A Gadget From 13 Years Ago That Still Hasn’t Taken Off, But Should.
October 8, 2009 2 Comments Friday, October 9th, 2009, Netcast 935
It was early in 1996 that I saw a demo of the Glowmaster GMI-2000 tabletop induction cooker. This was a single burner electric stove that cooked efficiency without heating the entire surface of the stove, but just the pot & the food. As a matter of fact the surrounding area stayed so cool, I was able to put an ice cube next to the boiling water, and the ice cube didn’t melt. I also put a $10 bill between the pot and induction coil and that didn’t burn! (After I saw this demo, I did the same demo on the Regis show.) You can’t use every pot with induction cooking. You don’t exactly need special cookware, but the pot must have magnetic properties. The easiest way to test a pot is to see if an ordinary kitchen magnet sticks to the bottom. If it does, it will work with induction cooking. Checking the web, I see table propane single burner stoves with the Glowmaster name, but no induction cookers. Induction cooking certainly didn’t die, and many new homes have built-in induction stove tops. But considering the easy clean-up, safety and efficiency, I’m surprised it is taking so many years for more people to jump on the technology. If you do a web search you’ll find many small single burner induction cooking available for as low as $100. They use up to 1500 watts so they need to be on a circuit all their own when you’re cooking with one. The Glowmaster GMI-2000 I have still works fine.
Reader Comments (2)
My ceramic coils were going, Right after I bought the house. Go Figure!
In my small Kitchen the heat was unbarable. Not to mention the one working coil had no temp limits, have you ever seen a frying pan warped and almost melted? It was time. I ordered a GE Profile Induction Range. Its been a year now. I am 15 pounds heavier. A deep pot of water takes 2min to boil. I mean rolling boil, And now I can leave sauce warming knowing it won't burn.This is a precision cooker with safety features. Everyone should have one, If only to save money over other cooking methods.
These high- tech cookers offer great utility as long as you have money to purchase it. They are somewhat really expensive.