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Has there been a huge price drop? We bought a range about a year ago and the cheapest induction ranges were still around $1,800 on sale. Gas could be had for li

Has there been a huge price drop? We bought a range about a year ago and the cheapest induction ranges were still around $1,800 on sale. Gas could be had for like $350, entry-level. And has a robust used market, which is lacking for induction (which isn't necessarily the tech's fault—it is fairly new)

interactivecode 4y ago
Here for example 242 euro, plenty of choice: https://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/p/matmassig-inductiekookplaat-ikea-300-zwart-10467093/ https://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/p/matmassig-inductiekookplaat-ike...
- yamtaddle 4y ago
  Huh. Ikea's got one—and only one—induction option, for $1,400, in the US. A couple cheap "portable cooktops" ($70!) but only one range, and it's not cheap, though that is cheaper than what I was seeing last I checked. [EDIT] Nebraska Furniture Mart, which has a much bigger selection than Ikea: Cheapest induction range: $1,493 (sale price, claims full retail is more than $800 higher) Cheapest gas range: $529 (also a sale price, claims full retail is $139 higher)
  - bash-j 4y ago
    Maybe it's a voltage thing (120V vs 240V)? In Australia you can pick up a Bosch induction cooktop starting from $899 ~$620USD including tax.
    - maxerickson 4y ago
      As far as multi burner built in cooktop/stove electric/induction setups, pretty much everything available in the US is 240V. You can get like countertop stuff that is 120V and lots cheaper.
    - midoridensha 4y ago
      It's probably just an American thing: many things in America are atrociously expensive for some reason. Here, it's probably the American expectation of a "range", which is a huge 4-5 burner stovetop combined with a humongous oven large enough for a whole turkey or even a small child. Here in Japan, IH stoves aren't that expensive, but they're just stovetops with 2 or 3 burners. There's no such thing as a "range" here, and while ovens are becoming much more common, they're the size of a microwave oven, and usually combined with one. You can also get portable single-burner IH stovetops for less than USD$100.
      - shaklee3 4y ago
        you're taking shots at American prices compared to Japan, but then say Japan doesn't have those and only tiny versions of them. I use my range all the time at close to full capacity. it's not a useless or wasteful appliance.
        midoridensha 4y ago
        You're cooking turkeys and huge multi-person dinners every day? When I lived in America, I never used my range to full capacity, in fact I never used more than one burner at a time, and never baked anything that wouldn't fit in the little microwave-sized oven I have now (i.e. cupcakes). Yet I was *forced* to own a full-size range, because there's literally no option to have anything else in American homes: every home is built this way. I see this in other things in America: you're forced to spend tons of money on stuff you don't need because that's all that's available, frequently because there's an assumption that you have a big family. So everyone whines about housing being expensive, but there's no option for a tiny 1-person apartment because building codes don't allow it.
        jjeaff 4y ago
        My experience is that many things in the US are cheaper than Europe or south America. It must depend on what type of products.
        4y ago
    - sokoloff 4y ago
      Any installable* induction cooktop in the US will be 240V. * meaning “not a countertop plug-in hob”
    - AngryData 4y ago
      240 is available everywhere in the US, just the regular wall plugs are only using one phase of the two phase input. Often half the house is run on 1 phase and the other half on the opposite phase. Many homes already have 240 plugs behind stove and dryer installations. And even if you don't already have one you just need to stick a new breaker in the panel and run a wire using both phases together instead of a neutral or ground.
  - miguelazo 4y ago
    https://www.amazon.com/Empava-Induction-Cooktop-Electric-EMPV-IDC30/dp/B0746DG22R https://www.amazon.com/Empava-Induction-Cooktop-Electric-EMP...? Empava 30” Induction Cooktop Electric Stove Black Vitro Ceramic Smooth Surface Glass EMPV-IDC30 $338
- miguelazo 4y ago
  Thank you, I meant to link to the Ikea drop-ins in my original comment. Excellent value.

interactivecode 4y ago

Here for example 242 euro, plenty of choice: https://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/p/matmassig-inductiekookplaat-ikea-300-zwart-10467093/ https://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/p/matmassig-inductiekookplaat-ike...

yamtaddle 4y ago
Huh. Ikea's got one—and only one—induction option, for $1,400, in the US. A couple cheap "portable cooktops" ($70!) but only one range, and it's not cheap, though that is cheaper than what I was seeing last I checked. [EDIT] Nebraska Furniture Mart, which has a much bigger selection than Ikea: Cheapest induction range: $1,493 (sale price, claims full retail is more than $800 higher) Cheapest gas range: $529 (also a sale price, claims full retail is $139 higher)
- bash-j 4y ago
  Maybe it's a voltage thing (120V vs 240V)? In Australia you can pick up a Bosch induction cooktop starting from $899 ~$620USD including tax.
  - maxerickson 4y ago
    As far as multi burner built in cooktop/stove electric/induction setups, pretty much everything available in the US is 240V. You can get like countertop stuff that is 120V and lots cheaper.
  - midoridensha 4y ago
    It's probably just an American thing: many things in America are atrociously expensive for some reason. Here, it's probably the American expectation of a "range", which is a huge 4-5 burner stovetop combined with a humongous oven large enough for a whole turkey or even a small child. Here in Japan, IH stoves aren't that expensive, but they're just stovetops with 2 or 3 burners. There's no such thing as a "range" here, and while ovens are becoming much more common, they're the size of a microwave oven, and usually combined with one. You can also get portable single-burner IH stovetops for less than USD$100.
    - shaklee3 4y ago
      you're taking shots at American prices compared to Japan, but then say Japan doesn't have those and only tiny versions of them. I use my range all the time at close to full capacity. it's not a useless or wasteful appliance.
      - midoridensha 4y ago
        You're cooking turkeys and huge multi-person dinners every day? When I lived in America, I never used my range to full capacity, in fact I never used more than one burner at a time, and never baked anything that wouldn't fit in the little microwave-sized oven I have now (i.e. cupcakes). Yet I was *forced* to own a full-size range, because there's literally no option to have anything else in American homes: every home is built this way. I see this in other things in America: you're forced to spend tons of money on stuff you don't need because that's all that's available, frequently because there's an assumption that you have a big family. So everyone whines about housing being expensive, but there's no option for a tiny 1-person apartment because building codes don't allow it.
        jjeaff 4y ago
        My experience is that many things in the US are cheaper than Europe or south America. It must depend on what type of products.
        4y ago
  - sokoloff 4y ago
    Any installable* induction cooktop in the US will be 240V. * meaning “not a countertop plug-in hob”
  - AngryData 4y ago
    240 is available everywhere in the US, just the regular wall plugs are only using one phase of the two phase input. Often half the house is run on 1 phase and the other half on the opposite phase. Many homes already have 240 plugs behind stove and dryer installations. And even if you don't already have one you just need to stick a new breaker in the panel and run a wire using both phases together instead of a neutral or ground.
- miguelazo 4y ago
  https://www.amazon.com/Empava-Induction-Cooktop-Electric-EMPV-IDC30/dp/B0746DG22R https://www.amazon.com/Empava-Induction-Cooktop-Electric-EMP...? Empava 30” Induction Cooktop Electric Stove Black Vitro Ceramic Smooth Surface Glass EMPV-IDC30 $338
miguelazo 4y ago
Thank you, I meant to link to the Ikea drop-ins in my original comment. Excellent value.