Browse Forums Kitchen Appliances 1 Nov 23, 2010 10:54 am Sorry if this has been posted before, I could not see it recently. We are at the point of choosing our appliances and we are undecided between gas and induction for our cooktop. My husband has always been in favour of gas pretty much because he has always had it and never had a problem with it. (We have a gas stove now) The induction is appealing to me as it is easier to clean and a couple others I know love theirs. It is nice on the eye and good for children with no open flame. I am not worried about buying new pots, the issue of scratching worries me abit but I guess any stove can really scratch, are there any other drawbacks to them? We tend to use our bbq mostly so the stove is not the main cooking source, we maybe use it a couple time a week to boil water for pasta. Our kitchen will be the modern and glossy look. Is induction the way of the future or will people always be divided between gas and induction? Re: Gas Verses Induction 2Nov 23, 2010 11:33 am Hi there. I had to ask myself the exact question about a month ago. originally I was set on Ariston gas cook top as they use on Master Chef haha. My partner wanted me to get induction, 90% because of ease of cleaning which I did agree. My current gas cook top , it's just so hard to keep it clean..and I'm a messy cook as well. I was still undecided given the cost of electricity is way too high than gas. My gas bill is no more than $30 for 2-3 months and I cook every single day. My electricity bill is over $300 for 2-3 months and we only have 2 people in the house. So the thought of using electricity for cooking was too scary even though everyone seems to say it's far more efficient cooking than gas. One thing that hit me and made me change my mind happened one Sunday... I was cooking 3 dishes at the same time, and I was cooking some noodles. I went out the backyard to use bbq to cook the meat (as I hate cleaning up the oil afterwards) while I was cooking the noodles in the pot. I must have been out for awhile (3-4 min) and came back in and I smell gas so badly. It gave me a headache straight away! Then I looked at the gas stove, the water overflew and turn off the gas, but it was still open...if you know what I mean. so gas must have been leaking and there was no flame. it was SOOOO BAD! It gave me a headache instantly and I couldn't breathe well, so I had to come out of the house to breathe... Then I asked my mum who uses induction for long time, and she said in some European country, it's actually banned to use gas stove for cooking for various reason, and one of them is what Ive described. She said all the chemicals and gas we consume while cooking is bad...and it accumulates over years. I haven't started using my induction as our house hasn't been built, but after that, I emailed my prestart lady and said I'll go for induction. Since then I've been buying some new pots and pans whenever I see them on sale for the new house:) My mum has been using it for at least 5-6 years and she wouldn't use anything else. I do mainly WOK cooking though...which worries me a little bit but I'd rather be safe and healthy.... Re: Gas Verses Induction 3Nov 23, 2010 12:40 pm you know that you can have gas with that special feature that turns it off automatically if there is not flame. and that feature is not expensive as well. i am going for westinghouse (sorry - can not remeber the modle number) with this feature. Re: Gas Verses Induction 4Nov 23, 2010 12:56 pm We went induction - our reasons were, to tie in with our (also) glossy, seamless look we wanted to achieve, as well as the ease of clean up.. Having previously used gas the induction is such a dream to clean up - can wipe almost immediately after using as its cool straight away, so no "baked on" cleaning issues. It heats up roughly the same as gas, but if you want instantaneous cool down/heat reduction, can't beat the induction... We have an electric wok which we use for our stir frys etc... Building on the Sunshine Coast - Land settled 22nd July 2009 Building contract finally signed (after much deliberation on our part) 11th November 2009 Building commences 25th January 2010 - small local builder End of June - almost completed fit out 26th July - MOVE IN DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Re: Gas Verses Induction 5Nov 24, 2010 11:25 pm I tried to convince DH for induction, he is a chef and does all the cooking in our house. Friends recently installed so we went over there and he cooked dinner. he didn't like that it felt more fragile than cast iron rivets when moving pans about. so we chose the highland gas 3 burner with ceramic base. DH loves it becuse it is super high and super low heat. It also has auto gas shut off if the flame goes out (also tries to reignite first). I think you'll find that is a mandatory saftey feature these days. I know when i did my resarch induction is used a lot in commercial kitchens in europe. I've also heard it requires special wiring due to the high ampage required (or something). our friends love thiers because it is so fast to cook (especially boiling water!) another con is it is very expensive compared to gas cooktops. good luck with your decision! Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: Gas Verses Induction 6Nov 25, 2010 8:06 am From what I have seen with induction, it looks very good and the ease of cleaning is appealing. When were decided between gas and induction, what swung us to gas was, felt that gas "connects' you more to the cooking, we put food direct to a naked flame sometimes and you lose that, two induction cooktops that we saw over a year old were very scratched up and did not look so shiny and sleek, what we did like about induction was, great temperature control, the safety aspect with young kids. Re: Gas Verses Induction 7Nov 25, 2010 3:29 pm We had the same question and decided to go mostly with gas. Didn't want to change all the pots after the rennovation. If you do a lot of gas cooking you should have an externally vented range hood or open a window. I thought gas cut off was on all gas cooktops. Pretty essential for OH&S. Might be best to get yours checked or have one installed. With induction, the pots and pot contents will still be hot. I think you'll find most burns occur from these items rather than the trivets. Re: Gas Verses Induction 8Nov 25, 2010 3:37 pm CC101 you know that you can have gas with that special feature that turns it off automatically if there is not flame. and that feature is not expensive as well. i am going for westinghouse (sorry - can not remeber the modle number) with this feature. Our Delonghi gas cooker has the same feature, if there is no flame the gas shuts off. I have not had an induction cooktop but I had a glass one in the Iprevious home and would gas over that anytime I spent more time cleaning the glass top than I do the gas, plus I find the gas better to cook with. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Gas Verses Induction 10Nov 25, 2010 10:31 pm I have bought a gas cook top but wont be installing it. my mum tried to talk me into induction when I bought it and I wasnt having a bar of it! Guess what | am sold and my normally conservative husband has given me free reign after he saw it in action! AWESOME! Re: Gas Verses Induction 11Dec 01, 2010 1:02 am We've been enjoying our Teka 'Boomerang' induction cook top since Easter this year. We installed it ourselves, only asking an electrician who was there for another reason to connect it for us, which he did without charging extra! We mostly had cookware that worked with induction, anyhow - La Chasseur and so on. We have had no indication of scratching, but all our saucepans have smooth bases, with the exception of the wok we use, but we simply don't shuffle around on the stove. One feature that has not been mentioned elsewhere is the capability is that when food is cooked you can select a 'keep warm' setting that allows you to finish off other food without worrying about the food burning or sticking. The cleaning is sooo easy. Just wipe the glass with a microfibre cloth rinsed in warm water to remove oil splats from frying. Done. Even the pots are easier to clean as any food that spills does not get burned onto the pan. For the poster who was concerned about the cost of electricity, don't forget that induction is much more efficient than gas. You do need to let your builder know what the maximum current your cooktop will draw is so that an adequate supply is provided. Pfiff Finally making progress again, with a clothesline (yippee) and some much needed little things being attended to over the holidays. 40 C on New Year's eve? We love our a/c! Re: Gas Verses Induction 12Dec 01, 2010 6:56 am I never used induction, but am sold on it after reading this and especially after using our new gas cooktop . It is soooooooooooo slow, I need to use the medium size burner for tiny coffee pots if I cannot wait for 10 minutes or so - totally different to our old gas stove which was brilliant, fast and super easy to clean (and you could appropriately utilise every single burner, according to pot size). I even have to use the extra large double-ring burner for my normal (20cm) pots because there ain't enough fire - used to use a medium burner for them on the old stove!! Also find these new style iron trivets looking, feeling and cleaning horribly (old one was a much smoother one piece, easy to clean). Not to mention the s/s top cleaning-wise Wondering if our burners need some serious adjusting ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Gas Verses Induction 13Dec 01, 2010 8:45 am I have been using a Bosch induction cooktop for 6 years. We love it and we will be having one in our new build. It is so easy to clean. I haven't got any scratches on it. Even hubby tells everyone how great it is. Re: Gas Verses Induction 14Dec 01, 2010 12:03 pm I’m at the point of choosing appliances also and was set on getting a gas cooktop. That was until the sales guy demonstrated how an induction cooktop works and now