How To Use Non Induction Cookware On Induction Cooktop

Induction cooking is more energy-efficient than traditional methods, consuming up to 70% less energy and directing 90% of the energy produced into the pan itself. As a result, food cooks more quickly while using less energy. Because they have a fully flat surface, induction hobs are incredibly easy to clean and maintain. Food or grease particles cannot get caught in concealed nooks or holes.

The energy efficiency of induction stoves is well known. They cook food faster and more evenly, with less heat loss. Even with all of these advantages, you may be concerned about selecting cookware compatible with your induction burner. So in this review, we will see how we can use non-induction cookware on an induction cooktop.

What Are Induction Cooktops? 

Induction cooktops resemble typical glass-top electric cooktops, but they heat cookware using electromagnetic waves, turning your pots and pans into their heat source. The technology is particularly efficient since the appliance surface heats cookware with electromagnetic energy, allowing for fine control and a quick rise or fall in temperature.

This temperature control usually leads to faster heating, especially when doing time-consuming tasks such as boiling water. When compared to gas and electric cooking surfaces, induction cooking surfaces are known to boil water 50 percent faster and keep a steady temperature, resulting in fewer spills and boil-overs.

Can We Use Normal Utensils On Induction?

It is induction compatible if a utensil is made of magnetic material (i.e., it supports a magnetic field, which is how induction cookware is heated). This means that induction cooktops will not function with cookware that does not have a magnetic property. Induction cooking surfaces work best with pans with a high ferrous metal concentration at the base.

On an induction cooking surface, cast iron pans and any black metal or iron pans will work. If the base of the pan has a magnetic grade of stainless steel, it will work on an induction cooking surface. An induction cooktop will not operate with aluminium utensils or copper utensils. However, some cookware companies make aluminium or copper pans with a magnetised base designed specifically for induction cooktops. Companies like Prestige,hawkins,pigeon etc. are leading induction based high quality dosa pans and idli maker manufacturers.

What’s the Difference Between Normal and Induction Cookware?

Pans are heated by contact on regular stovetops. Regular stovetops generate heat by flames or electrical heating components, which are conveyed through contact from the burner to the pot’s base in a process known as thermal conduction. On the other hand, induction cooktops do not produce heat.

Sealing gas burners on cooktops is a great touch since it prevents food from getting stuck beneath the burner, making cleaning easier. If you buy a cooktop with continuous grates, you can easily slide heavy pots and pans across the range without hunching or heavy lifting.

While on induction cooktops, Diffusers can be quite heavy due to the heavy metals. Cooking may become less enjoyable and more of a chore due to this weight gain. Worse, the weight is putting undue strain on your induction cooktop. This might result in obvious damage such as scuffs and scrapes over time.

How to Tell if Your Cookware Is Induction Compatible 

For cookware to be induction compatible, it must be made of magnetic materials that sustain the magnetic field. This has something to do with how an induction cooktop heats cookware. This indicates that non-magnetic cookware does not help with the process. Induction heating of the pan’s contents is also not possible. Induction cooking should only be done with magnetic materials like stainless steel, carbon steel, iron, and cast iron.

Magnetic pots and pans must also have flat bases to be called induction ready. If your pan’s base isn’t flat, it will never operate with induction, no matter how magnetic it is. According to research, only flat surfaces allow the conduction of a magnetic field, which is how induction burners heat the cookware.

Take a magnet from your refrigerator and test it on your cookware. One of the following outcomes is possible:

• A magnet attaches to the cookware’s base: Induction-ready cookware is available.
• The magnet gently grabs the base: It’s semi-compatible, but it won’t always work.
• There is no attraction between the magnet and the object, so induction cookware does not heat.

How to Use Non-Induction Cookware on an Induction Cooktop? 

Non-induction cast iron cookware with a horizontal bottom constructed of (or containing) ferrous metal can be used on induction cooktops. If a magnet is placed in the bottom of an induction pan or pot, and you can feel the attraction between the two, the pan will work on an induction cooktop. Induction cooktops also require a flat underside for the pan or pot. In most cases, cast iron or stainless steel cookware is induction compatible with induction burners, but aluminium or aluminium cookware is not.

Using an Induction Plate for Non-Induction Utensils

Using Non-Induction Cookware with an Induction Converter Disk

Benefits

• You may use non-induction cookware on an induction cooktop using an induction converter disc.
• It’s made of stainless steel or iron and is flat. It’s a safe, heatproof solution that’s simple to transport. It distributes heat evenly throughout cast iron cookware.
• To use a converter disc, place it on an induction cooktop and use the non-induction cookware of your choice.
• The induction stove top and washer foundation are compatible with these iron or steel plates. It’s a mix of thick and thin, and there’s no chance of stumbling or falling.

Downsides

• Your metal non-induction utensil absorbs the magnetic waves an induction converter disc releases, transferring them to its surface and inflicting damage.
• Non-induction metals, such as aluminium and stainless steel, are prone to this problem because their oscillation frequency is incompatible with the use of a converter disc.

Using Netted Steel 

First and foremost, this is a deception, not a valid one. As we all know, the magnetic wave can heat metal. As a result, it may work when we use steel on the disc to cook with heat. If you want to do so, go to the nearest hardware store, get some net steel, fold it, keep the yield on the disc, then the cookware. You must take the utmost precautions for your safety before proceeding.

A cam creates an electric circuit inside a magnetic field, and net steel is metal. Set the net and cookware before turning on the induction cooker. Then turn the machine on. Another important aspect is to avoid touching the steel net during cooking. Even when it’s finished, the cooking doesn’t feel like it did before the cooker was turned off. Handle the procedure with gloves at all times throughout and after cooking.

Finally, it states that using netting steel is entirely up to you. Any consequences would be your fault. 

Final Thoughts 

Instead of utilising a converter disc, the first option is to use induction-compatible cookware. However, it is a concern because you will need to replace all of your old cookware to use an induction oven. As a result, a converter disc could be an option.

Thanks to the converter disc, your favourite pans, and pots are used on the new induction cooktop. As a result, you might want to start with the induction cooktop as a cheaper option. Induction cooktops can gradually replace conventional cookware. In the long run, an induction cooktop and induction cookware would provide a unique cooking experience.