I was in Costco yesterday and saw a big box of Kirkland Stainless Steel Cookware that could be used with induction cooktops. It was not too expensive either.
Induction compatible cookware
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speaking of induction I was perusing our local Cdn tire store yesterday and they had the Salton induction burner with a bonus SS casserole/glass lid for $89. I'm very tempted just for the fun of it
I was extremely pleased that I already had a complete set of IKEA pots that are indeed induction compatible.
PeteK:
You are tempmting me to order one, at that price.
Is there a website/ linkie?
PeteK:
You are tempmting me to order one, at that price.
Is there a website/ linkie?
Me thinks the prices on these things will plummet soon enough.
Why they aren't offering them on free standing stoves I'm thinking they're (the manufacturers) are trying to squeeze every penny out of their current lineup of products. Keeping the inductions to the high end as long as possible then they'll filter them down. There's no other reason I can see, the technologies there and proven, they're sold everywhere around the world almost except over here.
Why they aren't offering them on free standing stoves I'm thinking they're (the manufacturers) are trying to squeeze every penny out of their current lineup of products. Keeping the inductions to the high end as long as possible then they'll filter them down. There's no other reason I can see, the technologies there and proven, they're sold everywhere around the world almost except over here.
TYVM!
Funny I had similar thoughts.
I'm ready with my magnetic IKEA (Swedish) and Kuhn-Rikon Brand (Swiss) pots and pans!
Funny I had similar thoughts.
I'm ready with my magnetic IKEA (Swedish) and Kuhn-Rikon Brand (Swiss) pots and pans!
Kuhn-rikon... well smell you LOL
LOL uh, no.
Status and class don't come from posessions. Neither quantity nor quality.
LOL
Huge closeout at TJ Maxx and the pieces were the right size, shape texture, finsih and quality.
Living well (on a budget) is the BEST revenge!
Status and class don't come from posessions. Neither quantity nor quality.
LOL
Huge closeout at TJ Maxx and the pieces were the right size, shape texture, finsih and quality.
Living well (on a budget) is the BEST revenge!
I've seen the same set at Costco. It clearly states on the packaging that the set is induction ready, so I wouldn't think it would be necessary to pack a magnet. Plus, those magnets do a number on credit cards.
Costco Business Center has had induction capable sets for $100 or less for a couple years now.
What I don't like about the set at the main Costco store is the non-stick interior. The main reason why I like stainless cookware is because it generally comes without that damn teflon. Teflon is fine for saute/frying pans, but for pots etc I think it's a detriment.
Costco Business Center has had induction capable sets for $100 or less for a couple years now.
What I don't like about the set at the main Costco store is the non-stick interior. The main reason why I like stainless cookware is because it generally comes without that damn teflon. Teflon is fine for saute/frying pans, but for pots etc I think it's a detriment.
I agree on the teflon
Teflon is great for many things. But cooking, hmm... well, I do admit my Belgian Wafflemaker is easier to cope with than my old aluminum one. Well seasoned cast iron is still the best way to go in my not-so-humble-opinion. Just made my morning eggs in a skillet from the 19th century. No sticking, no burning and works very happily on induction or my traditional ceramic hob.
But I would still take a magnet with me and insist the store let me test. I've found a discrepancy between what the Chinese say is in the box and what is really there far too often.
Induction over here is, and has been for awhile now, competitive with normal ceramic hobs. I recently saw a well made slot-in four ring unit which was 200€ cheaper than my current ceramic unit. And that was very MOL when I bought it in 2002.
Same for the portable units - go for between 1/3 and even less the price for the same thing in the US. Times sure do change - when I came to Europe, everything here was double the cost of the US. Today, the best, newest and most creative stuff gets exported from the US over here - you'd be surprised how many US products are available here which never make it to the domestic market. A quick glance at the Whirlpool (not my favorite company) catalogs for Europe will show you what I mean.
Teflon is great for many things. But cooking, hmm... well, I do admit my Belgian Wafflemaker is easier to cope with than my old aluminum one. Well seasoned cast iron is still the best way to go in my not-so-humble-opinion. Just made my morning eggs in a skillet from the 19th century. No sticking, no burning and works very happily on induction or my traditional ceramic hob.
But I would still take a magnet with me and insist the store let me test. I've found a discrepancy between what the Chinese say is in the box and what is really there far too often.
Induction over here is, and has been for awhile now, competitive with normal ceramic hobs. I recently saw a well made slot-in four ring unit which was 200€ cheaper than my current ceramic unit. And that was very MOL when I bought it in 2002.