I’m sold on induction. I loved that the induction cooktop heats up so quickly. The guy said quicker than a kettle and I reckon he’s right. It brought water to the boil very quickly. I also like how it is easy to clean. And I like how it seems safer as the element doesn’t get hot outside of where the pot has contact with the cooktop. Even the metal handle of the pot was cool to touch after the pot had been used to boil water. I was quite amazed when the guy put paper in between the cooktop and the pot and boiled the water and the paper didn't burn. I also like that it provides extra work space as it’s flat. I guess a disadvantage I can think of is that I'll have to replace my cookware but SMEG and others apparently throw in free cookware all the time. Also, I assume I'll need an electric wok as I can't just place a wok on a flat surface and expect it to heat up well. You can buy induction cooktops with a wok recess but I don't cook with a wok often. I think they look very stylish as well. I’ve chosen this SMEG SIHP294S 90cm Induction Cooktop. Re: Gas Verses Induction 16Dec 06, 2010 12:55 pm We were very much asking the same question. Hubby was leaning more towards the gas so I took him into HN to watch the induction demo and he is sold now. I like the speed and it seems just as responsive if not more so than gas. Also bottled gas is not that cheap so the cost of gas is dependent on whether you are connected to a gas mains or not. We also don't need to pay the cost of piping the gas to the kitchen thus offsetting the higher price of an induction cooktop over gas. The cleaning was also a big plus for the induction over the gas. As far as the wok goes I will either look for a flat bottom wok, use an electric wok or use the wok burner on the bbq. My saucepans were pretty cheap anyway so I don't mind if I have to change them! Nat. Re: Gas Verses Induction 17Dec 08, 2010 7:48 pm I recently read an article (I think it was Sunday's paper?) that had a chef or no longer working chef, something along those lines, who's wife put induction in the new house. Apparently he had always been an advocate for gas and now loves the induction... but they're also trying to sell their house so idk how true it is. I think both have pros and cons. We will be putting induction in the new house. I'm thinking of running a gas connection just in case I don't like it, it won't cost much extra to have the option there. From what i've read, induction is the better option, but the ridiculously high upfront costs tip the scales in favour of gas. We're getting solar panels at some stage so I will be able to offset it some of the time, something I will never be able to do with gas. Re: Gas Verses Induction 18Dec 10, 2010 2:52 pm I admit to being a big fan of induction. However for our new place we went gas because: - we wanted a kitchen range rather than a cooktop, and induction ranges are rare - induction wok tops are mega$$$$$ - actually induction in general is $$$$ - couldn't find a good quality top that would match our proposed kitchen I could happily have gone with the highland gas/induction combo but like I said above it's both expensive and I couldn't find an oven to match. As a solution though we'll get a baby Belling benchtop induction unit for those times when induction just beats gas (eg boiling water, melting chocolate) Re: Gas Verses Induction 19Dec 10, 2010 3:45 pm I used an induction cooktop before at my parents place. Whilst it looks great and is easy to clean, it might depend on how you cook. I love stir frys, so a wok is a must have for me. I tried to use a wok on their cooktop and it basically did not get hot enough, and just stewed it Not sure if the newest induction cooktops are capable of getting enough heat into a wok, some newer designs have a concave looking spot, but yeah it was a deal breaker for me in my house so we went with the Gas. Re: Gas Verses Induction 20Dec 12, 2010 8:46 am We bought the Electrolux slimline induction cooktop (90230) and I love it! Unfortunately some of our pots don't work well but hey, I've wanted new pots for a while anyway so I get to have those and the local charity store get my old pots. Its really easy to clean up and I love the way it keeps the temperatures well - like when melting chocolate, making pancakes and doing stirfries - nothing is burning like it used to with gas (mind you, my gas system was about 30 years old, I'm sure the new technology is much better). I also like how my cooktop automatically shuts off within 30 secs if no pots are placed on it so you can't leave it on by accident which is great around kids. I also love how it looks and the timer function is great as well. 4 10821 I want to build a decking to the drawn shape outlined in black. The problem is how close can I build to the gas hot water unit? Will I be able to build around it and be… 0 20224 you need a fridgie to answer but I would think you vac the whole system then add gas if you have a leak, unless it is new install with the gas already loaded, in that case… 1 3655 |