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The reason a lot of induction cook tops don't have knobs is because they're worried it will be bumped and accidentally turned on. Good knobs will have detents f

The reason a lot of induction cook tops don't have knobs is because they're worried it will be bumped and accidentally turned on. Good knobs will have detents for off. https://www.samsung.com/us/support/range-knob-kit/ https://www.samsung.com/us/support/range-knob-kit/

echoangle 2y ago
How does this specifically apply to induction devices? Wouldn’t all cook tops not have knobs then?
thunfischbrot 2y ago
The principle of an induction stove prevents it from heating up without cookware placed on it. On top of that, any induction stove I‘ve used detects if it‘s turned on without cookware and turns itself off after a couple of seconds. It doesn‘t get safer than this.
- Freak_NL 2y ago
  Absolutely. Compared to gas knobs which when turned on without igniting the flame will just flood your home with an inflammable gas. Still, I have one of those now, and beyond the usual “did I turn the gas off?” frittering on holiday, this is never an issue. In fact, most households in the Netherlands still have this type of hob or stove (the percentage is lower but still considerable in many other countries).
  - echoangle 2y ago
    Doesn't every modern gas fired device have a mechanism that doesn't let gas flow if there is no heat by the flame? Every Gas BBQ I know has that, is that not the case for stoves?
    - Freak_NL 2y ago
      Modern stuff? Possibly. Most of the hobs still in use today? Nope. Turn knob, get gas. Mine has a separate button for the piezo ignition. There don't seem to be particularly many accidents with these either.
kergonath 2y ago
That does not sound right. Induction cooktops don’t do anything if they are turned on without a pan on top. The worst that can happen is the pan heats up. If there’s nothing on top, or something that is not a pan, it will just turn itself off after a couple of minutes of doing nothing. That page is about cooktops with resistive heating, not induction. These get hot when they are turned on, even if there is nothing, or something not magnetic, on top.

echoangle 2y ago

How does this specifically apply to induction devices? Wouldn’t all cook tops not have knobs then?

thunfischbrot 2y ago

The principle of an induction stove prevents it from heating up without cookware placed on it. On top of that, any induction stove I‘ve used detects if it‘s turned on without cookware and turns itself off after a couple of seconds. It doesn‘t get safer than this.

Freak_NL 2y ago
Absolutely. Compared to gas knobs which when turned on without igniting the flame will just flood your home with an inflammable gas. Still, I have one of those now, and beyond the usual “did I turn the gas off?” frittering on holiday, this is never an issue. In fact, most households in the Netherlands still have this type of hob or stove (the percentage is lower but still considerable in many other countries).
- echoangle 2y ago
  Doesn't every modern gas fired device have a mechanism that doesn't let gas flow if there is no heat by the flame? Every Gas BBQ I know has that, is that not the case for stoves?
  - Freak_NL 2y ago
    Modern stuff? Possibly. Most of the hobs still in use today? Nope. Turn knob, get gas. Mine has a separate button for the piezo ignition. There don't seem to be particularly many accidents with these either.

kergonath 2y ago

That does not sound right. Induction cooktops don’t do anything if they are turned on without a pan on top. The worst that can happen is the pan heats up. If there’s nothing on top, or something that is not a pan, it will just turn itself off after a couple of minutes of doing nothing. That page is about cooktops with resistive heating, not induction. These get hot when they are turned on, even if there is nothing, or something not magnetic, on top.