Induction Cookers

[Soi Sauce]

Bought a decent full-sized frying pan yesterday, Beyer, heavy, non-stick, etc, but it does not work on my induction cooking plate. All I get from the plate when I put the pan on it is the beep beep beep that tells me nothing is on the plate, even though the pan is. Tried it on my neighbours plate as well and got the same reaction.

Can anybody please explain this, and maybe tell me what I can do to make the plate cook with this pan?

Thanks

[beano2274]

am sorry to ask this but do you have a pan that is able to be used on an Induction cooker. You cannot just put any pan on there.

[doctormann]

Pans for use on induction hobs need to be made of ferromagnetic material. Cast iron is a good choice but solid aluminium will not work. Some pans may have an iron or steel layer sandwiched between layers of aluminium or stainless steel. You should be looking for some sort of label on the pan that indicates that it is suitable for use on an induction hob.

DM

[Tywais]

Pans for use on induction hobs need to be made of ferromagnetic material.

As he says. If you put a magnet on it and it doesn't 'stick' then it is inappropriate for induction cooking.

In induction cooking, an induction coil in the cook-top heats the iron base of cookware. Copper-bottomed pans, aluminium pans and other non-ferrous pans are generally unsuitable.

The heat induced in the base is transferred to the food via (metal surface) conduction. Benefits of induction cookers include efficiency, safety (the induction cook-top is not heated itself) and speed. Drawbacks include the fact that non-ferrous and other cookware such as glass and ceramic cannot be used on an induction cook-top. Both installed and portable induction cookers are available.

Induction heating

[tutsiwarrior]

you cannot use any pot or pan that has a coating on it ('non-stick, etc'); just bare metal (stainless or carbon steel, etc)...I cooked on an induction hot plate in my room in VN and found out the hard way with a number of discarded but very nice non-stick frying pans and etc...anyone ever use a ceramic coated cast iron like a Le Crueset?

induction cookers are a drag...gas is the king...and it was a relief to return to my humble gas fired kitchen in Thailand...

(de debbil he sez: 'I'll roast yer ass for Eternity in the gas fired arrangement in Hell...', tutsi, who laughs at death smirks and sez: 'propane, Mr L or natural gas?')

[harrry]

you cannot use any pot or pan that has a coating on it ('non-stick, etc'); just bare metal (stainless or carbon steel, etc)...I cooked on an induction hot plate in my room in VN and found out the hard way with a number of discarded but very nice non-stick frying pans and etc...anyone ever use a ceramic coated cast iron like a Le Crueset?

induction cookers are a drag...gas is the king...and it was a relief to return to my humble gas fired kitchen in Thailand...

(de debbil he sez: 'I'll roast yer ass for Eternity in the gas fired arrangement in Hell...', tutsi, who laughs at death smirks and sez: 'propane, Mr L or natural gas?')

Not true...coatings are ok but a magnet must stick.....steal one off the fridge when you go shopping/

[paulchiangmai]

you cannot use any pot or pan that has a coating on it ('non-stick, etc'); just bare metal (stainless or carbon steel, etc)...I cooked on an induction hot plate in my room in VN and found out the hard way with a number of discarded but very nice non-stick frying pans and etc...anyone ever use a ceramic coated cast iron like a Le Crueset?

induction cookers are a drag...gas is the king...and it was a relief to return to my humble gas fired kitchen in Thailand...

(de debbil he sez: 'I'll roast yer ass for Eternity in the gas fired arrangement in Hell...', tutsi, who laughs at death smirks and sez: 'propane, Mr L or natural gas?')

Will stainless steel work, it is non magnetic.

[harrry]

you cannot use any pot or pan that has a coating on it ('non-stick, etc'); just bare metal (stainless or carbon steel, etc)...I cooked on an induction hot plate in my room in VN and found out the hard way with a number of discarded but very nice non-stick frying pans and etc...anyone ever use a ceramic coated cast iron like a Le Crueset?

induction cookers are a drag...gas is the king...and it was a relief to return to my humble gas fired kitchen in Thailand...

(de debbil he sez: 'I'll roast yer ass for Eternity in the gas fired arrangement in Hell...', tutsi, who laughs at death smirks and sez: 'propane, Mr L or natural gas?')

Will stainless steel work, it is non magnetic.

from wickipedia

"The reason aluminium or copper does not work on an induction cooktop is because of the materials' permeability and resistivity.[12] Aluminium or copper cookware is more conductive than steel, and the skin depth in these materials is larger since they are nonmagnetic. The current flows in a thicker layer in the metal and so encounters less resistance and produces less heat. The induction cooker will not work efficiently with such pots."

Stainless seems to work but the stainless pots I tried had thing bases and did not work as well as others because of the thin base they distorted quickly and efficiency dropped.

[Tywais]

Will stainless steel work, it is non magnetic.

Stainless steel comes in different grades, some will have some magnetic iron some not.

Stainless steel pans will often work on an induction hob provided the sole of the pan is a grade of stainless steel that is magnetic. If a magnet sticks well to the sole of the pan, it will work on an induction hob.

