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It's important to understand that on a gas range or regular electric range, the knob controls power, i.e. the amount of heat you're putting into your cookware p
by henrikschroder 5y ago
It's important to understand that on a gas range or regular electric range, the knob controls power, i.e. the amount of heat you're putting into your cookware per second. And if those two are your only options, then the gas range is much better than an electric range, because you can change the amount of power very quickly, there's no lag.
But with an induction range, or a ceramic glass range, the knob controls temperature, i.e. there's a thermostat somewhere that regulates the power. And this gives you a lot more control, especially at lower temperatures. But it's not unique to induction ranges, any ceramic glass range can do the same, although they have more "lag" than an induction range.
- mattmaroon 5y agoIs that true of ceramic glass ranges? I had one once and I’m fairly sure whoever made that thing couldn’t even spell thermostat let alone add one. Pretty sure the knob was just a potentiometer.
- namibj 5y agoThere are electric stoves (contact heating; cast iron plates (european style)) with a thermostat in the center, and my induction plate only has a power dial. Yeah, gas doesn't have a thermostat usually, but the other types are usually not incompatible and as such there exist both variants.
- mattmaroon 5y agoRight I’m not debating that they exist but I think most of the flat ceramic tops we have here modulate power rather than temp. That is one great thing about induction. You can reduce a sauce without risking a runaway boil if you don’t monitor it closely at the right time.
- morsch 5y agoThe knobs on my induction range control power, they go from 1 through 9 to B. Maybe US ranges are different. I was wondering why they're double the price.
- sime2009 5y agoMaybe some induction stoves use a thermostat, but my 15 year old one is definitely power.