ᐅ Switching to induction cooking – how has your experience been?
Created on: 28 Oct 2021 13:34
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Yaso2.0
Hello everyone,
Our kitchen for the house is planned, and all appliances have been selected.
So far, I have only cooked on a regular electric ceramic cooktop and will now switch to induction.
We have chosen the Siemens ez977kzy1e as our cooktop. However, I wonder if it’s really that easy to switch after 20 years of using an electric cooktop.
What concerns me most is the often mentioned “buzzing” sound on the cooktop and the lack of residual heat when you turn the cooktop off 😀
How did you experience your switch? Has anyone possibly even gone back to electric? And how long did it take you to get used to it?
Our kitchen for the house is planned, and all appliances have been selected.
So far, I have only cooked on a regular electric ceramic cooktop and will now switch to induction.
We have chosen the Siemens ez977kzy1e as our cooktop. However, I wonder if it’s really that easy to switch after 20 years of using an electric cooktop.
What concerns me most is the often mentioned “buzzing” sound on the cooktop and the lack of residual heat when you turn the cooktop off 😀
How did you experience your switch? Has anyone possibly even gone back to electric? And how long did it take you to get used to it?
Hausbautraum20 schrieb:
I don’t even know what you mean by buzzing, and I find no residual heat very practical. You don’t burn yourself. Many have reported that you can almost hear a “buzzing” sound when cooking with induction.
However, this can also depend on the cookware used.
Hangman schrieb:
If touch controls are too fiddly, Neff has a clever solution with a removable rotary knob (called a "Twist Pad"). My current cooktop is also a Siemens model with touch controls, and I really like it very much.
Tamstar schrieb:
I’m from Sweden and was very surprised by HOW loud they are. Is it the cooktop itself or the cookware used? I hadn’t heard before that cooktops themselves can be noisy.
Patricck schrieb:
I needed new pots anyway. There are many pots and pans labeled as “induction compatible,” but I still need to figure out the differences between them.
andimann schrieb:
Important, check if all your pots are induction-compatible. We had to say goodbye to two of our favorite roasting pans. Is "induction-compatible" really enough? Aren't there pots specifically made for induction cooktops to prevent them from buzzing, or does it not matter and all of them do that?
I also have some traditional pots that will definitely have to go eventually 🙁
No, there are differences. Especially for 20 euros, you’re more likely to damage the cooktop because you waste so much power.
It was a problem, especially with older models.
My girlfriend got a wool-coated pan, and the difference is like day and night.
I used to have an old induction cooktop, and with those 20-euro pans, it was always a gamble whether they would be recognized.
No problems with branded products.
And the good old enamel pots...
Of course, it’s clear—after all, it’s a high-frequency magnetic field that’s being generated.
It was a problem, especially with older models.
My girlfriend got a wool-coated pan, and the difference is like day and night.
I used to have an old induction cooktop, and with those 20-euro pans, it was always a gamble whether they would be recognized.
No problems with branded products.
And the good old enamel pots...
Of course, it’s clear—after all, it’s a high-frequency magnetic field that’s being generated.
Yaso2.0 schrieb:
Is it the cooktop or the cookware being used? I hadn’t heard that cooktops themselves can be noisy. The cooktop is only audible afterward (when the motor is "cooling down"). During operation, when nothing is on it, it’s not audible, it actually turns off...
I only had (inexpensive) two pans (Kitchen Aid and a no-name brand) that are induction-compatible, so we bought a complete Woll set (which is, for my standards, reasonably high quality). All pots and pans make about the same noise.
The humming partly comes from the pan or pot on the glass cooktop. If the base is not completely flat, it vibrates due to the induction on the surface. Generally speaking, the formula is: the more expensive the pan or pot, the flatter the base, and the quieter the humming.
My cooktop is currently from Amica. The cooktop itself makes a bit of noise, but this is quickly drowned out by the ventilation fan when cooking for an extended time at medium heat or higher.
My cooktop is currently from Amica. The cooktop itself makes a bit of noise, but this is quickly drowned out by the ventilation fan when cooking for an extended time at medium heat or higher.