> 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

> 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.