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I am building myself a house (well eventually  ) and am determined to have a gas hob!! Well, until I went to a friends last weekend who has an induction hob!! It really is amazingly quick, once you understand exactly how it works. So, it did make me think perhaps it would be a better way to go. But.... still going to go with gas, for one reason that if the electric goes out, which is does a lot here, I will still be able to cook! And I do actually like the "feel" of cooking with gas.
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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hey Reb. they are called vitrocerámicas. ok, i do not know a lot about them but do know they use electricity so can you explain why it is a green solution? is it because they use less electricity than normal coils? i am not sure they are more ecological than butane however. i asked ena and she prefers a gas cooker, like madsue, she likes the feel of gas ( don't take that literally  ) also, if you have never used induction, you will have a learning curve so prepare to burn stuff  saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12233 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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I think induction and vitroceramica are different,although the hobs do look similar, with induction being much more eco friendly. I copied this from another forum "Back to induction hobs, - the reason they are so efficient is they transfer energy directly into the contents of the pan. A ceramic hob heats an element which then heats a pan which then heats the food and energy is lost at every stage. " My friends induction really did boil water in seconds, but you do need special pans apparently.
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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yes indeed. "vitroceramica" is just that shiny heatproof plaque that´s laid between the element and the pan. You can get induction, regular electrical coils, or even halogen elements installed under or in the vitroceramic top.
I understand the induction uses electromagnetic energy to cook, and the hob never gets hot. You can put your newspaper down on it, and the food will cook while the paper never catches fire!
I like cooking with gas, too... I was looking at one of those mighty honkin´ Viking ranges, but we don´t have natural gas out here, and life is getting to short to keep shlepping bombonas around. And paying more for them all the time... Gas IS a non-renewable resource, y´know, and it makes CO2 and other nasty fumes. And a gas burner only works at about 45% efficiency.
It´s the actual cooking technique I haven´t found anything on. Bring on the ´burnt offerings!´
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| Posts: 385 | Location: a pueblo in Palencia, via Pittsburgh USA | Registered: 15 February 2003 | |
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Hi Rebrites, We had contemplated getting induction when we bought our place, but then things happened so quickly (i.e. the little guy arriving earlier than expected) that we had to go the quickest, easiest route possible. What I can tell you about induction it seems that you already know. The surface does not get hot. There is a direct transfer of energy from the induction plate to the pot. You will need to buy special pots and pans as they require a thicker base for induction cooking. Check out http://theinductionsite.com/ for more info!
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| Posts: 1376 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 24 March 2002 | |
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rebrites wrote... quote: life is getting to short to keep shlepping bombonas around.
wait a minute! my god! don't tell me you have to go fetch your "bombonas" out there in the stix? here in the big city they deliver them  yes, the bombonas have gone up in price but then again, so has the electricity so your induction will also go up, up, up. saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12233 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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Paul's parents have an induction stove in San Diego ,CA. The requirement for the pots and pans is that they must be magnetic. My father in law carries a little magnet with him when they go shopping for pots and pans. I have had the opportunity to cook on their stove and it does cook much more quickly than an electric and gas stove. The stove does not get hot. That being said, they have had many problems with the stove, at one point, they had only one working burner out of four working. There were not many repair technicians available and the parts were difficult to locate. I prefer using my gas stove, but did not feel much of a difference between the two. Irene
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| Posts: 974 | Location: Albuquerque, NM EEUU | Registered: 27 August 2002 | |
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