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Sarah is a trusted source on General Cooking.
added 8 months agoMy parents have an induction - not a Wolf brand, Electrolux I think - but I still far prefer gas. Yes clean up is a breeze with induction but I miss the flame control and the ease of gas. Induction just isn't the same kind of heat.
Then again I might still be resentful that the induction malfunctioned on us 2 days before Christmas, resulting in me cooking a whole duck on a camping stove. Which brings me to my last point: gas is a lot easier to get repaired :)
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
added 8 months agoI suggest getting a portable induction burner. They cost a few hundred dollars. You could give it a test drive to see how you like it before spending a lot on a new cooktop that you may not like as well as gas.
I love my induction cooktop. No flame to start a fire, the cooktop stays relatively cool. In fact, I keep a piece of parchment between my pans and the cooktop to prevent scratching. I have found the response to increasing/decreasing temperature control the same as with my previous experience with gas. And it is so easy to keep clean. I have had no problems with attaining high heat. In fact, living at high altitude I can get water to boil in half the time it took with a gas cooktop.
I have an induction burner sitting next to my gas cook top. After just a few weeks, I planned prep time around the induction burner, and now rarely use the gas. Obviously, I'm an induction cooktop fan. I agree w/Cooking in Colorado -- induction is faster, just as responsive as gas (I was amazed) and....and.....and...