12-04-2018, 06:04 AM
I have two induction cooktops. I got tired of hauling the first one back and forth where I’ve been working.
One is now $49 at IKEA and one was $39-29 at ALDI. (At ALDI they come in about once a year.)
I am going to compare them. If you buy one some day you might know more what to expect.
With any induction cook top, you have to use a pan that a magnet will stick to the bottom. Cast iron cookware works just fine for me. It cooks faster than a microwave and the lid lifted and the pot can be stirred while cooking. It is low energy to use. Water boils very quickly. Nothing burns on the cook top ever. It wipes off if anything does spill. Both turn off if it gets too hot for the pot, if you use the wrong kind of pot or if it has been on too long. It is easy to control the heat. If it is too hot and you turn it down the heat is instantly turned down - no waiting for a burner to cool off.
I’ve had the IKEA induction cooktop for over a year now. I use it for everything and we put a generator in the van so it could be used traveling. I love it. The IKEA has a nice range of temp settings. It also has a warm setting which is real nice in some cooking applications. There is a timer. It can take a fair sized pan - too big and the edges don’t have any heat at all unless the pan is really warm. The controls are nearly invisible in some lighting situations.
The ALDI induction cook top has easy to read very visible controls. It, too, has a wide range of temp settings but no warming setting. There is a timer. The burner is smaller so things on the edges might take more stirring to cook and you need smaller pans. This cook top is more compact and might fit in a rig easier.
There are other induction cook tops out there... tell us about it.
One is now $49 at IKEA and one was $39-29 at ALDI. (At ALDI they come in about once a year.)
I am going to compare them. If you buy one some day you might know more what to expect.
With any induction cook top, you have to use a pan that a magnet will stick to the bottom. Cast iron cookware works just fine for me. It cooks faster than a microwave and the lid lifted and the pot can be stirred while cooking. It is low energy to use. Water boils very quickly. Nothing burns on the cook top ever. It wipes off if anything does spill. Both turn off if it gets too hot for the pot, if you use the wrong kind of pot or if it has been on too long. It is easy to control the heat. If it is too hot and you turn it down the heat is instantly turned down - no waiting for a burner to cool off.
I’ve had the IKEA induction cooktop for over a year now. I use it for everything and we put a generator in the van so it could be used traveling. I love it. The IKEA has a nice range of temp settings. It also has a warm setting which is real nice in some cooking applications. There is a timer. It can take a fair sized pan - too big and the edges don’t have any heat at all unless the pan is really warm. The controls are nearly invisible in some lighting situations.
The ALDI induction cook top has easy to read very visible controls. It, too, has a wide range of temp settings but no warming setting. There is a timer. The burner is smaller so things on the edges might take more stirring to cook and you need smaller pans. This cook top is more compact and might fit in a rig easier.
There are other induction cook tops out there... tell us about it.
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