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by ErrantX 5920 days ago
Ugh, I hate induction for cooking. We have one at home (UK) and it is a pain - you have to be on the ball all the time when making a meal.

I prefer gas or standard electric hobs personally; more fine grained control and actually a little more predictable in my experience.
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AndrewDucker 5920 days ago
Can you explain why you have to be on the ball all the time?
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ErrantX 5920 days ago
It heats faster for one thing - I used to be able flick on the gas at my Uni flat and dump something into it then get distracted for a few minutes chopping/cutting etc.
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dedward 5920 days ago
That implies either you have it turned up too high for the task at hand (finer control is one benefit of induction - maybe your unit is really cheap?) - and possibly that it's way overpowered for the typical use you use it for.

They aren't really much faster than gas - just a lot more energy efficient... I know mine is faster than previous gas stoves that I purchased, but I also went out of the way to make sure I had high-powered elements because I hate waiting .

If it's so fast - why wouldn't you just turn it on after you chop everything? No need to pre-heat when things heat up so fast....

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ErrantX 5920 days ago
> why wouldn't you just turn it on after you chop everything? No need to pre-heat when things heat up so fast....

We'll that's an essay in itself - it's quite an inefficient way to cook, I went through a stage a while back where I quite religiously prepped everything before beginning to cook a meal. Not fun.

> They aren't really much faster than gas

Example: I find doing sauces a lot easier on gas (particularly things like white sauce or gravy) because the heating is generally a lot slower and more gradual. It is a pain with induction having to tweak up the heat every few minutes to make sure it doesn't heat too fast.

Control with gas is as granular as induction I would say (we had an electric hob a few years ago that had a dial - but only 4 actual settings...)

I personally find our induction hob heats faster than gas - could just be particular circumstances though.

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