[powersnail]

> the element itself doesn’t heat up at all.

That doesn't sound like possible to me (I've never used those stove, so I've no knowledge). Although induction only heats the pan, wouldn't the pan simply heat up the stove by contact?

[WastingMyTime89]

They do heat up but not enough to make it impossible to wipe them clean. I hate resistive tops for cooking with a passion. I loved by gas range but induction is fine. It heats up quickly. It can stay consistently low. It goes smoothly from the two in short amount of time. But I’m an European so I don’t suffer from the American cast iron pan fad and just use normal cook wear.