Same for the portable units - go for between 1/3 and even less the price for the same thing in the US. Times sure do change - when I came to Europe, everything here was double the cost of the US. Today, the best, newest and most creative stuff gets exported from the US over here - you'd be surprised how many US products are available here which never make it to the domestic market. A quick glance at the Whirlpool (not my favorite company) catalogs for Europe will show you what I mean.
I haven't been able to figure out why, either.
Panthera, you have a great point.
WHY?
Is it because Americans are so unimaginative that these products never make it to here -- even though they are engineered and in many instances built here?
I still can't understand why a country that has done so much accepts such bad engineering.
Oh, 'glitz' and 'glitter' in America is solid granite counter tops, and whatever is currently high end for floors, I have no idea.
I'd rather have laminate counter tops, thermofoil cabinets and well performing (NOT high end because that's all glitz in too many instances) appliances. Kitchens are designed to cook, not be show places in my opinion. (Though I have to admit, I wouldn't mind if mine were a little larger so a breakfast table could go in there. It's a modest room by USAian standards: about 11x11 feet. And until one of the remodels in the late 80s, it was an eat in kitchen. But to go back to that would mean giving up a dishwasher as the stove would have to go there and that isn't acceptable.)
My current house was built in the 60s, and I'm kind of amazed at what was considered 'nice' then would be considered downscale today. It suits me, but it isn't luxurious; the bathroom is the size of a bathroom, not a palace, there isn't a 'master suite' and the rooms are modest sized (the master bedroom is 12x12). BUT the house is made of stout solid brick, is a ranch, has oak floors throughout except in the kitchen, and has plumb walls and level floors - from a man who has done a bunch of DIY on a 200 year old farmhouse too that is a pearl beyond price.
Anyway i'm digressing but I do wonder whatever happened to the idea in this country where things should perform well and not necessarily be over the top glitzy. Any ideas?
Nate
Panthera, you have a great point.
WHY?
Is it because Americans are so unimaginative that these products never make it to here -- even though they are engineered and in many instances built here?
I still can't understand why a country that has done so much accepts such bad engineering.
Oh, 'glitz' and 'glitter' in America is solid granite counter tops, and whatever is currently high end for floors, I have no idea.
I'd rather have laminate counter tops, thermofoil cabinets and well performing (NOT high end because that's all glitz in too many instances) appliances. Kitchens are designed to cook, not be show places in my opinion. (Though I have to admit, I wouldn't mind if mine were a little larger so a breakfast table could go in there. It's a modest room by USAian standards: about 11x11 feet. And until one of the remodels in the late 80s, it was an eat in kitchen. But to go back to that would mean giving up a dishwasher as the stove would have to go there and that isn't acceptable
.)My current house was built in the 60s, and I'm kind of amazed at what was considered 'nice' then would be considered downscale today. It suits me, but it isn't luxurious; the bathroom is the size of a bathroom, not a palace, there isn't a 'master suite' and the rooms are modest sized (the master bedroom is 12x12). BUT the house is made of stout solid brick, is a ranch, has oak floors throughout except in the kitchen, and has plumb walls and level floors - from a man who has done a bunch of DIY on a 200 year old farmhouse too that is a pearl beyond price.
Anyway i'm digressing but I do wonder whatever happened to the idea in this country where things should perform well and not necessarily be over the top glitzy. Any ideas?
Nate
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There are a few manufacturers making ranges with induction cooktops.They're not cheap though.I rmember seeing a Sears Kenmore quite a few years ago that was a 30 inch free standing unit with all glass control board/backsplash,convection-self cleaning oven and four induction burners.It looked a lot like the old Frigidaire Touch N Cook model.It was in real bad shape.
Induction ranges sound magnificent.
Still, one or two traditional radiant burner (under glass/ceramic) for Corning Ware and other non-inductibles would be be faboo!
Still, one or two traditional radiant burner (under glass/ceramic) for Corning Ware and other non-inductibles would be be faboo!
Oh yeah,
I forgot - the early induction ranges in the US were expensive and shit.
That has a lot to do with the current situation, probably. Consumers forget fast, the stores which have to honor the warranties not so fast.
Steve, there are lots of combo's - three induction, one "conventional" halogen or resistance ceramic cooktops here. Unfortunately, they are usually higher priced. Did see one for 375€ last year, so those, too, are coming down.
My partner gave me one 'bout 18 months ago. Was in daily use at a friend's house when they remodeled their kitchen, only cooker for about five months. Constant use.
Still works perfectly and looks like new.
Nothing short of a commercial gas range is even close to them in speed for getting a big spaghetti pot boiling.
I think one reason we have more selection and innovation in Europe is, simply, we have more competition.
