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Old Crank

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3. The glass top one I had
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:28 PM
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The unit I had placed a small and a medium in the front with a medium and biggest in the rear. Think it was meant for boiling quantities use. Like pasta water or jam. Of course the sizes were fixed.
I'm in Europe and the standard full size stove top is 60 cm wide. About 24 inches. My new one is 90 cm, 35 inches wide. It has 4 square induction burners that sense pot size. The right and left ones bridge so I have a griddle that covers two burners, can be used on either side. There is a big circular one in the center also. So 5 burners.

I like the safety features. It has a burner lock so kids can't accidently turn it on. There is an empty pot cut off (Pot gets too hot it will shut down that burner.) There is a hold function for keeping stuff warm, below the 1 setting.

One thing I don't like, and this was the same with my glass top unit, is the controls are in the glass, touch type, and if you get water on them that will turn off the burners. So I'm more careful on how I lift lids to keep condensation from dripping on the controls.

I was never a big user of cast iron, I have one porcelain clad laCreuset pot, a gift. Normal Lodge pans are too rough on the bottoms. My griddle is silica anodized alu with a cast iron insert and for little silicon feet. Virtually all new cookware these days is induction usable.

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That's good info... 2naSalit Tuesday #1
The glass top one I had Old Crank Tuesday #3
Intersting... 2naSalit Tuesday #5
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This is my second induction. Old Crank Tuesday #4
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