Bought an induction cooker
By louievill
@louievill (28846)
Philippines
May 14, 2017 9:44am CST
Ok so it's mother's day so I gifted the ladies of the house, my wife, mother and daughter a brand new induction cooker. Not really new tech cause it has been around for some time, heats real fast cause it uses direct heating via magnets, sounds simple and appropriate for the day but not really
We do not have piped gas in the Philippines, we use lpg gas tanks and I hate being asked to buy in wee hours of the night or day when it runs out. Of course I could keep an extra tank but I hate the idea of it leaking and blowing up the house lol. So how are you all out there? What do you use to cook your food? Ever tried induction, any feed backs?
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
16 Jun 17
I've never heard of an induction cooker
I have an electric stove, microwave and a crockpot.
I have an electric stove, microwave and a crockpot.5 people like this
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
16 Jun 17
One American said it's called flatop there, it cooks and boils real fast.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Jul 17
We don't have one, but these are really popular. Hope everyone enjoys it!
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
9 Jul 17
We are enjoying it, it has become our main cooker
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
It's getting very cheap and affordable, try it and you will not regret it.
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@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
15 May 17
@louievill and also there will be less problems concerning replacement of the gas when it gets over
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
@Nawsheen yes that's one of my problem being the man of the house, I sometimes have to ask my good friend who is a dealer to please deliver gas to us even when it is late at night, kind of awkward sometimes even if I know he cannot refuse me.
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@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
28 Aug 17
We use lpg for cooking. I've heard of that before. There is no flame when using it. How much one would cost? It uses electricity?
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
28 Aug 17
There are many cheap models in Lazada but I bought the 2k pesos plus Hyundai model in SM appliance store. We still have LPG but the induction cooker is now taking it's place as our main cooker, it's safer, our electric bill only went up by around 200 pesos vis a vis buying 1 tank of lpg 600-800/ month depending on current price. Lpg stove is now only the backup.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
29 Aug 17
@averygirl72 yes, it's worth it, I was afraid at first because it's electric and might raise the bill. The only thing is your cookwares has to be stainless magnetic so aluminum pots and pans won't work with it.
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@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
29 Aug 17
@louievill That's good to know maybe I should suggest that to my mother and father.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 May 17
Nice cooker you got there Louie.
I have never used one.
I was not aware that there is no gas lines there?
Is that everywhere?
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@shebish (775)
• Egypt
14 May 17
In our area there is no mains gas either, we use bottles.
Three minutes is pretty impressive. @louievill
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 May 17
@louievill Yes I know of the propane tanks Louie, we used them in camping in the RV over here.
Oh I see so gas lines convenience is only for upscale. I hope the cooker serves you well and actually I do remember now I had one of those many years ago in little place when my son was small.
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@LadyDuck (502478)
• Italy
14 May 17
I have the same one, I bought years ago. We have piped gas, it's perfect for cooking, the best in my opinion. I bought the induction cooker just in case we could have a gas problem and I have something on the stove and it's not fully cooked. I do not know if the induction cooker is good, I never used it.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
14 May 17
I would not even consider it if the Philippines had piped gas, but like the other post from India this morning, they use an lpg gas tank so similar to ours. The problem is if runs out at night and the kids would be early for school in the morning
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
@LadyDuck yes its always good to have a back up, now our gas tank stove would be my back up. I'm thinking of buying another one to make it double burner instead of buying the double burner model and the larger pots would not fit or would bump into each other.
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@LadyDuck (502478)
• Italy
14 May 17
@louievill About 10 years ago, one morning we had a gas problem. It was very cold, all people started their heater and we were without gas for about one hour. Since then they have changed some pipes and the problem seems solved, but I stressed about this and I bought the cooker.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
15 May 17
The induction cooker is quite common here. It is very efficient and useful and we often use it. We like to use it to make the soup, noodles and so on. The electricity fee is cheaper than the piped gas. So if we often use the electricity to cook. Sometimes I also use the oven, microwave oven, pressure cooker and bread machine. We just fry the food by piped gas. Besides, it also provides us to have a hot bath. Perhaps this is the usage of the piped gas for us.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
15 May 17
@louievill In fact the electricity fee is not very cheap because it is charged by different levels here. But compare to the piped gas, it is cheaper. My relative told me how much he paid the electricity fee in Canada for his two-floor house and that is called cheap price
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
@youless I compared rates with my friend in China and I think we are only cheaper when it comes to water
Philippines has one of the highest electricity rates in the world
Philippines has one of the highest electricity rates in the world2 people like this
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
Yes, I asked my Chinese friend and he said almost every apartment has one, I even saw your old post about online shopping and I saw an induction cooker ( i search first before posting lol). Electricity is cheap in China that is what my friend told me because it is state owned.
