Moving to new house soon, we are thinking either to have normal gas stove or new tech Induction cooker.
Is it worth money and for long term use?

Anyone use induction cooker before, can advise any good brand?

Thanks Captain!

i'd go with gas... food taste better, induction good is can control many presets

Hi
I sell gas stove
X makan gas x apa
Induction makan letrik

no, the electricity is more expensive than gas.

for malaysian style cooking best using gas stove..

Induction is better, much more efficient.

Those who used to gas will feel that the wok or pan got fried easily, because they can't feel the heat at the surrounding like gas, and over cooked their food.

My experience with Philips, built in cook top, and china brand selling at Tesco. You better go with those china brand. Last longer, cheap and better control.

induction cooker requires metal base cookware (test with magnets whether can stick at the bottom)

if your current pots and pans are not, then you will need to get a new set as well.
Been using induction cooker all along, so far no issue with it, some comes with safety feature will auto turn off if there's something burning

nope.

get this one

http://www.cjwowshop.com.my/elba-infrared-gas-cooker.html

Can get 2 in 1. Gas and Electric together 1 set

You want last long then gas cooker it is.

Induction cooker more or less same cost as the gas stove. The advantage of induction over gas stove is easier to clean up and no gas leaking. I suggest go for it.

Hybrid type? Sounds interesting.
Any brand suggestion?

I also finding myself. I do not have which is within my budget...

Gas for major cooking, Electric for boiling water to cook maggie mee. or backup when waiting gas unker to send the new tong.

What is the point of going hybrid if you can go solo?

What is the budget?

I used induction oreviously and now gas stove...

Both oso good...electricity normal only where got so high....electricity guzzler is aircond...

But my wife whose the chef says for malaysian cooking is better with gas stove

Totally not suitable for our Malaysian style cooking.

gas. ran out go buy at mini market.

no electric, no cooking

Induction is for safety issue.

I have switched from gas to induction + radiant combo.

Induction
Pros:
1. Safety
2. Heat up very fast

Cons:
1. Won't taste nice if you want "wok hei" chinese fried style.
2. Electric sure cost lot more than gas.

Which is why i bought a combo package. The "radiant" (means plate heater) is better for Chinese style fried although it is still not as good as a real gas stove.

Basically, if you want safety (especially if you got kids at home and maybe you want elder kids to learn to cook), then induction+radiant is a good option.

If you want taste the best possible and cheap to run, it's gas stove.

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/156462/...xplodes-kitchen

This news scared me. There's another one incident quite recent, couldn't find it.

I'd choose gas.

Soup tastes better with fire.

just saw this yersterday, this one not gimmick?

Induction

Pros:-

- Guai Lou food, you want pan sear, perfect omelette kinda stuff?
- Clean, wipe settle
- Easy to use , no need find gas tong, worry gas habis, put spot for spare gas etc etc.

Cons :-

- sucks at asian cooking, stir fry vege is shit
- slightly more expensive than gas
- some units may need to pre-heat and take longer time


Gas

Pro:-
- Asian cooking ftw
- Slightly Cheaper
- Fast, on an settle

Cons

- Cleaning
- Need to put space for gas, eating up valuable space in kitchen
- western cooking? pifft

it largely depends on how anal you are with what you cook, if you want to cook asian shit with the best wok hei and flavour, cant beat gas

chinese food, definitely gas stove.
induction cooker cant do much

U need both…

Cannot understand why not suitable for Asian cooing. Heat is just heat. Taste better? It is the smell of gas, I'd say. If you use wood to cook rice, it got wood smell. If you use kerosene stove, food smell kerosene.

I cooked on all kind of stove and the reason it taste different because the smell also affect taste to certain extend. Gas has the most energy wasted. Then it go to heat plate/infra red and the most efficient is induction.

For those who said induction is slower is just because the power is not equivalent to the gas stove used for comparison.

If you want to use traditional shaped wok (not flat bottom), then get the induction with curve surface.

Don't bother using induction cooker. Myself have gotten 3 induction cookers of different brands in 4 years.

U can't cook good fried rice with induction cooker. Not to mention the way u fry is limited. Ayam can keep flipping and control faiyaaaa easily in gas stove.

Efficiency wise almost similar. I cook dinner almost everyday and I only need to buy the gas once in around half a month. Unker charged me rm30 only

We use an induction cooker. The problem I guess is that there isn't a wide range of models available and they are rather expensive. They might also develop unpredictable problems, such as coil whine. I had one die due to a lightning strike.

It's true that it is slower what. Tell me which restaurant use induction cooker to prepare the food?

This.

Induction takes a lot of getting used to... and it overheats real fast.

Agreed! Philip don't last long. Been using induction for almost 10yrs now. Very negligable electric consumption b4 & after switching. Initially new users might not use to it but very fast to control thereafter.

The only problem- all wok must be steel bottom & once black-out...hv to eat outside

Heat is heat.
So how does the food taste better than using gas? Please explain.

