Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

i just recently got an induction cooker and most of my cookware also doesn't work, but i found a product called an induction plate, its a round iron disc with handle that you put between the induction stove and your aluminum or stainless cookware and its the one that gets hot, might not be as efficient as an induction pan or pot but at least it works... an alternative would be a large round flat sizzling plate between the pan and induction stove, works the same way....tried it already...hth

Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

i just recently got an induction cooker and most of my cookware also doesn't work, but i found a product called an induction plate, its a round iron disc with handle that you put between the induction stove and your aluminum or stainless cookware and its the one that gets hot, might not be as efficient as an induction pan or pot but at least it works... an alternative would be a large round flat sizzling plate between the pan and induction stove, works the same way....tried it already...hth

Ok yan sir. But try to consider din yun loss ng energy. Efficient yun induction stove from induction stove to round iron disc. Pero transfer of heat from round iron disc to your cookware, nanjan ang loss. It does work pero yun "tipid" or "efficiency" nawawala. it might defeat the purpose of using the induction stove as an energy efficient equipment.

Just my dos centavos lang sir.

Baka you're better off in investing at least a cookware that's induction stove "friendly".

@sir Joey81: May ceramic din na teflon coated. both my wife and i use our teflon pans. Pero IMHO, nothing beats my good old chinese wok paired with high pressure stove. Matrabaho lang after use kasi you need to seasoning it pero matsalap.

Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

kami po LPG ang gamit.. taas kasi sa kuryente nung electric eh (we read the watts dun sa label niya) we only buy LPG sa shell or petron.. sabi nila pag di daw kasi branded minsan kulang at di safe.. 🙂 I tried cooking sa uling gamit ung parang kalan na gawa sa semento.. lupit din! mas tipid pa.. dali magpabaga tsaka lakas ng apoy! 🙂 medyo hassle lng kasi sa garahe nakalagay.. maglalakad ka pa papunta sa kusina hehe

Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

if you like quality of life, it will be expensive...

you have got to have the best of both worlds..

but my bottom line is...id still go for the gas...mas homey pag me nakikita akong apoy sa ilalim ng pots ko...in that way i can manipulate the knob to control the fire.

sa electric, hindi ako masaya with just three settings...low medium hi...

dapat sa thread na ito...ibaon na sa limot!

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Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

^Wag naman po natin ibaon sa limot ang thread. It's very informative hehe.

I'm going back to LPG after a year of using induction stove. Madali uminit ang induction, but in cooking, it's not just about the heat eh. It should always be the right amount at the right time.

For a year hindi ako nakapag pancakes because the induction stove makes the pans too hot. I tried (and failed) twice. For a year, hindi din ako nakapag tortang talong kasi walang apoy na pwedeng pag ihawan ng talong (I'm a condo dweller so no room for charcoal; and I'm not a fan of tortang talong na nilalaga ang talong).

I also don't like the fact that I can't use cookware other than those made of thin stainless. I'm still keeping the induction stove for emergency purposes though. But for now, I'll throw a pancake party muna!

Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

^Wag naman po natin ibaon sa limot ang thread. It's very informative hehe.

I'm going back to LPG after a year of using induction stove. Madali uminit ang induction, but in cooking, it's not just about the heat eh. It should always be the right amount at the right time.

For a year hindi ako nakapag pancakes because the induction stove makes the pans too hot. I tried (and failed) twice. For a year, hindi din ako nakapag tortang talong kasi walang apoy na pwedeng pag ihawan ng talong (I'm a condo dweller so no room for charcoal; and I'm not a fan of tortang talong na nilalaga ang talong).

I also don't like the fact that I can't use cookware other than those made of thin stainless. I'm still keeping the induction stove for emergency purposes though. But for now, I'll throw a pancake party muna!

I understand your frustrations. I noticed that when I set the stove to low power (3 and below), the "heating element" turns on and off. The duration of ON and OFF states vary. Shorter ON time and longer OFF time for level 1, and so on.

This is noticable if you're using the thin stainless cookware. Using cookware with thick bottoms will help "regulate" or even out the bursts of heat. In the ON state, not all of the heat generated goes to the food. Some of it dissipates into the thick bottom of the cookware. In the OFF state on the heat captured by the bottom will continue the cooking.

