Need suggestions for induction stove?

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ubergeek

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Hey guys,
I want buy an induction stove for making rice,dosa's and boiling water and stuff like that.
Pease reccomend me some really god ones :D

Thanks
 
for making rice, boiling water, methinks a rice cooker is better, else your stove will be tied up with the rise for a loong time.
 
I've been using the Bajaj ICX7 induction cooker for over a year and a half, and have found it very reliable. For making dosas you need induction-base pans. Do make sure to get one.
As for rice cooking, I concur with greenhorn. It would be better to get yourself a basic rice cooker. Else, buy an induction-base pressure cooker.
 
Ok i will be using the actual stove for cooking rice for other stuff like heating and making dosas or hapitas or maggi ill be using the induction stove
@logistopath

How is the ASS? and also the power consumption? my mom will be cooking on it mostly so when it comes to useability will it be easy to use?
 
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@ubergeek Haven't had the opportunity to test the ASS. No problems faced yet. Regarding the power consumption, it would be negligible. If your induction stove has a maximum power capacity of 2000W, and you use it at this maximum setting for 1 hour, then your power consumption would amount to 2000Whr or 2 kWhr or 2 units. Now, unless you want to boil gallons of water, you will not be using this much power. Most of the cooking can be done in a matter of 10 to 15 mins at a power setting of 400 to 600W. That is my personal experience.
@greenhorn Again, not really sure. I don't think the stove I use has touch sensitive buttons. The buttons feel like those in remotes.
 
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Always wanted to ask this but couldn't. Is there an apparent difference in the taste of the food when cooked using an induction stove?

Say for an instance you cook a banana (not the usual small ones but the fat lengthy ones; the Keralites would be familiar with the species I am referring to here!), the difference was noticeable if it was cooked using a gas stove (i.e. simply roll a banana over the burner using mild flame; taste was okay), the traditional chulha (used to do this at our native place and yields THE best taste hands down) and a microwave oven (pathetic taste! AVOID!). Do we have similar concerns if cooked using an induction stove?

greenhorn, logistopath
 
@Gannu Stuff like what you are saying that need to be cooked directly on a flame or smoked, will definitely taste different when using flameless cooking methods. For conventional stuff like sambar, rasam, vegetables, etc there is zero difference between cooking on a gas stove and using an induction stove.
@ubergeek That should do fine. It is just a lesser variant of ICX7, with the most important difference being a maximum power rating of 1600W, compared to 2100W in the ICX7. For most occasions, even 1600W is plentiful.
 
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nah, taste of food is fine, but frying pappadams is a pain, and proper appams is virtually impossible on a flat base cooktop. Gannu, I think for what you were looking for, an induction stove will absolutely NOT work. you need an OTG, preferably with a rotisserie. Added Bonus: you can make proper tasting pizzas and tikkas all that with it too.

PS: Usually having more power can't hurt, but make sure that your power outlet can give more than 5A. with the full 2000W, my Circuit breaker for that line occasionally trips
 
@logistopath

DUde got the induction stove and i have a doubt,
The preset timer is not working i think because after i set the preset timer to 2minutes it blinks for 5 seconds and remains static and after that the induction cooker switches off! according to the manual i have to set the preset timer and the induction stove will automatically start the count down but for me it does not happen.
can you clarify on this?
 
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@ubergeek I have the ICX7, in which there are separate controls for preset and for timer. In ICX6, there seems to be one common control for both. I believe you want the stove to shut down after two minutes of cooking. In that case, you have to use the timer mode. BTW, I have no idea about the preset mode. It probably starts the cooker after the specified time, but I'm not sure.
 
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^^Exactly.. That's why I'm thinking maybe you are using it in the wrong mode (in preset mode), rather than the timer mode. In ICX7, I use the timer mode to highlight the clock, and use the arrows to adjust to the required cooking time, and leave it. It blinks a few times and then starts the countdown.
 
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