Oppo Chefs!

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 10/24/2013 at 12:13 • Filed to: oppochef

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I'm moving soon, to a place with electric burners, BOO! So I've been looking into getting an induction cooking plate. The shittiest thing about electric (I've had it in an apt before), is that temperature changes take a long time to take place. And overall I just like it less than the gas stoves I've grown up with. So any of you have experience in cooking with electric, or have found good alternatives such as induction cooking plates?

Naijaflavor, I Love Doritos > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 10/24/2013 at 12:18

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I've had electric stoves all my life and i learned this:

but seriously, maybe look into kitchen remodeling

CalzoneGolem > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 10/24/2013 at 12:19

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 10/24/2013 at 12:27

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A good trick is to turn it all the way up, then back down to where you want it once it does heat up. Scratch that - that's the only way to operate it. If you do anything else on an electric range you're doing it wrong.

See, the range control is usually just a control on current. That's fine if you want it to maintain steady-state, but means that you're only putting in enough current to keep the stove *at* that temperature, not to get it there. What this means in practical terms is that you're adding only a small amount of heat that the stovetop is losing almost as quickly, and keeping that up until the stovetop is hot enough to radiate, conduct, and convect heat off faster than it can be added.

Does that sound like fun? No. Does that sound fast? Also no. The current you need to *get* to the temperature you want is at the top of the dial, the current to stay there is at your number. You waste more energy, not to mention time, and heat up your house more than your food if you don't know this.

desertdog5051 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 10/24/2013 at 12:30

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Seems most apartments have electric now. Murphy proof so nobody can blow up the place from some stupid move. Plus easier and cheaper to just wire the building and not having to put in gas infrastructure. That Burton would be great for heating up bearing races so they slide on the shaft without need for a press. Yeah, I look at things differently.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > CalzoneGolem 10/24/2013 at 12:32

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Aside from the carbon monoxide poisoning, I can't see how else I'd die from using this.

CalzoneGolem > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 10/24/2013 at 12:33

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It is no more dangerous than a regular propane range.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > desertdog5051 10/24/2013 at 12:48

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haha, hmmm. Now I really need an induction cooker, lol.

I was lucky with my current apt that it had gas stove.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/24/2013 at 13:04

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thanks for the top tip!

I'll give it a try before I invest $100 into a induction plate, maybe I can deal with it as Naija's Kitten says.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > CalzoneGolem 10/24/2013 at 13:04

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I looked into this, indoor propane cooking, I don't think it's a good idea.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Naijaflavor, I Love Doritos 10/24/2013 at 13:05

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It's a rental, so I won't remodeling it for them, haha.

CalzoneGolem > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 10/24/2013 at 13:07

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That's why God gave us porches. But seriously, a normal gas range has a valve that opens and releases propane that you set on fire. This does the exact same thing.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > CalzoneGolem 10/24/2013 at 13:10

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Haha yeah. I suppose so, I won't have a porch. Just a common rooftop area (with a hottub, woohoo! Watch out ladies).

Tekamul > CalzoneGolem 10/24/2013 at 13:45

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Unfortunately, if that's anything like my Coleman (actually, looks to be the exact same) it only has 3 achievable temperatures, off, blows out if you fart, and BURN!

Tekamul > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/24/2013 at 13:48

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This really depends on the range. Old style is like this, but newer 'smart' electric ranges do sense and adjust.

I'd also add to your method, if you need to lower the heat after, for instance, a rapid boil, just remove it from the heat for a minute while to range cools to the desired temp. People seem to forget you can do that

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tekamul 10/24/2013 at 13:55

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I figured mention of smart-ranges might just confuse things, as any existing place someone is moving to is less likely to be a fresh install or above a certain budget. Even with a smart range, the method shouldn't hurt, as applying max power intending to get to max temp and applying max power to get to moderate temp are the same. More a "you may not have to" than something that'll cause issues if he does it.

The removing from heat method - definitely good advice. One I haven't forgotten about since a disastrous attempt to prepare mac'n'cheese when I was much, much younger. Pro-tip: if the stove is on to warm the ingredients and people have hidden the milk where you can't find it, turn off the stove and take the pot off the burner. Burned mac'n'cheese powder + butter, ew.