Cohousing-L Mailing List: induction stove

[audrey (audrey]

It's really easy to see if your current cookware would work: just hold a magnet 
to the bottom.  some stainless steel pots work, depending on the type of 
stainless.  I have an All-Clad stainless skillet, that would definitely work.   
 

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> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:41:21 -0700
> From: Mike Mariano <mike [at] schemataworkshop.com>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ common house kitchen stove
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> I was asked to explain induction cooking, and honestly, the Wikipedia entry 
> appears to be quite complete: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooking
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> In short, with an induction stove, you need to use ferrous metal cookware 
> (think old school cast-iron, or the expensive, brightly colored 
> porcelain-enameled versions). Unless the cookware is on the stove top, there 
> is no heat generated on the surface of the stove when it is on, energy is 
> transferred directly to the cookware which generates the heat in the cookware 
> material only. This translates into very little wasted energy, and the really 
> good part: no combustion gases in your home or common house.
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