We get used of it very fast. It won't cost a lot of ur bill

Used induction cooker for around 4 years during uni life, still prefer gas stove for cooking

Because gas is cheaper compare to other hobs to operate.

must be ok kut

i woke up from sleep, open tv and this goshop popup.

accidentally dialed and buy one. arriving someday later this week

if you are a real cook, then induction cooker will not cut it for you. induction cooker is only for simple and light cooking.

the saving part is not important because end of the day it depends whether if you use it or not.

This one looks quite good. Less usage of gas too.

using no induction cooker no kick

induction cooker consumes a lot of electricity...
think before you decide

Dapur induksi tidak bagus untuk kegunaan harian. Bill elektrik lebih tinggi, kalau tiada elektrik kamu kena berlapar, perlukan masa untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan cara pembakaran dapur

Nampak menarik tetapi menyusahkan sebenarnya. Mahu cantik, beli dapur gas rinai.

This post has been edited by sultanmurka: Dec 21 2016, 01:33 PM

Been using induction cooker for more many years now.
I'm using air fryer too.

No problem since my wife is a good cook.

Whoever say induction cooker consume a lot electricity, either they are using very old type cooker or just lying.

Its good if you can work with the rapid heat. I find it difficult to work with, once you set the heat too high, you wanna lower it down, its too late..some induction cooker also has the minimum heat too high. Cant really control heat manually like normal gas stove..i personally dislike it.

Kinda agree with you.
I don't see much difference with or without induction cooker.
But again, we only cooks twice a day - morning and evening.
Maybe they cook more than that.

It does. Mine is brand new model.

Easily added RM80 to RM100 to electric bill monthly. And we only cook for dinner and weekend.

gas 1 tong=RM3x, 1 month also cannot finish.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 21 2016, 01:46 PM

Depends.

Im doing R&D cooking for company. cause office cannot use fire.
For boiling water, cook instant noodles, perfect combination.

If to cook curry, fried fish.
Fire the best, cause consistent heat

hahaha like in dream

have you really try before? i been using induction for 4 years now...cook what also no problem even can make bolognese spaghetti , can steam bun (pau), can deep fry food...fry egg, soft boiled egg all no problem.....

Every night air con, everyday cook 2 times with induction cooker, oven, fridge, tv, home theater, etc, monthly tnb bill < rm50.

bro, your meter "rosak" or rosak

but i agree that induction cooker is energy efficient, does not consume big amounts of electricity.

This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Dec 21 2016, 01:59 PM

After all it is still personal preference.

But tbh, i never really eat some really good chinese food cooked with induction. Maybe cook with electric tarak feel and form

Arang kayu still the best even compare to gas

This one looks very tempting.

Providing a flameless, smokeless, toxic gas free, safe and hygienic food preparation environment.
http://sugawa.co/en/products/smart-cooker

Western food sure no problem. But if chinese stir fry style?

U know why good fried rice can't be done with induction cooker? Because the heat not high and consistent enough.

Something wrong wth ur induction. My avg bill b4 ~RM120. After converting also ~RM120-RM130

How to control the faiya consistently with arang kayu? Use gas faster

No problem at all. Just get use to it

next year gas price gonna go up. better get one of those cooker, just for standby. shit, might as well convert my kitchen into open air type and revert back to kayu api cooking.

errkkk scary.

errkkk scary.

I would love to try your fried rice

Do you love planet Earth? If no then go with gas stove.

That is because you never see how rural people who cook with wood. .... Yes not fastest but taste and smell are different.

Anyway, did you ever cook rice using gas stove?

i also stir fry what...onions...ginger..minced meat...

not sure what induction u use la..the one i use max heat up to 400 degree

boiled water less than 5 minutes already boiled with max heat

Nope, move in new house with new meter, no modification. Fridge and air con is inverter type.

i think he still haven't learn how to use it well.

when using gas , we usually put the wok on the stove and heat it up.after tht only put in oil/water ...
induction tak bulih , cause they heat up very fast , so u must put the oil in the wok then only switch it on.

actually induction easy to use. just when stir fry need sometime to get used to it and how to adjust the heat.

well , a lot ask heat is heat , y gas n induction different.

1)ok,gas stove control knob it round and circle , u turn to whatever position you want.
but induction is button control.so every degree/number u choose is preset with specific heat output.

example , u want to braise pork using induction , u choose indicator 1 the power is too low but indicator 2 is too high. u cant get 1.5
but with gas stove , no prob.

2)the heat consistency. in gas stove especially u turn to the lowest flame to simmer something. u will c the soup keep on heating.(how to c? c the bubbles in the soup) but induction works in a way where is u want a low heat , they supply electricity 1sec then stop 1 sec. something like tht , which means heat>stop>heat>stop. so there is no consistency in overall heating. thus this does effect some cooking.

3)induction is very power saving and efficient as it only heats up base on how big your pot is.and the heat supply is very balance around the pot. but this is where gas stove wins especially in chinese cooking where we need the whole wok is heated up and heat concentrate in the middle of the wok. this is what we call wok hei.furthermore with tnb rates , using gas stil cheaper.

