We have a pretty standard, 10 yo, 900mm x 600mm gas cooktop + oven combo. Been using a Xiaomi induction cooker a lot lately and have been thinking of the best (most cost effective) way of going full electric, without replacing the entire oven/cooktop combo.
Is there a way to retrofit an induction cooktop to a gas cooktop?
The other option we have is to board up the cooktop and use a 2 burner plug in model induction cooker - cheap, nasty, but effective?
First one is not an induction cook top, it's a ceramic cook top.
Next, you will need to have it wired into the house, so it will require an electrician to run the wiring from the main board and install a new fuse/breaker. So, it may not be cost effective once you factor in running new wiring and having it installed.
Thanks for pointing that out!
And to add to that, definitely don't put in a ceramic cooktop, they are terrible compared to gas/induction.
Sounds ghetto fabulous.
The other option we have is to board up the cooktop and use a 2 burner plug in model induction cooker(catch.com.au) - cheap, nasty, but effective?
Funny you posted this, as we have the opposite issue. We have ancient, barely working electric stove-top & wall oven & plan to go gas. However, in the interim, I bought an el-cheap-o single induction cook-top & have been completely surprised/impressed— to the point that I fell like two of these + one of these, would create an entire cooking area for under $260!
Not worth doing unless you've already got the wiring that can handle the current induction cooktops need, usually 30A or more.