Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Kitchen Natter => Topic started by: Elaine G on August 12, 2015, 22:07
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Hi
Does anyone know if there is a way of telling if saucepans are suitable for use on an induction hob.
The pans concerned are varying ages, all stainless steel. Some have stainless steel bottoms and some are copper. They belonged to my mum, she had about a dozen of them plus frying pans, and my daughter could use some of them if they were suitable.
Many thanks
Elaine
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If a magnet sticks to the bottom of the pan it will work on the induction hob.
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Stainless steel, but I don't think the copper bottoms ones will.
However, if you have favourite pans that don't suit the induction hob, like my big stock pot, I bought this from Cooper's of Stortford (wish I'd seen it before giving my nearly new pressure cooker, 2 big fry pans and my 3 tier steamer to my daughter! LOL
http://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/sessionID/EFM/lets-get-cooking-induction-hob-converter-prodst09262i/
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My neff hob came with a set of pans and I bought a few in Ikea. Niece got the rest.
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Thank you very much for your replies. I don't have an induction hob and had no idea how they work. I hadn't expected anything so simple as a magnet.
I will take a magnet and test them out, and my daughter can have some if they are suitable. The rest will be on freegle eventually.
Thanks
Elaine
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Simply put: Induction hobs work on magnets to conduct the power to the pan base. Very quick response, easy to clean and far safer than other types of hobs.
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Simply put: Induction hobs work on magnets to conduct the power to the pan base. Very quick response, easy to clean and far safer than other types of hobs.
Unless you have a pacemaker fitted😕
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We've had an induction hob for a few years, very pleased with it. Easy to clean, and efficient. Most pan manufacturers label their products for suitability for different jobs. But the magnet idea works too.
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Some of the copper pans may be copper over a steel base - the magnet will sort that out for you.
Induction hobs are more energy efficient than the old radiant ring hobs and have the added benefit of the heat being instant on or off just like gas.
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Oh dear now I have started wondering how easy it would be to put an induction hob in my kitchen :ohmy:
I have to say I like my daughters.
I will check out the pan collection and see what happens, and hopefully some can be passed around the family and survive a little longer.
Thanks for all your contributions.
Elaine
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I got a set of pans , stainless steel , they were about £40 ive had them 20 ish years never a problem and i got them from argos they were a lot of cash for me at the time but still using them every day .
chrissie b
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I love my induction hob. Had it 2 years now. It was only £199 and if you put something on it that's not suitable, even drop a teatowel onto it, it doesn't heat up, just comes up with a U instead of a number.
So handy when there are kids around or a clumsy person. The only 2 things are, that when you take a pan off, it does take a while to cool down, and I use a converter for my remaining aluminium pans and after a while that can get too hot and it turns itself off until it cools down a bit!
But its' lovely, like the others have said, easy to clean, looks neat xxxxxx
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Gone back to gas with my new cooker i just love it even my. Reads crustier .
chrissie b
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Aldi have a frying pan coming in on the 10 september for induction hobs think jt was £16 ish , our auldi is colsed for referbishments 20 year makeover they said or could it be that lidl are building a new bigger shop than they have now just along the road .
chrissie b