Browse Forums Kitchen Appliances Re: Induction cooktops and cookware 10Feb 15, 2011 1:40 pm You can get an induction cooktop and oven all in one but it was rather expensive. Can't remember the brand but a tope end one. I've just bought a baumatic, but haven't installed it yet. Re: Induction cooktops and cookware 11Feb 16, 2011 9:33 pm batch_0695 Could always grab something like this: https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/ele ... 0100p.aspx Don't see the point of the normal electric elements; having used both, once you try induction, you'd never look back, and it's worth the cost of new pots and pans (speaking from experience). Some manufacturers do include "free" induction cookware with the purchase of the cooktop. Re: Induction cooktops and cookware 12Feb 16, 2011 10:08 pm Induction cooktops are awesome concept BUT.....They are 1/3 more efficient than gas. So the price of an induction top over a normal electric or gas top makes it not really worth the extra (until they drop a little more in price). I dont believe so but I have been told that they create a false sense of safety for kids (i dont see it but anyway) for example if a kid touches it at home and knows it doesnt get hot and then stays at grandmas house and touches her non induction thinking its not hot and gets burnt. On the pots and pans, most pots ans pans these days (and definitely the expensive ones) come with the plate on the bottom of them for induction. Just turn the pot upside down and it should have a big thick base and usually printed with 'Induction'. Re: Induction cooktops and cookware 13Feb 20, 2011 3:16 pm simon88 Induction cooktops are awesome concept BUT.....They are 1/3 more efficient than gas. So the price of an induction top over a normal electric or gas top makes it not really worth the extra On the pots and pans, most pots ans pans When we got our, Siemens was new in th Australian market, so we got a fantastic discount, which made it only marginally more than normal electric. Gas at the time wasn't available; we subsequently put it in for hot water heating, but the cost for the stove by itself wasn't justifiable as it came to $8,000 for the line to the house. As for cookware, just test them with a magnet; magnet sticks, it's induction compatible. I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10048 The HIA contract, in the term & conditions section states that "Commencment" is deemed when the drainage is started or the piers are dug or the slab is formed up (incase… 2 6182 Hi there, We've just build a new hardwood (Greybox) deck and am wondering whether firepit protective mats/surfaces are sufficient? I'm not sure that they're heat… 0 2118 |