Induction cookware

Induction cookware

by AgentX86 - 2023-08-03 22:50:56

There isn't a magnet in the cookware.  It needs to be a "magnetic" material, more accurately a "ferrous" material. That is, it needs to be steel or iron.  Aluminum, glass, or anything that doesn't contain iron won't work.

This isn't strictly true (magnetic) because stainless steel will work.

Thx AgentX86

by Lavender - 2023-08-03 23:19:10

I was hoping you'd respond. I had never seen "induction ready" on a pot before so looked it up. It wasn't clear to me about the magnetic part. 🧲🤔

I always appreciate your clear and concise responses on this site! Thanks!

Induction ready

by Lurker - 2023-08-04 09:09:48

The easiest way to tell if a pot is induction ready is to hold a magnet up to it.

if the magnet sticks, its induction ready. 
if it does not stick, it isn't.

Magnet and induction cooktop

by AgentX86 - 2023-08-04 11:47:52

The exception to the magnet trick is stainless steel cookware. Some is magnetic and some not.  Stainless usually used in cookware is not magnetic.  These include types 304 and 316 (also know as 18/8 or 18/10)  and can be used on an induction cooktop.

induction cookware

by ourswimmer - 2023-08-04 20:32:49

I have an electric induction range. It is excellent for cooking, way better for the indoor personal environment and outdoor communal  environment than natural gas, and pacemaker-safe as long as you don't lie on it while it is on.

Safe

by AgentX86 - 2023-08-04 22:11:05

That's not necessarily true either. They're safe if there is no pot on the burner or a pot completely covering the element but there is significant RF/magnetic leakage if it's covering half the element. There are warnings about this but, of course, people and devices vary. I wouldn't worry much with bipolar leads but unipolar are much more sensitive to external  fields.

Cooking with pacemakers

by Gotrhythm - 2023-08-05 14:05:53

Glad to know you're not planning to put the induction pot on your pacemaker. Pacemakers really aren't any help at all for cooking.

Seriously, there need be no worries about any appliance for sale to the general public. If you're ever concerned, just follow the six inches rule: keep the whatever it is six inches away from your pacemaker. Unless you held it in your arms, I can't imagine how you would get the pacemaker closer than 6 inches away from the pot.

Also remember: in the unlikely event that you did experence some electronic interference, all you have to do is move away from it. That's all. Everything will return to normal. Your pacemaker will work fine and no damage will have been done.