[tutsiwarrior]

I had some cheap, stainless cookware provided by the hotel in VN and it would get red hot in a few seconds and you had to have all the ingredients ready to go while trying to regulate the heat...lots of front end preparation...not like leisurely chopping up the cabbage or spinach to go in last with a glass of wine and a fag...the curry ingredients would burn quickly with the onions and garlic...

[4evermaat]

I had some cheap, stainless cookware provided by the hotel in VN and it would get red hot in a few seconds and you had to have all the ingredients ready to go while trying to regulate the heat...lots of front end preparation...not like leisurely chopping up the cabbage or spinach to go in last with a glass of wine and a fag...the curry ingredients would burn quickly with the onions and garlic...

The newer model induction cookers are much better at moderating the temperature at different wattage settings. Before, even on lower settings the pot heated up quickly.

[bonobo]

you cannot use any pot or pan that has a coating on it ('non-stick, etc'); just bare metal (stainless or carbon steel, etc)...I cooked on an induction hot plate in my room in VN and found out the hard way with a number of discarded but very nice non-stick frying pans and etc...anyone ever use a ceramic coated cast iron like a Le Crueset?

induction cookers are a drag...gas is the king...and it was a relief to return to my humble gas fired kitchen in Thailand...

(de debbil he sez: 'I'll roast yer ass for Eternity in the gas fired arrangement in Hell...', tutsi, who laughs at death smirks and sez: 'propane, Mr L or natural gas?')

I am in a condo, and the in-house burners are two tiny little pieces of garbage, so yes, I have two induction burners.

My Le Crueset works great. I also use my non-stick All-Clad without problem.

[tutsiwarrior]

you cannot use any pot or pan that has a coating on it ('non-stick, etc'); just bare metal (stainless or carbon steel, etc)...I cooked on an induction hot plate in my room in VN and found out the hard way with a number of discarded but very nice non-stick frying pans and etc...anyone ever use a ceramic coated cast iron like a Le Crueset?

induction cookers are a drag...gas is the king...and it was a relief to return to my humble gas fired kitchen in Thailand...

(de debbil he sez: 'I'll roast yer ass for Eternity in the gas fired arrangement in Hell...', tutsi, who laughs at death smirks and sez: 'propane, Mr L or natural gas?')

I am in a condo, and the in-house burners are two tiny little pieces of garbage, so yes, I have two induction burners.

My Le Crueset works great. I also use my non-stick All-Clad without problem.

yeah...looks like I was looking at the non-ferrous contact surface issue rather than anything to do with coatings...the coated pans were aluminum...

wrong again

[melvinmelvin]

you cannot use any pot or pan that has a coating on it ('non-stick, etc'); just bare metal (stainless or carbon steel, etc)...I cooked on an induction hot plate in my room in VN and found out the hard way with a number of discarded but very nice non-stick frying pans and etc...anyone ever use a ceramic coated cast iron like a Le Crueset?

induction cookers are a drag...gas is the king...and it was a relief to return to my humble gas fired kitchen in Thailand...

(de debbil he sez: 'I'll roast yer ass for Eternity in the gas fired arrangement in Hell...', tutsi, who laughs at death smirks and sez: 'propane, Mr L or natural gas?')

I am in a condo, and the in-house burners are two tiny little pieces of garbage, so yes, I have two induction burners.

My Le Crueset works great. I also use my non-stick All-Clad without problem.

Is that Le Crueset a pure cast iron model or something else?

If cast iron (without any fancy coating) did you buy it in LoS? Where?

[bonobo]

It is the cast iron (I think all Le Crueset are cast iron, but I could be wrong on that.) I have seen them for sale in Thailand, but I brought this one from the US. I bought it there on sale for $80 (I think it was 75% off of the list price.)

[melvinmelvin]

It is the cast iron (I think all Le Crueset are cast iron, but I could be wrong on that.) I have seen them for sale in Thailand, but I brought this one from the US. I bought it there on sale for $80 (I think it was 75% off of the list price.)

Thanks, yes they are quite expensive. I've been looking for cast iron (without coating) cookware for years.

Anybody know where such can be found?

(not necessarily Le Crueset, almost any brand would make me happy) (sick of cooking with Thai light metal ware)

[tutsiwarrior]

It is the cast iron (I think all Le Crueset are cast iron, but I could be wrong on that.) I have seen them for sale in Thailand, but I brought this one from the US. I bought it there on sale for $80 (I think it was 75% off of the list price.)

Thanks, yes they are quite expensive. I've been looking for cast iron (without coating) cookware for years.

Anybody know where such can be found?

(not necessarily Le Crueset, almost any brand would make me happy) (sick of cooking with Thai light metal ware)

someone said in a thread a while back that there is a True Value hardware store somewhere in BKK that carries cast iron cookware...maybe do a search...

[Tywais]

someone said in a thread a while back that there is a True Value hardware store somewhere in BKK that carries cast iron cookware...maybe do a search...

There is Staub brand, which from what I read, is rated highly - but equally crazy prices. Verasu.com