We are in the process of purchasing a new house in Ohio, moving back from Kansas. This home is located in the country and uses propane for heat. It has a standard electric stove.

We are currenly using gas for cooking. My intention is to replace the existing stove with an induction range. Everything I have read indicates that induction is more efficient than gas.

If there are any members using induction, can you provide an overview on your experience using it along with make/model and any recommendation?

Thank you.

Less flexible in terms of cookware. I like gas.

While I like gas, I'm wanting an induction top for my next house. All of my cookware is either cast iron, or magnetic steel.

Quicker, safer, cheaper (since I'm on an LP tank).

We have a Thermidor 36 inch 5 burner cooktop. We really like it. From the decreased amount of time to boil a pot of water, to not having to worry about food being cooked on the top itself, it's awesome. The glass gets warm, but not as hot as a standard cooktop does.
The only drawback was we had to buy all stainless cookware. I bought All Clad from www.cookwarenmore.com. Factory seconds, but I couldn't find any defects. Going strong for 8 years now.

Our experience is with an induction hot plate we ordered "As Seen on TV". Never did that before, but we LOVE it, have not used the (electric) stove top since unless we need an extra burner.
We like dialing in the temperature, and the rapid cooling of top and pan for cleanup.
For a hundred bucks or so you can buy one to try it out; it's called NuWave.

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Originally posted by sjtill:
Our experience is with an induction hot plate we ordered "As Seen on TV". Never did that before, but we LOVE it, have not used the (electric) stove top since unless we need an extra burner.
We like dialing in the temperature, and the rapid cooling of top and pan for cleanup.
For a hundred bucks or so you can buy one to try it out; it's called NuWave.

Yep. My mom bought a NuWave a couple of years ago. It sits on top of her gas range, which I don't think she's used since except for Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, where she needs more than one burner.

-Rob

I took a cooking class at a local Italian place awhile back they had induction units set up for everyone to use. Seems you couldn't have more than two on a 20 amp circuit or you would trip the breaker. So my impression since then is they must draw some serious amperage.

We have a Kenmore Induction Range. We wanted gas but upgrading our current gas line to support a gas stove was just too expensive. The induction is nice. You have instant heat adjustments like gas and it does boil water very quickly. The cooktop still gets quite warm, but not as bad as electric. The only downside is cookware. You are limited on that front, but once we upgraded to induction compliant cookware, it hasn't been a problem. Overall we are happy with it.

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As someone who does most of the cooking, I would never have anything but gas. To include a 'simmer' burner.

We just built a house and went with a Jenn Air induction cooktop. Model # JJIC4536XB. While neither my wife or I are chefs, we know our way around the kitchen. I posted a question about induction vs gas some time back and got flamed for even thinking of going induction. While we've only been in the house for 2 weeks we've used it a handful of times already. The heat is very customizable from high all the way down to simmer. It will require some time to get used to an induction but I think that we are going to enjoy it. Both gas and induction have pros and cons but for us the pros outweighed the cons. Similar comparisons for gas vs charcoal grills. It comes down to what you like and what works best for you.

Whatever works best for you and makes y'all happy.

Serious cooks seem to prefer gas cooktops and electric ovens, but most folks don't have room for that.

I'm going to purchase the induction single at Costco. About $70 and includes some pot or pan.

Good luck to you.

I have family that has one. No way in hell I would ever buy one. No way.
If you want to know why? As yourself the same question. Why?

Two of the four burners are out. It is like $1800 to fix

No thanks.

I looked into it. Functionally, it's fantastic. However, they are freaking expensive. There are few models on the market and they are *expensive* to repair. Normally, I never buy an extended warranty for any product but I would for this. Some models are really fickle. The induction mechanism is expensive to replace. And better check your home's electrical panel because they take a LOT of amps. I couldn't install one in my condo because I don't have the capacity without upgrading.

I've seen studies of heat distribution with various heating methods. The induction types had a hot spot in the middle of the pan/pot. My ceramic cooktop heats evenly over the whole surface of the burner.

Thanks everyone for your input. The pots and pans we already have will work for induction. Hopefully Appliance Brad will way in with any information he may have.

I vote for gas if for no other reason than you can still cook if/when the power goes out.

I have one of the NuWave gadgets and they work OK. I used it quite a bit as an extra burner after I got it, but it has since been occupying space in the pantry. I sometimes take it out to the grill table if cooking a meal outside.