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Seems like a great price on a 2000w induction cook-top that comes with a pot and lid.
Kitchen Couture 2000W Induction Cooker + Bonus Pot $16.80 + Delivery ($0 with Club) @ Catch
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studentl0an on 25/12/2021 - 13:24 catch.com.au (1087 clicks)
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Last edited 25/12/2021 - 13:26 by 1 other user
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$16.80 2000w looks very danger to me XD
dont buy. it will explode since it comes with a pot :)
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im guessing whoever sells this knows they have a high failure rate slash poor temp control
Seems like a great price on a 2000w induction cook-top that comes with a pot and lid.
Seems rather like a huge chance for a frustrating experience trying to cook on it.
Cheap induction hobs are going to switch on and off to "keep" the temperature. You put that pot full of water on it and it boils for 3 seconds, switches off for 5-10 (the water stops boiling), then back on and boiling for 3 secs and so on.
Happy to be corrected here!
Happy to be corrected here!
Here goes…
Have you used a (cheap) induction cooker? Asking if you are correct suggests you haven't. Most cheapies are similar.
If you have you'd know boiling is not the problem.Just cooked Korean pancakes, & noodles in boiling water last night. Not a problem. That was on a cheap ($20 Spotlight) one used for years. Cheap IC look almost identical.
Used many cheapies on my travels in Asia, without the issue you describe
Cheap induction hobs are going to switch on and off to "keep" the temperature.
Thermostatic control used in many heating appliances uses that on-off switching. That switching cycle can be observed if plugged into a power meter, which I've done out of curiosity.
boils for 3 seconds, switches off for 5-10 (the water stops boiling), then back on and boiling for 3 secs and so on.
Maintaining a rolling boil is easy (there's a button for it) - even on cheapies. It's what induction cookers do well.
Never seen any stop boiling as you claim, unless you reduce the temperature below boiling setting. Then you will see intermittent boiling as you describe. Easily fixed by increasing temp setting to boil.
With higher temperatures, there is little off time required to maintain the temperature. So boiling is maintained if temp set correctly.
a frustrating experience trying to cook on it
…in low temperature cooking (simmering, slow cooking), that time between heating cycles is pronounced (about what you claim for boiling) & can be a problem. Food can stick to pot during higher temperature heating cycle, & heat unevenly.
I simmer some food on induction, but need to be around to regularly stir. Definitely no good if doing slow reductions.Others have warned of this low temp cooking issue in induction cooker Deals. Never seen complaints about higher temp cooking like you claim.
Wouldn't recommend (cheap) induction cookers for low temperature cooking (plenty of more suitable products regularly in Deals), but great for quick boiling etc.
Thanks for all the input. Yes I have one and I have seen multiple models, more expensive than the one here.
My "happy to be corrected" was just leaving room for people who have that particular model.
I stand by what I said - trying to keep the water boiling while something's cooking in it is a pain.
Thought your "happy to be corrected" might mean on this particular cooker…
But if an IC can't maintain a constant boil, it's a faulty unit. Its not achieving & maintaining an adequate temperature. That's what IC are designed to do.
Boiling water is the most basic task an IC should be able to do. Never seen any with your fault. Not a problem I saw in reviews of this unit.
(Heating a standard quantity of water over a set time is a simple test to assess power output of microwave ovens, but the idea can be applied to compare IC.)
So likely a fault with your unit, rather than a wider issue. Poor Quality Control can be an issue with cheapies! Time to replace!
Using unit's Boil setting (easy to understand without need for local language) has been all I needed on about 50 cheap units used, to achieve a rolling boil with no interruptions. Never had any problems.
OOS.
how the f are they even doing this for $56 rrp
a decent Omega is like $150?