Dorm room? Check. In need of an extra cooking aide? Check. Smart-tech? Check. Pretty and versatile? Double check! This amazing Induction Cooker fits the bill at all these levels and then some.
It's sleek, smart and available in fun, exclusive fashion colors and patterns - Savannah Floral or Hen and Chicks, anyone? Brought to you from Paula Deen's wide house of all-things-kitchen, this cooking device delivers evenly distributed heat when cooking with induction-compatible (magnetic) pots and pans. Plus, it heats up faster than traditional cooking modes. That's a lot of heat for something so small!
Check out Instructions & Care for more information and ideas.
Please Note: Induction cooking devices require the use of either induction-compatible cookware or an induction disk. See the What Is Induction Cooking? tab for care information. Do not submerge Induction Cooker in any liquid.
Care Instructions:
Induction cooking uses magnetic induction to transfer heat. This is compared to traditional cooking, where a flame (gas stovetops) or electrical current (electric stovetops) provides the heat to a burner.
Induction cooking transfers heat directly to an induction-ready pot or pan, which is more efficient and produces less wasted heat. It also means you can control the temperature more precisely while cooking.
If you purchased "induction ready" cookware, then yes! You can look for an "Induction" symbol on the manual included with your cookware, or even on the cookware itself. The symbol looks like a line of "teardrops" or ovals.
Induction cooking requires a magnetic reaction to work - basically, a certain amount of iron has to be present in the material out of which your cookware is made. This means cast iron cookware works with induction cookers, as will magnetic stainless steel cookware. Not all stainless steel cookware has enough iron to produce the magnetic reaction, however, nor does cookware made from copper, glass or aluminum.
Some manufacturers build their copper, aluminum or stainless steel cookware with an induction disk - this means that you'll have the look and cooking qualities of the material, but can still use them with induction cooking.
If a test magnet was included with your induction cooker, you can use that to determine if a particular piece of cookware will work with induction cooking. If the magnet sticks to the bottom of the cookware, there's enough magnetic potential for induction cooking.
You can purchase an induction disk, which you place between your induction cooker and your cookware. The induction disk will have a magnetic reaction with the induction cooker and heat up, similarly to a burner or hotplate. Your cookware will then draw heat from the disk.
Note that using an induction disk allows you to use your induction cooker with cookware that's not induction compatible, but won't transfer heat as quickly, efficiently or precisely as using induction compatible cookware.