Why I Am In Love My Induction Cooktop Range

PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION

Preparing your Asheville kitchen for installing an electric range with an oven is necessary. It is much better to do a couple of days before the appliance arrives. For a lot of folks this will be no problem but if you are like us, you will need to convert from gas to electric.  

Hiring a qualified electrician and permitting the work is recommended to make sure that the conversion is done properly and safely. This is also be a good time to discuss Solar power options.

LEARNING CURVE

One of the benefits of the induction cooktop is the quickness in which food heats up.  This is because an induction cooktop radiates heat directly to the pan.  Our Frigidaire induction cooktop can boil water in less than 2 minutes!  After cooking with gas primarily for the last seven years, it took a little getting used to.  Moreover, the digital settings for adjusting the stove top burners is definitely different from adjusting a gas burner. Though after a couple of days of cooking, it was no problem.  You know how the old saying goes, “a watched pot never boils?”  Well, this one sure does.

Cookware

A lot of people do not know that if you own an induction cooktop, you have to use a specific type of cookware.  Why is that?  Well, science.  Here’s why:

There is an electromagnetic field just beneath the surface of the glass range.  This electromagnetic field transfers heat directly to a piece of cookware with a magnetic bottom.  This conduction process eliminates the middleman - meaning the electric burner or the flame in the instance we are speaking of gas ranges. 

Induction compatible cookware isn’t cheap and especially a nice set but it is essential if you want to use an induction stove top.  You can try to use stainless steel but the burner simply will not heat.