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EbS-P
Minister of Fire
I wouldn't be surprised if it does.
We installed one a few months back and love it.
We've had gas and resistance electric before, and the induction unit beats them all.
Yeah, I guess I got an induction top 4 years ago, and my two sibs got ones the same year.
We all got the same model that was <$1k. With beepy buttons. I love it.
I also see a lot of interest on some other fora I read (not about sustainability), so I figured they were capturing the 'high end' of the market.
Google says sales numbers are up, and Forbes has an anecdote of 18% of sales:
www.forbes.com
I guess that we are post 'early adopter' phase, and prices are falling. Every store I went to had some on display years ago.
We all got the same model that was <$1k. With beepy buttons. I love it.
I also see a lot of interest on some other fora I read (not about sustainability), so I figured they were capturing the 'high end' of the market.
Google says sales numbers are up, and Forbes has an anecdote of 18% of sales:
Induction Cooking Trend Soars At Major Design And Construction Expo
There are also numerous performance benefits, like speed, precision, easier cleanup and increased safety that customers are discovering.
www.forbes.com
I guess that we are post 'early adopter' phase, and prices are falling. Every store I went to had some on display years ago.
I live in a rural area and buy my appliances from the local appliance store in the "city" (population 6000 people) about 20 miles away. Needless to say, this is not a progressive area, and most people buy the tried and true grade of appliances. But this little store is really pretty tuned in to the newest trends.
When I bought my stackable washer/dryer combo (you know, the kind with the medium-sized front-loading drum) with a ventless condensing dryer (he had a floor model of it), he commented that he sells a lot of them. I was pretty surprised. He explained that he sells a lot of them to older couples who are putting laundry systems in a bedroom closet upstairs because they don't want to haul their laundry downstairs to wash and then back upstairs anymore.
So, nothing to do with safety, environmental consciousness or anything like that - just people getting old and this is an easier retrofit because you don't have to vent the dryer.
There was one about 5 years ago - Frigidaire FPIC3677RF 36" Induction Cooktop. It was ~$2300 (which I wouldn't consider "reasonably" priced for the typical homeowner). It's a nice unit (it is in my new kitchen). The more expensive induction cooktops use an inverter drive to control the power which provides constant/even heating (unlike the cheaper models that just turn the induction on/off with a certain duty cycle which is more uneven heating when using on low or medium settings).
Looks like a similar model is still available in 30" and 36" sizes https://www.frigidaire.com/en/p/kitchen/cooktops/induction-cooktops/PCCI3680AF
If I were to buy it again I would get a touch setup (no knobs). The knobs attract spills, grease, splatter, etc.) and are a pain to clean, and cleaning the area around the knob mounts is a pain also.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
Having cats, there is no way I'd get a touch model of anything. I removed the knobs from the stove/oven and put them on when I use either - not that I cook anymore so I think the knobs have been off for at least 3 continuous years.
Oh No, how have we lived for the past century and a half with knobs that can get grease on them?!
Seriously though, I get that knobs sticking up out of the cooktop is not ideal, which is why I'd prefer a regular range top setup with knobs on the front or on the wall behind. Call me a Luddite if you want. I'll take dirty knobs over touch pads any day. The lack of tactile response drives me crazy, and having to peer at a display to know what setting you're at just seems unnecessary. With a knob, you can feel where it's set while you're turning it.
Seriously though, I get that knobs sticking up out of the cooktop is not ideal, which is why I'd prefer a regular range top setup with knobs on the front or on the wall behind. Call me a Luddite if you want. I'll take dirty knobs over touch pads any day. The lack of tactile response drives me crazy, and having to peer at a display to know what setting you're at just seems unnecessary. With a knob, you can feel where it's set while you're turning it.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
They all have a 3-5 second lock out feature. Just hold the lock button for 3-5 seconds to lock and unlock. If your cats figure out that they should probably be doing some cooking.
But remember it would not matter for the induction range because the glass doesn’t get hot. Only the pan.
I have a 18 month old who likes to boop buttons. In fairness he also likes to twist knobs. Another reason I like having the knobs behind the stove. He has already figured out the unlock sequence for the microwave, I left him for 30 seconds the other day came back and he was standing on a stool microwaving nothing.
I have a cast iron pan and a tea kettle that live on my stove so if someone turned on the burner it would start to heat up.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
Once they figure that out nothing stops them! Might as well start cooking lessons. Skip dish washing for now that’s too much fun.
Yeah, I get what having cats is like (please don't ask me to share pictures or let you scroll through my phone), BUT the nice thing about induction is that the burner won't turn on unless it senses an iron-based metal that it can heat up. So it's kind of cat-proof in that regard.
I like the look of the knobs, I like the feel of the knobs, I just don't like having to clean them every other meal.
We purchased a 36", 5 burner induction cooktop for $1,100 last December.
It has touch controls and enough safeguards that I can't imagine a cat or toddler being able to turn it on.
And yeah, we have both in our house.
It has touch controls and enough safeguards that I can't imagine a cat or toddler being able to turn it on.
And yeah, we have both in our house.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
Well, I have cats that turns off UPSes every once in a while (I have 3 UPSes of different styles on different things). Then they will turn them on, then off etc. if no one is around to stop them. The buttons on those have to be held for several seconds before turning on or off.
The cats like the beep it makes. I had to shoo Rainey away while I was working Friday. (I WFH). They usually they do it when I'm not in the same room, and thankfully, only on occasion. I'm sure her sister Spot taught her the trick since Spot is the clever one. Rainey is smart, as opposed to clever, and lets her sister figure out how to do stuff, then copies her.
Cats are not stupid, they are usually just lazy and will only put energy into what interests them - in this case, the beeps.
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