I'm planning to move my cooking to the drying area of my condo but I do not plan to seal off the grille. But one of the contractors told me that I wouldn't be able to cook in that way due to wind blowing. Not that that area is very windy as I noticed.

Anyhow, am now considering induction cooker. Or if any experts here can give me some advice on any alternatives ? How's the performance of an induction cooker anyway ? I've heard mixed reviews abt it. Apparently, we have to use special pots and pans designed for induction cooker. Is it true ?

I am using Aowa induction cooker, no problem with it, because they have 2 pan in the induction cooker, 1 is flat 1 is curve, so no need to worry if you want to use those curve pan.

For those claypot and etc, except stainless steel, is unable to use for induction cooker. Overall is very easy to clean and handle.

but definitely cannot use for wok right ? i don't really get what u mean by curve. thot the cooker is always one flat piece. got pics ? and where did u buy it from i can go have a look too.

thanks...

Can't you build window in your drying area? Anyway, the usual 3 choices are gas, induction for ceramic hob. Gas is still the cheapest. But if you are in windy area it is not as good although most gas hobs now have safety valve.

Induction is most expensive among the three. Induction has great safety and the adjustment is almost as instantaneous. Although the induction is very localized but some worry that that it may interfere with say for people who wear pacemakers. It will not work on a number of cookware including those are not metal e.g. Corning glass cookware. Some woks may also not work with induction cooker.

Ceramic hob is cheaper but the power adjustment is not precise and suffers from time lag. It is not suitable for powerful Asian style cooking. I would use mine to cook instant noodles or boil water.

This post has been edited by bhtan: Jul 14 2011, 03:23 PM

You can have a look at the picture and the website.

http://www.aowa.biz/malaysia/pd_aw55ico.asp


So for the wok also can use, when I brought it, they having promotion and free 15 pieces STAINLESS STEEL COOKWARE

so is kind of worth to get it. Their cookware is very useful. you can see the picture as well.

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thanks for giving me more insights into this.

my drying area is something like a balcony. 3 sides of wall and the one facing out is grille all the way down. there's no wall at all. if i want to cover it, as suggested by the contractor, need to make a half wall and the other half windows. i'm not very comfortable with this as i have a feeling it'll make my dry kitchen stuffy and dark too.

that's the reason why i'm asking if there are other alternatives to using gas cooker.

when u mention expensive, are you referring to the price of the induction cooker itself or the power it consumes hence making it expensive to use ?

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Added on July 14, 2011, 3:52 pmhypro, mind sharing how much you paid for it ?

This post has been edited by sue.chan: Jul 14 2011, 03:52 PM

Hi,

I can't really remember the exact price, is around 2700 to 2900, but this price is already more than 2 years, so now may going up, you can check with them. For the electric power consumes, it is reasonable, as I have check on my electric bill before and after cooking. roughly open it 30 to 40 mins, and the bill number just increase 1 only. So I am ok with it.

great. thanks hypro.

I believe you are a happy user for the last 2 years and never encountered any problems. if it performs exactly like a gas hob, i'll be more than happy. saves me a lot of trouble too as I'm quite worried on how the contractor will redirect my gas pipe to the drying area.

Expensive in the induction unit itself. If you cook a lot it will cost you more daily than gas. Personally, I try not to use anything microwave or electromagnetic stuff. It is just me.

On your balcony, you should consider placing the hob against one of the existing walls and then build a very large window all the way from top to almost the bottom. My wet kitchen window is designed as such. You can put fixed glass at the bottom (1 to 1.5 ft) and 5 or 6 ft window. Your internal area will be all right.

To be honest, I think it is ugly to put your hob and cook openly. Unless you have budget constraint.

Yes, I am satisfy with it, if you need those (Dai Chao Wok Hei) is kind of hard to get for induction cooker, because those gas cooker can hit up to 400 degree, but not induction cooker.

1 thing I am prefer induction is, when I boil hot water, it will automatically stop when it hit 100 degree, you can set timer as well for soup also, so is kind of convenience. Last time when I use gas cooker, it is hard to do cleaning on the cooker itself, and sooner or later, need to change the cooker. But I think this is not apply to all of the people, because this is depends on your style of cooking.

I use Vees. It is not induction cooker with electromagnetic stuff.

Among electrical cooker, induction is the most save cost. Induction too can use wok. The brand pacific have a induction cooker for wok.