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It is also way more expensive to get into and requires the use of certain types of pans which increases cost more.

• turtlebits 6y ago
  You can get a portable induction cooktop for under $50. My parents have 2 Ikea units which they often use instead of their Viking stove. (They place them on top of the stove so they can use the hood). Pans are the same price as regular cookware, you just need to make sure it's compatible.
• Someone1234 6y ago
  > requires the use of certain types of pans which increases cost more. Really, no. Walmart's "own brand" stainless steel pans that start at under $10 work fine. The pans it doesn't work with are actually rare/expensive (pure aluminum/pure copper, and certain high-end stainless steel that are now largely discontinued). People repeat this special pan thing often (multiple times in this thread) but I don't know where this idea came from. The most common/popular pans for the last fifty years work with induction, and cheap ones are MORE likely to work.
  • klyrs 6y ago
    There's a ton of crappy teflon&aluminum cookware out there. It's not that you need a special pan, but nor can you use just any old pan. FWIW, I've been cooking electric my whole life, and using induction or gas is annoying to me (though I've lived a couple years in apartments with either)