]

I keep one of these by my range most of the time:

I keep one of these by my range most of the time:

Well, there's that. A two-handed pepper roaster. I love your ingenuity! thanks for the tip; could make a mean creme brulee too!

 

[steady saver]

GE Profile PHS930YPFS​

Thank you!