Induction hobs and stainless cookware
On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:45:15 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:
>I'm thinking about getting a 1800W (or maybe 3500W) portable induction
>cooktop. This will mainly be for brewing beer, and a magnet sticks to
>the bottom of my big brew kettle so I know it will work.
>
>Most of my cookware is Revere Ware; I think all the pieces were bought
>before they went bankrupt and reorganized in the late 1980's -- so
>they're nice and thick with copper bottoms. I think they are all
>stamped "Clinton, IL". Does anyone know if this stuff is induction
>compatible? (have you actually tried it?) A magnet does not stick to
>it, but since it is steel I don't know that that's a definitive test.
>
>If the only things usable on it are my big brew kettle, cast iron, my
>steel wok, and Graniteware, that's okay but kind of a letdown.
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
No the Revere Ware won't work. Not even the ones with a steel plate.
We have a Nu Wave Pro. If you happen to be looking at it, they offer
a number of a pots and pans that are not too exorbitant.
--
Susan N.
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