4)safety wise i think is the same. depends how to take care and which product u use. if u say gas leaking might meletup. induction oso might leak electricity and kill u or burn down your house. and those marketing ppl say induction safe because after cook , the plate wont be hot. who in the sane mind will touch the burner stove right after cooking? i found this benefit really irrelevant.

and 1 more point is check your area for gas delivery. last time i move to new area. no gas delivery nearby. have to angkut sendiri from kedai runcit. damn heavy i tell u. used induction during my apartment days for 5yrs. still missed gas.new place already use back gas.

at the end , if u seldom do chinese style cooking , go for induction.
if u like me cina apek style , definitely gas.

i have not had even one double digit TNB bill.

You meant you electricity is less than RM10 You must be using battery

Try halogen cooktop

indeed bro, INDEED

LOL

Yeah I do sometimes when I have to eat alone.

Maybe I am bad in convey message my own opinion.

Refer the quote below.

Finally someone who appreciates cainisss apek styleee!

for long cooking or stew food still can do but vary from brand and provide different function...so when you buy that time you can check the function...the one i using got timer...just set how many minute once reach then it will stop, and i live in condo no gas delivery which not convenience then use to using induction no problem on control heat

This post has been edited by Amy09: Dec 21 2016, 02:46 PM

please give review ya. thanks. really appreciate it.

If you cook everyday and have many people in family, gas is cheaper. And it is a lot cheaper.

I using induction cooker for 10yrs.

not all heat are equal... my point is induction cooker are not designed for things with non-inductive bottomed pans/pots and wok. The heat will not travel thru. Also round bottom things like wok also cannot work properly with induction as the surface is flat. Got flat bottomed wok but i never tried

I have both and to me, food taste better with gas cooker... i think becoz of uneven distribution of heat into the cooking that my household does. again this is my opinion.

ya things is induction you need pan or pot that can work with indcution,...normal gas wok type wont work as no heat

It's a matter of preference.

Induction cookers can cook with wok la, got wok hei la

Just that pipul mostly buy/use light-duty induction cookers and not heavy-duty/commercial ones.






Miss the flames? no flames is not "real cooking"?

can use this



This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Dec 21 2016, 03:06 PM

brudder.... u look at d size of the commercial induction cooker la dei.

420sqft rumah how to muat... masuk bedroom ka?

The cooker itself is the same / almost same size as gas cooker la

u tengok baik2

dun tengok the entire cooking area la - if u look at entire cooking area, use gas cooker pun same big2

This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Dec 21 2016, 03:18 PM

Looking good man

anyway ape nak gaduh sgt, just use whatever type of stove /cooker u prefer la

u see this woman, few batu n kayu, she can cook so many things (even turkey nearlee as big as her, she kasi mati herself even), look damn sedap oso





Put Gordon Ramsay in that enviroment, 100% he and kalah

This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Dec 21 2016, 03:26 PM

Been using Sugawa Induction + Radiant for 3 years now.

Do agree that certain part like Chinese WOK style of frying still better using gas but if you are a competent cook, it doesn't taste much difference.

As for electricity, my bills were below RM100 a month with just one A/C. After the whole house were installed with A/C (6 in total) then only my bill shoot up to RM400 / month. So claims that induction cooker take a lot of electric is kinda BS if u ask me.

Pro
- Save Space
- Easy to Clean
- Certain type of boiling / cooking is faster

Cons
- Fried type of cooking especially using WOK would not taste as nice as using gas stove
- Electricity bill might be expensive if only u exceed RM1xx a month because of subsidy and GST charges.

bookmarked

Gas stove still best in heat control ,
I don't like induction especially cook complicated stuff,
Example to cook nice salmon fillet ,

If using gas stove , ur pan u cooked ur salmon and u take put the pan with salmon aside and use new pan for cooking taste/ sauce.

If u use induction , u cook ur salmon u must put the salmon onto a plate, because if u leave at the pan aside u will overcooked , induction cooker heat up very fast but heat down blardy slow. Then u can use the same pan to cook ur sauce and slide back ur salmon on the the pan. But ur salmon doesn't look pretty anymore ,
If u don't do that then the salmon doesn't absorb the sauce into the meat , so it taste abit off,

This post has been edited by mars2003: Dec 21 2016, 04:36 PM

get this two combination; induction cooker plus a steamer, for induction cooker get a good quality thick bottom flat pan , thinner bottom harder to control the heat

induction can tilt....fun fact i tilt when cooking fry egg... just not as high as gas stove

get both
gas permanently installed , and induction portable.

I cannot picture what you are saying.
Better you invite me to your place and let me try your cooking using fire and induction. Then I see the difference.

Thank you.

Rinnai gas stove is the best

My maid cook 3 times daily, and if I am not around for 1 month, electricity < RM50 only.

I don't believe anyone who says their bill with aircond, water heater induction and a few person in the family with RM50 bill, unless the meter's RIGGED.

Nuff said.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 21 2016, 06:16 PM

I said when I am not around.

Even if I am around (away for 1 week only), at home only during night time, my electricity for this month only RM120+.

TNB did came and check my meter. They stick a green label on it after that. No issue!

now i use induction for steamboat adi....

So when you want to invite us to your place and try your induction steamboat?