and I saw an induction cooker ( i search first before posting lol). Electricity is cheap in China that is what my friend told me because it is state owned.2 people like this
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
7 Jul 17
Yes its electric, but it's very energy efficient, the principle of cooking and heating is entirely different from what we know. Magnets heat your pot so there are no heating coils, flames or fire. Our electricity did not go up much and we did not buy a tank of gas this month.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
7 Jul 17
@louievill And do you think the increase in the electric bill is lower than buying an LPG tank?
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
7 Jul 17
@SIMPLYD yes I tried it, the increase is less than the cost of our gas consumption for one month at present electricity and lpg price. Another advantage is it cooks and boils faster so we can do more work, its also safer than having a gas tank inside the house, also it turns off by itself when the pot is removed cause the magnets have nothing to magnetize.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
16 May 17
i know morning girl (@salonga) has an induction cooker because i noticed it when she showed a picture of the chicken feet she cooked last october.
we have a gas range with oven. when the lpg runs out, we use the hot plate in the middle while we order one tank. thankfully, it's near here so it only takes a few minutes, and the times we ran out, they're usually open.
one tank usually lasts 6 weeks here.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
16 May 17
@hereandthere yes what morning girl said is right, I could buy another one to make a double burner, much cheaper than their double burner model and large pots would not bump together.
Electric kettle would use up a lot of power unlike the principle of induction and it would use up lesser and would still be faster.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
16 May 17
Yes our range also had that, just don't like the idea of gas and electricity being together especially if some mice gets in, our LPG lasts a monrh but it would probably last 3 or more now, try induction if you need backup, you might love it and forget conventional lpg cooking.
, our LPG lasts a monrh but it would probably last 3 or more now, try induction if you need backup, you might love it and forget conventional lpg cooking.2 people like this
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
16 May 17
@louievill it means you can only cook one dish at a time, but i think morning girl said the cooking time is faster, so i guess you can cook one dish after another, as long as all the ingredients are ready.
we do have a cordless/electric kettle that boils water much faster than on the stove.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
21 May 17
Pipe Gas are dangerous and requires you to pay per month. Unlike LPS, you get to pay and refill. But seriously I've been wanting to buy an electric stove for quite a while now. But I"m thinking twice whether it's practical because it might increase the use of electricity.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
21 May 17
Instead of buying a conventional electric stove, I suggest you buy this kind of induction cooker, it would consume less electricity than buying a tank of lpg a month, I know because my siblings tried it already, I was the last in our family to switch to this kind of cooking
. It also cooks twice as fast and has good safety features.
I already junked our " katol type" Northern Hill electric stove
. It also cooks twice as fast and has good safety features.
I already junked our " katol type" Northern Hill electric stove1 person likes this
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
29 Jan 18
@Strawberry18 that thing consumes a lot of power and it's dangerous if you leave it on, its like a flat iron, it will burn the house
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
29 Jan 18
@Strawberry18 well, still not sure if the pipe is agood idea. maybe electric stove is good when you boil something constantly.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 May 17
That is nice! I am sure the ladies of the house love it.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
21 May 17
Yeah they do, it's now becoming our main cooker so I'm thinking of buying another one, its like new technology taking over the old.
@Marilynda1225 (91086)
• United States
16 May 17
Looks like a very useful gift especially for you when you get to eat all the good meals cooked on it
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
17 May 17
I love to give practical gifts that is beneficial to everyone especially now that my mother and my wife is teaching my teenage daughter how to cook, these kids enjoy hi-tech gadgets, yes and we will all enjoy all the good food that would be cooked in it.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 May 17
although we have a gas range, we don't use it anymore. my sister bought a 2-burner gas stove when an LPG is used. it is my responsibility to switch off the LPG before we retire to bed at night.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
We also have a gas range but I dont trust it since it's old, our double burner has only one burner working lol and I hate the idea of looking where to buy lpg when it runs out at night and the kids have school in the morning. That's another thing, the danger of a gas leak.
and the kids have school in the morning. That's another thing, the danger of a gas leak.2 people like this
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
@ridingbet it is run by electricity but it's very very efficient, I can understand how all of us Filipinos have a phobia when it comes to electric bills
but its not your usual electric stove, and you will also save since you will not be buying thst 800 pesos lpg.
