How quickly the response is depends a bit on the quality of your cookware, e.g. how thick it is and how many layers of material it is made from. With an induction cooktop heat is generated not by heating a heating element embedded in the stove top which then in turn heats a pot or frypan through its bottom, but it is done by a magnetic field which heats the pot, frypan or whatever you have. Of course one also has to keep in mind that not all pots and pans can be used on an induction cooktop, make sure if you buy anything it says it is good for induction stoves and if you already have pots and pans just test them with a magnet, if they are magnetic chances are they will work. You can get pads which you can put on the cooktop and which are heated up by induction and you can then place non-induction ready cookware on top of them, but to me this is not really a great solution unless you maybe have one absolutely favourite pot or frypan you want to continue to use because you loose pretty much all the advantages of induction, e.g. fast heating up/efficiency, quick response and of course such a base will get hot just like a traditional cooktop.
Cast iron can be used on an induction cooktop and if you have lighter weight cookware made from aluminum or stainless steel they typically have at least 3 layers where the middle layer is a conductive material. More expensive options are usually made from 5 layers like the more expensive All-Clad, Zwilling, Scanpan etc. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 5:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wi-Fi ovens Sieghard, I am so glad you brought up Induction cook tops stoves. They are definitely my new favorite. One thing that I don't think you mentioned is that the temperature response is just as good as cooking with a gas stove. When you turn it down the temperature drops immediately. I absolutely love this way of cooking. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength. Corrie Ten Boom - 1892-1983 - Watchmaker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 12:58 AM Subject: RE: Wi-Fi ovens First of all, I highly recommend you consider electric with an induction cooktop, nothing beats it! We bought a GE stove from their Café series and the app is useable although could be better. You can also integrate with Alexa if you wish. The only thing which has to be marked and this may have changed with newer models, is the "WiFi Enable" button. It is on the oven's touch screen and you do have to first tap it before the app will connect. However, I set this up 3 years ago and it has never not connected once the WiFi enable was tapped. The oven we chose has actually two ovens, one smaller upper oven which is still perfectly big enough for a pizza, sheet cake and many other things and then the full-size lower oven. Advanced functions like convection bake, roast and so on are only available for the lower oven, but we definitely use the upper oven a lot more. The control for the cooktop are nice knobs which I think are still best as it makes frequent small changes much easier. There are 4 areas on the cooktop and a fifth warming plate and on the left side you can combine the front and back for one larger heating area and of course induction is the most efficient and fastest cooking method. I recently read an article which stated that gas stoves and cooktops actually emit a lot of air pollution into the house and whereas an induction cooktop is 85% efficient, gas is 35% efficient. Then of course there is the advantage that it is really difficult to burn yourself, of course while you are cooking the oil or water you are heating is just as hot, and while the cooktop is hot right after you remove a pot or pan, if you just briefly touch it you won't even burn yourself then and about 2 minutes later it's already cool enough to touch and clean. Lastly, if something boils over it won't get all burned in and cleaning the stove top is super easy. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Kellie Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2022 9:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wi-Fi ovens Hey Al, hope you all are doing well. I had a question and thought I'd come out here and ask for input. We are in the market for a new oven and we have seen that they have some Wi-Fi models available. Does anyone know if any of these have an accessible app that will work with voiceover? My husband and I are both totally blind. 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