Roomba, Dysons, Thermomix and other household appliances

[Quickstatus]

You need therapy.
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We thought it would have utility, but the clan kept using the Aldi plug in the wall kettle

We had a bread maker too but that hardly ever got used - easier to get bread on way home

 

[Pushka]

We thought it would have utility, but the clan kept using the Aldi plug in the wall kettle

We had a bread maker too but that hardly ever got used - easier to get bread on way home

How dare they use something so practical!

Plus I don’t like that hole that the old style bread makers have.

 

[JessicaTam]

Has anyone experience with induction cookers? These days are they as good as gas?

 

[Flying mermaid]

Has anyone experience with induction cookers? These days are they as good as gas?

we have had one for 17 years . An induction cooktop? We always had gas, but when we built the house I put in an induction cook top, as I wanted the kids to be able to cook without me stressing over open flames.

I couldn’t fault it - the low temperatures are great. I can melt chocolate without using a double pan. You get high temperatures quickly and I found the temperature as quick to control as with gas.

 

[JessicaTam]

we have had one for 17 years . An induction cooktop? We always had gas, but when we built the house I put in an induction cook top, as I wanted the kids to be able to cook without me stressing over open flames.

I couldn’t fault it - the low temperatures are great. I can melt chocolate without using a double pan. You get high temperatures quickly and I found the temperature as quick to control as with gas.

Thanks. And yes, I mean cooktop.

 

[Quickstatus]

We went from gas to a 5 ring induction cooktop which was hooked up by electrician to 3 phase power. It uses a lot of power but for short periods of time.

Boiling water is extremely fast - faster than gas using the power boost function which is automatically time limited. And low power is very low power. The power adjustment is accurate and fast.

Easy to clean as the cooktop is flat.

 

[Denali]

Dont you have to use particular types of pans on an induction cooktop?

 

[Quickstatus]

Dont you have to use particular types of pans on an induction cooktop?

Yes any pan or pot with an iron and (some) stainless steel base.

Enamelled cast irons or steel pots and pans are super.
These are non stick very durable and highly inductive. Stainless steel slight less inductive as not as magnetic.

Though any non ferrous pot or pan can be used - just have to use a ferrous disk between the pot and induction coil

A good way to get rid of old pots and pans and buy new stuff like Le Creuset or All Clad. Stocktake sale currently at PoK

 

[LadyC]

We moved our house to all electricity last year and as a result got induction cooktops. The Gentleman managed the process - we just bought 2 units from Ikea for about $60 each. Unfortunately most of our pots and pans weren't suitable so we bought a big pot from Ikea too. We have a couple of Le Creuset pans and pots but also bought a few Crofton brand cast iron pans from Aldi in the last fortnight that are about 15-20% of the price of Le Creuset. Time will tell on the quality.

 

[Flying mermaid]

When Ms FM bought her house she had a gas cooktop. The first thing she bought when she could afford it was an induction one. Having grown up with it she thought going to gas a backwards step! Fortunately she can salvage it and move it over to the new house as it’s only two years old (and a Miele).

 

[serfty]

Ok, I'll bite the bullet - how much is a Thermomix ??

$1.5 to $2K and a secret handshake I believe, which is why so many people say its changed their life because if you spend that much money on it, you have to like it.

circa $2,000, which sounds a lot, but you get a food processor plus cooking appliance all in one. It’s worth it just from the washing up point of view. E.g making a soup, I chop the onion and garlic in it, then sauté (with no stirring as it does it for me), the add all the other bits and chop, then cook, then blend. All in the same thing. Then take to pieces, stick everything in the dishwasher and multiple days soup plus a clean kitchen
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You can easily get these 2nd hand on Gumtree for under $1000 ...

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[love_the_life]

When Ms FM bought her house she had a gas cooktop. The first thing she bought when she could afford it was an induction one. Having grown up with it she thought going to gas a backwards step! Fortunately she can salvage it and move it over to the new house as it’s only two years old (and a Miele).

We’ve got a Miele induction cooktop and whilst I like it, MrLtL hates it! Says he can’t get the control of temperature he wants. I do notice that pasta tends to bubble up and boil over if not watched - setting 4 doesn’t give a rolling boil but 5 is too high and I do miss a dedicated wok burner as you can’t get the high temp needed for proper stir fry.

 

[Quickstatus]

Have you tried a smaller ring?

 

[Flying mermaid]

You can easily get these 2nd hand on Gumtree for under $1000 ...

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the cheap ones are TM31s - do not touch!! They are the ones with the problems with burning liquids flying around. Also old tech, so you don’t get the online recipes etc. There is a TM5 at $1,500 so that’s a big saving.

 

[Flying mermaid]

We’ve got a Miele induction cooktop and whilst I like it, MrLtL hates it! Says he can’t get the control of temperature he wants. I do notice that pasta tends to bubble up and boil over if not watched - setting 4 doesn’t give a rolling boil but 5 is too high and I do miss a dedicated wok burner as you can’t get the high temp needed for proper stir fry.

do you have the booster, where one ring goes very high? I find that useful, although we don’t tend to do stir fry so it might not be good enough for that?

 

[love_the_life]

do you have the booster, where one ring goes very high? I find that useful, although we don’t tend to do stir fry so it might not be good enough for that?

Yes we have boost but I think the real issue is that when using a wok the sides need to get hot and this is difficult with the flat bottom needed for induction (or electric). I think it is really only gas that can provide a true wok burner (and we don't have gas so that's obviously not going to happen ).

 

[Quickstatus]

A true wok burner does not exist in any of the consumer level cooktops. The burner rings are too small. A proper wok burner is very large and is in the order of about 100MJ/hr. Most require water cooling.

Most consumer wok burners are tiny at about 4kW/hr gas = 15MJ/hr, and so thats why you cannot really replicate the Asian dishes with them.

 

[love_the_life]

A true wok burner does not exist in any of the consumer level cooktops. The burner rings are too small. A proper wok burner is very large and is in the order of about 100MJ/hr. Most require water cooling.

Most consumer wok burners are tiny at about 4kW/hr gas = 15MJ/hr, and so thats why you cannot really replicate the Asian dishes with them.

Yes, I was referring to the domestic ones and know that they are nothing like the ones used in restaurants or in Asia but they do provide more heat than what you can generate with induction or electric.

 

[Quickstatus]

The only way to properly cook with an induction wok is to have a wok shaped induction surface. Miele did one but its a high end price. Woks work by the direct heating of the sides not just the base. A flat bottom wok is not a wok.

 

[Quickstatus]

You can easily get these 2nd hand on Gumtree for under $1000 ...

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If these are the "bees knees" why are people selling them?