Much like a capacitor in an electronic circuit. Or an overhead tank of water.

That means ako lang ang pwedeng magluto ng pancake. Hehehe.

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^Unfortunately, my induction cooker (Dowell) couldn't handle thicker pans. Some of my pans have holes already because they're too thin.

Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

Kaya ako, high pressure stove and wok for cooking. Simply the best!

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Hi. We just bought a Dowell induction cooker (with free magnetic steel pan). When we first use it (my husband and I are newbies to inductions), the egg we were frying burnt. I notice that upon switching the cooker on the heat starts at 200'celsius, even if we adjust the heat to it's lowest (60'celsius) the heat quickly transfers to the pan that causes the egg to cook fast and burn fast. 🙁 Ganto ba talaga? Or we need to get thicker pan? TIA

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It appears that it is one uncontestable disadvantage in induction cookers: it's imperative to invest in good cookware. It's almost a universal rule of thumb: the heavier it is, the better it is. ...That's a rather nice way of putting it: like a capacitor =). Collects a jittery input and delivers a smooth output. No hotspots.

I'm using "affordable" sunnex and i notice that one side consistently has burn marks when i stir fry the aromatics (onions, ginger, or garlic.) Maybe the way magnetic metal was "clad" into the stainless bottom was uneven. (There's actually a brand called "all-clad" that takes pride in how they joined together copper, cast iron, or maybe aluminum with an outside shell of stainless steel.) For evenness in cooking (no burnt spots,) cast iron would be the undisputed king (our old rice cooker was a provincial style thick untreated cast iron, worked well even when used with the uneven fires of wood.) "Seasoned" cast iron are available at gourdo's or sm department stores- the brand is Lodge. Colorful, more user friendly "Enameled" cast iron are available at this one store in shang, some german stuff i don't recall; dunno if french le creuset is available locally- bacchus? Geeez.... HEAVY both in physical weight and in the wallet cast iron cookware are though.

On bigger Lock and Lock stores, they have these stainless steel pans that are not as good as the cast iron stuff but noticeablely better than sunnex or freebie pans. For nonstick, Tefal has a a line called "preference" available at sm department store or landmark. If I ever upgraged my users, i think these are what i'll get.

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Personal experience: Induction has changed my life for the better. It's easier to clean. The timer is a safety feature and i can leave it unattended (but i know that's bad practice.)

I want my hard boiled eggs with a wet yolk. I haven't put it down to a science yet but i have more success now: 1 liter of water in the casserole pan, 800 watts, 12 minutes. The process is impressively sensitive: If the eggs aren't taken off immediately and left to cook from residual heat, the yolk will solidify. If the eggs are rather small, there will a thin outer layer of solidified yolk but with a gooey center . Do it at noon when the tap water is warm, majority of the yolk has turned into a crumbly texture. Rather than experimenting with 400 watts, i just take off 2 minutes off the cooking time when i think it needs to.

Happy cooking everyone :cool01:

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We've been using our Imarflex induction cooker since March of this year and so far we're satisfied. We even cook rice on it using a pressure cooker and its very fast. Five minutes of cooking upon boiling then turn it off. The rice will cook by itself perfectly. On the side, our LPG is on standby for brownouts and inihaw na talong. 90% of time its induction for us. Cost wise we save approximately P200 monthly compared to fulltime LPG cooking.

Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

yun propane stove na galing US pwede ba sa local LPG tanks natin? or kailangan pa ng conversion sa adaptor lang.

Re: Electricity or LPG for Cooking - Which is better?

yun propane stove na galing US pwede ba sa local LPG tanks natin? or kailangan pa ng conversion sa adaptor lang.

They are like the ones being used by Shellane or Manila gas. Universal model ang LPG regulator nyan.

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I had my imarflex induction stove for over a year now and I'm very satisfied. I use thick bottomed pans for cooking. Btw, there's a Kyowa model out in the market that has it's lowest power setting at 40 watts (mine is only at 400 watts- yes, thin bottomed cookware is a no-no) so you can fry stuff without burning it.

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^ hi, it seems that the solution to our problem is to buy thick bottomed pans. what brand or where did you get your thick bottomed pan? how much is it? thanks.