Secondly, Americans have been losing ground financially for some time now.
Third, we tend to demand and buy quality. Any manufacturer which built with the "they will sell and move on in five years" mentality you find in the US market would be out of business here in nothing flat. Look what happened to Whirlpool until they woke up and brought their quality up to speed.
Finally, the US market is very insular. People basically still have expectations of what products look like and do going back to the post WW-II era. Nothing wrong with that, I would take even a lower ranked US brand kitchen appliance from the 1950's over anything built today by anyone, including Miele. But this "American" focus made it possible for the cash strapped manufacturers to basically stick to the same old same old inside with very few changes to the real technologies. By the time they realised they needed to catch up, they were too broke to do it. Look at Maytag, Magnavox, Zenith.
Oh, well, the Chinese are eating away at us over here, too. Just a matter of time before our young-dynamic-managers have ruined our companies.
I forgot - the early induction ranges in the US were expensive and shit.
That has a lot to do with the current situation, probably. Consumers forget fast, the stores which have to honor the warranties not so fast.
Steve, there are lots of combo's - three induction, one "conventional" halogen or resistance ceramic cooktops here. Unfortunately, they are usually higher priced. Did see one for 375€ last year, so those, too, are coming down.
My partner gave me one 'bout 18 months ago. Was in daily use at a friend's house when they remodeled their kitchen, only cooker for about five months. Constant use.
Still works perfectly and looks like new.
Nothing short of a commercial gas range is even close to them in speed for getting a big spaghetti pot boiling.
I think one reason we have more selection and innovation in Europe is, simply, we have more competition.
Secondly, Americans have been losing ground financially for some time now.
Third, we tend to demand and buy quality. Any manufacturer which built with the "they will sell and move on in five years" mentality you find in the US market would be out of business here in nothing flat. Look what happened to Whirlpool until they woke up and brought their quality up to speed.
Finally, the US market is very insular. People basically still have expectations of what products look like and do going back to the post WW-II era. Nothing wrong with that, I would take even a lower ranked US brand kitchen appliance from the 1950's over anything built today by anyone, including Miele. But this "American" focus made it possible for the cash strapped manufacturers to basically stick to the same old same old inside with very few changes to the real technologies. By the time they realised they needed to catch up, they were too broke to do it. Look at Maytag, Magnavox, Zenith.
Oh, well, the Chinese are eating away at us over here, too. Just a matter of time before our young-dynamic-managers have ruined our companies.
So, I'm watching some show, I think it was on Food Network or the Travel Channel, and this Asian family whose home has barely a half dozen electrical outlets is preparing dinner for the host (might have been Anthony Bourdain) and what reaches out of the screen and grabs me by the eyeballs?
They're fixing dinner on a pair of portable induction cookers. Seems they're priced competitively with conventional hotplates over there, while over here . . . well . . . don't get me started.
They're fixing dinner on a pair of portable induction cookers. Seems they're priced competitively with conventional hotplates over there, while over here . . . well . . . don't get me started.
I'd just point out that Whirlpool Europe doesn't share much in common with Whirlpool in the USA in terms of design or management.
Whirlpool entered a joint venture with Philips in the 1980s and marketed products as "Philips-Whirlpool" in Europe. In 1991 Philips pulled out of whitegoods completely and sold its share of the joint venture to Whirlpool thus it became Whirlpool Europe.
Their products are totally different to US whirlpool and are made and designed in Europe for a European market.
Whirlpool entered a joint venture with Philips in the 1980s and marketed products as "Philips-Whirlpool" in Europe. In 1991 Philips pulled out of whitegoods completely and sold its share of the joint venture to Whirlpool thus it became Whirlpool Europe.
Their products are totally different to US whirlpool and are made and designed in Europe for a European market.
Joe,
You can buy a nice induction hotplate, 110 volt, for about $90 at the Hayward Costco Business Center. I'm sure that Ranch 99 markets or restaurant equipement supply stores probably carry similar induction hotplate units as well.
You can buy a nice induction hotplate, 110 volt, for about $90 at the Hayward Costco Business Center. I'm sure that Ranch 99 markets or restaurant equipement supply stores probably carry similar induction hotplate units as well.
sudsmaster:
Oh, yeah, I got a Max Burton 1600 watter from Amazon.com. I was pointing out how the prices in the western hemisphere are still being milked for snob appeal while in the rest of the world, induction cooktops, both built-in and portable, are priced for the masses.
Oh, yeah, I got a Max Burton 1600 watter from Amazon.com. I was pointing out how the prices in the western hemisphere are still being milked for snob appeal while in the rest of the world, induction cooktops, both built-in and portable, are priced for the masses.
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