Induction & Ceramic Cooker Stove

[Zatjh88]

Hi,I am considering installing one in my new BTO as it looks a lot neater and classy, additionally it can use all types of Pots.

Saw a couple of brands in departmental stores.
Is anyone using this type of cooker and care to review?

- Tecno: $799
- Grunn: $899
- Electrolux: $1099

 

[Alphas]

Can consider Aerogaz, I am using it. Very easy to clean and heat up faster.

 

[Hendoor]

I think you can try Grunn's Dual Intelligent Cooker. Served my mum very well since she bought it from Gain City.

 

[watzup_ken]

For induction, not all pots/pans will work. You need to keep a lookout before you buy the pots and pans.

Ceramic wise, it will work with all pots and pans.

In my case, I went for induction. The pots and pans are not significantly more expensive, but it is more power efficient than ceramic types. You can read more about how they work and their pros and cons by Googling.

 

[RyanJ]

I use induction.

watzup_ken's ceramic vs induction hob is spot on. Induction for the energy conscious . Also induction heats faster, as a ballpark will boil water in half the time over ceramic

 

[Zatjh88]

I use induction.

watzup_ken's ceramic vs induction hob is spot on. Induction for the energy conscious . Also induction heats faster, as a ballpark will boil water in half the time over ceramic

Just checking, do you use an induction cooker or the twin induction stove? I have bought one from Grunn in SITEX. It's induction and ceramic stove. I have googled and thought it's the good to have the best of both worlds.

 

[tok_kok]

Just checking, do you use an induction cooker or the twin induction stove? I have bought one from Grunn in SITEX. It's induction and ceramic stove. I have googled and thought it's the good to have the best of both worlds.

Which Grunn model did you buy and how much? Pm me if you don’t mind. Thanks.

 

[patryn33]

Just checking, do you use an induction cooker or the twin induction stove? I have bought one from Grunn in SITEX. It's induction and ceramic stove. I have googled and thought it's the good to have the best of both worlds.

What do you mean? When u put pot that works with induction it turns on that mode? When you put pots which is not compatible it switches to electric?

 

[mun_hoe]

the frustrating thing about induction cookers are that one cannot control the intensity of the heat, all it's settings - stir fry, deep fry, slow boil soup are about controlling the intermittent on-off timing in seconds to minutes. one moment you have no heat and next moment you are panicking when it heats too much.

the only good thing about induction cookers are it's electric based and suited for steamboats over the dining table as there are no flames.

 

[Zatjh88]

You can actually control the induction heat. The Grunn model i bought has a power and temperature control. I have not tried to use it, so i can't comment the functionality now. When i tried with their display set, i can adjust the heat control and works with different type of cookings (heavy cooking and light cooking).

In regards to the pot material, yes. you can only use induction friendly pots in order to cook on the induction cooker. If you put other types of pots it will not work at all. Thats why i thought it's best that i have a ceramic side as well. I can use all my pots with the ceramic side.

 

[Zatjh88]

Which Grunn model did you buy and how much? Pm me if you don’t mind. Thanks.

i got it at a bundle deal promotion with their robotic vacuum and digital air fryer. i think the model is GDIC-2900.

 

[patryn33]

the frustrating thing about induction cookers are that one cannot control the intensity of the heat, all it's settings - stir fry, deep fry, slow boil soup are about controlling the intermittent on-off timing in seconds to minutes. one moment you have no heat and next moment you are panicking when it heats too much.

the only good thing about induction cookers are it's electric based and suited for steamboats over the dining table as there are no flames.

Who actually put an entire hob on the dinning table for steamboat?
My spouse makes jap **** and pot is clay, induction wouldn’t work.

 

[Zatjh88]

Who actually put an entire hob on the dinning table for steamboat?
My spouse makes jap **** and pot is clay, induction wouldn’t work.

i guess that's why you need a ceramic cooker to use claypot. So its best to have both induction and ceramic. The size is still okay. Not too big.

 

[mun_hoe]

Who actually put an entire hob on the dinning table for steamboat?
My spouse makes jap **** and pot is clay, induction wouldn’t work.

those mookata style gas canister type

 

[watzup_ken]

the frustrating thing about induction cookers are that one cannot control the intensity of the heat, all it's settings - stir fry, deep fry, slow boil soup are about controlling the intermittent on-off timing in seconds to minutes. one moment you have no heat and next moment you are panicking when it heats too much.

the only good thing about induction cookers are it's electric based and suited for steamboats over the dining table as there are no flames.

I don't agree. Induction cooker/ stove on the contrary to what you mentioned, allows one to control the heat very precisely. Its a fact which you can lookup on Google. While visibly you can see the flame on a stove, we are just guessing the intensity of the heat by visual.

 

[watzup_ken]

Just checking, do you use an induction cooker or the twin induction stove? I have bought one from Grunn in SITEX. It's induction and ceramic stove. I have googled and thought it's the good to have the best of both worlds.

Not sure if you were the one also talking about this Grunn robot vacuum earlier. Again, I think this is quite a dodgy brand trying to blend in with a better known brand, Grundig. It also says Grunn Germany, but I don't find any Grunn in Germany.

I think it is questionable whether it is good to have both on the same stove. My approach was to have a gas stove, plus induction stove. If there is no power, at least I still can cook with gas. Plus some food are better cooked on flames, i.e. claypot, etc.

 

[watzup_ken]

i guess that's why you need a ceramic cooker to use claypot. So its best to have both induction and ceramic. The size is still okay. Not too big.

I actually don't think it is a good idea to use ceramic stove to cook a claypot. Because of the material of the pot, it is not very heat conductive. As ceramic stove concentrates the heat only at the base of the pot, you will definitely char the bottom of the pot. For gas stove, the heat is not as intense at the base and it also covers the side of the pot .

 

[matcha18]

the frustrating thing about induction cookers are that one cannot control the intensity of the heat, all it's settings - stir fry, deep fry, slow boil soup are about controlling the intermittent on-off timing in seconds to minutes. one moment you have no heat and next moment you are panicking when it heats too much.

the only good thing about induction cookers are it's electric based and suited for steamboats over the dining table as there are no flames.

I can concur with you. Currently using Brandt induction cooker. Can‘t fry ’bulls eye‘ egg or omelette nicely. Fry leafy veg is ok but unable to cook french beans or kai lan evenly as only the veg part in contact with the pan base is cooked, maybe someone can advise me how to do this better. There’s also more smoke compared to my previous gas cooker.

 

[patryn33]

i guess that's why you need a ceramic cooker to use claypot. So its best to have both induction and ceramic. The size is still okay. Not too big.

Well I used a Viking 5 burner ceramic cooktop. That cannot move to table.
The single canister gas stove works for me for ****

 

[addats]

when using induction you have to take note of the heat. Not the top but the bottom. If you like to boil soup for hours one, make sure you have vents to cool the electronics. If not it will auto shut down due to over heating.