I started out with an idea about redecorating my kitchen. It seemed simple enough. The whole idea snowballed into what kind of pots and pans I was going to buy to work with my new induction range. I became aware after many hours of reading about induction ranges that you need to upgrade your stove ware to induction range cookware so it works in unison with the stove top. Induction ranges are a two-part system, who knew? You have, part one the range, then part two the cookware.
The main idea behind induction range cookware is that it has to be magnetized. Stainless steel has iron throughout the metal but it is not automatically magnetized. So, that leaves us with the question, what cookware sets, are induction ready?
Cookware Set
Other countries are already involved in heavy use of induction pots and pans, especially Europe. More companies in the United States have been putting induction sets into their cookware line. Simply said, induction stove cookware just has an added layer of magnetized metal in between other metal layers on the base of the pot. This is commonly known as "sandwiching".
Let's talk a minute about the purpose of an induction stove, so you can understand why you need an induction cookware set. Induction ranges do not use flammable energy sources. They use a magnetic field to form a heat source. That's why many professional kitchens use this type of technology for its efficiency. The range top itself is made from copper wire coiled into circle plates, burners, when you turn on the burner an electric current is sent creating a magnetic field which heats the pot on the burner. If you don't have a magnetized pot you don't get even heat created to cook your food. Aluminum pots get too much heat, stainless steel pots not enough heat.
The benefits of cooking this way are many. One is environmental, using less fossil fuels, creating a targeted heat source which is clean and extremely efficient, the air doesn't even get hot around the pot just your cookware gets heated. The second is less hazards for people no heat is created until you put a pot on top of the burner. You cannot create heat without metal and magnetization and the results are fewer burns for chefs and cooks.
As I said before, you are going to see more companies with induction ready cookware but my personal favorite, which I use, is All-Clad induction cookware. If in doubt, about the readiness of your cookware, take a magnet and put it towards the base of your pot. If it sticks you are good to go. If not, then you better look into getting different cookware for induction cook tops.
When starting to redo your kitchen be aware that little details can snowball into tedious issues and that induction ranges need induction range cookware, part one and part two.
Induction Range Cookware
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