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Induction > gas any day of the week. Early induction ranges definitely had quality problems, but now even an average induction range is super nice.

sixstringtheory 4y ago
Unfortunate typo, I believe you meant “now even”
skrbjc 4y ago
In my experience with an induction cooktop over the holidays was that it heated very un evenly, burning food on one side of the pan, while the other side was not cooking at all. It had a terrible user experience (this is obviously specific to that brand), and was not precise at all; either too hot or too cold. It did boil water quickly, though.
- hyperbovine 4y ago
  This sounds like an issue with either the cooktop or the pan. A proper setup heats completely evenly, that's actually one of the main selling points versus gas.
hyperbovine 4y ago
I keep waiting for a company to come along and offer a "pro-style" induction insert that feels like a high-end gas range. I want completely analog controls consisting of front-facing, big-ass, metal, heavy knobs whose only purpose in life is to crank up the heat when you turn them. It should draw 50 amps on a slow day. None of this glass touchscreen crap, no picking a level from 1 to 9, no beeps, no "lock mode" or LCD digits or bluetooth or any of it. This can't be that hard...
- bayyyls 4y ago
  Some options here may be of interest, the combo of gas and induction has been well received in my household. https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/cooking/ranges/professional-ranges/ https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/cooking/ranges/professional-...
- gdubs 4y ago
  I happened to be looking today and the Bosch 800 sounds a bit like that (except 40 amps). Big Wolf-style knobs, nice clean design. I had my panel upgraded this summer anticipating a replacement for our current gas range/stove and this one caught my eye.
- riknos314 4y ago
  This. Especially with stovetop cooking the intuitive feel of just turning the heat up or down a bit as appropriate is huge. I've yet to find any level-based cooktop where the discrete steps are fine-grained enough to match the adjustments I want to make. Even cheap coil stove tops allow for continuous rather than discreet adjustments, so while the pre-heating process for them takes longer than induction I'm typically able to enjoy the cooking process more overall because I have more confidence that the pan is exactly how hot I want it.
- fisherjeff 4y ago
  YES. How is this not a Wolf product already?

sixstringtheory 4y ago

Unfortunate typo, I believe you meant “now even”

skrbjc 4y ago

In my experience with an induction cooktop over the holidays was that it heated very un evenly, burning food on one side of the pan, while the other side was not cooking at all. It had a terrible user experience (this is obviously specific to that brand), and was not precise at all; either too hot or too cold. It did boil water quickly, though.

hyperbovine 4y ago
This sounds like an issue with either the cooktop or the pan. A proper setup heats completely evenly, that's actually one of the main selling points versus gas.

hyperbovine 4y ago

I keep waiting for a company to come along and offer a "pro-style" induction insert that feels like a high-end gas range. I want completely analog controls consisting of front-facing, big-ass, metal, heavy knobs whose only purpose in life is to crank up the heat when you turn them. It should draw 50 amps on a slow day. None of this glass touchscreen crap, no picking a level from 1 to 9, no beeps, no "lock mode" or LCD digits or bluetooth or any of it. This can't be that hard...

bayyyls 4y ago
Some options here may be of interest, the combo of gas and induction has been well received in my household. https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/cooking/ranges/professional-ranges/ https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/cooking/ranges/professional-...
gdubs 4y ago
I happened to be looking today and the Bosch 800 sounds a bit like that (except 40 amps). Big Wolf-style knobs, nice clean design. I had my panel upgraded this summer anticipating a replacement for our current gas range/stove and this one caught my eye.
riknos314 4y ago
This. Especially with stovetop cooking the intuitive feel of just turning the heat up or down a bit as appropriate is huge. I've yet to find any level-based cooktop where the discrete steps are fine-grained enough to match the adjustments I want to make. Even cheap coil stove tops allow for continuous rather than discreet adjustments, so while the pre-heating process for them takes longer than induction I'm typically able to enjoy the cooking process more overall because I have more confidence that the pan is exactly how hot I want it.
fisherjeff 4y ago
YES. How is this not a Wolf product already?