I am still figuring out where the gas pedal, steering wheel, clutch and brakes are
but its not your usual electric stove, and you will also save since you will not be buying thst 800 pesos lpg.
I am still figuring out where the gas pedal, steering wheel, clutch and brakes are2 people like this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 May 17
@louievill so, that is operated by 'kuryente' or electric power? heheh! naive here.
won't that induction cooker run? it is manufactured by hyundai, right?
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
20 May 17
It is useful and a good chance for them to familiarize with newer technology
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
15 May 17
It was thoughtful of you to buy the induction cooker for your wife,which does make light work of cooking.I have one,but mostly we use the piped gas for cooking.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
The problem in the Philippines is we do not have piped gas, I heard from my Chinese friend that induction cooking has long been popular in your country and most apartments have them besides the piped gas. Most home in our country still use the conventional LPG tank.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
16 May 17
@changjiangzhibin89 we had piped gas in the main cities even before the second world war but it was never rehabilitated and nobody invested simply because it's not good business in an island with plenty of natural fuel coconut shells lol. We are also broken into many islands which makes integration difficult, I do not think Filipinos will ever embrace the piped gas concept.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
16 May 17
@louievill We went through stages of egg-shaped briquette,honeycomb briquette and LPG tank before the piped gas.Hope it is not long before you use piped gas!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
22 Oct 17
I've never used and induction cooker. We are hooked up to natural gas and have a gas stove and the house is heated by gas. Its what is used in are area by most people. The other option would be electric and that is much more money.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
For years we also thought that our gas range would be our standard forever. Induction cooking was an entirely new experience when it came to speed in heating and power conservation even when it's electric. In my experience boiling is it's main forte.one downside is cookwares have to be magnetic stainless and some cooking habits we are accustomed to needs to be changed or modified.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
22 Oct 17
@louievill I have seen the machine but I've never used one.
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
26 Oct 17
That's nice, we still have our lpg gas stove and range, but it sort of became secondary now to the induction cooker. I have a portable propane stove but it's more for camping and prepping in emergency situations. The electric stove is in the storage, electricity is simply to high in our country for it to be practical.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
10 Oct 17
Yes, I still do maintain our gas tank stove but induction cooking is entirely different, it heats so fast with no fire or flame but does not heat up the stove body or the kitchen environment. It only heats the cookware once it contacts the stove and stops heating when the pot is removed, energy used is very minimal since heat is done by magnets not an electric coil, so its very safe.
Yeah it's a Korean car brand
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Oct 17
@louievill I guess I was thinking of something else. It sounds ideal especially in hot climates.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
15 May 17
It won't consume more electricity than the same amount of lpg you will use. So if my electricity goes up by 400 pesos or 8 dollars but spend on a gas tank for 800 pesos or 16 dollars a month then I still get to save 400.
If you intend to buy, chose a good modest priced one because there are a lot of cheap inferior ones Mine is Hyundai HI-18 bought at SM appliance center, think its better to buy things like this there than online in sites like Lazada.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
24 Aug 18
We too use lpg cylinders and seriously its really irritating to get a refill ordered at the last moment it gives up. We had tried my sister in law's induction lately but my wife didn't find it convenient, may be she fears electrical shocks
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
25 Aug 18
Yes, we stll have our lpg stove as back up, it's hard if you run out of gas especially at night and the danger of leaks is always there. Electric shock? think it is safer cause there's no open fire only magnets.
think it is safer cause there's no open fire only magnets.1 person likes this
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
26 Aug 18
@nitirrbb7 we use to have that a long time ago, it's almost obsolete here now, is that the one with a small pump? That's scary to use.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
25 Aug 18
@louievill We have faced that time of situations the lpg gave up at the last moments and it was really tough, but we had a kerosene stove but that too is quite very risky.
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