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Offline Richard Albright

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Induction stove, will ribbed griddle work?
« on: May 06, 2017, 01:01:42 PM »
Have a new Kitchenaid slide in range, has an induction top.

The top has the bridged eyes where you can convert two electric eyes into a single heating unit.

I just measured and that bridged heating/induction area is roughly 8"x16"

I'm debating on getting a griddle that is around that size or every slightly larger.

I've seen griddles that are flat on the bottom and others which seem to have a raised rib on the bottom.

Interestingly (unfortunately?) the one I saw with the raised rib on the bottom looked to be in nicer condition than the flat bottom.

Got me wondering since the bottom isn't 100% flat against the induction top, would that hinder its ability to heat up?

The range senses when the skillet is LIFTED from the eye, beeps a bit....and if the item isn't replaced, the range will shut down the element.

I don't know how much 'mass' is required to be touching the glass to let the sensor know there is something there.

Any thoughts?

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Offline Sandy Glenn

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Re: Induction stove, will ribbed griddle work?
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2017, 01:37:20 PM »
Richard, I've no idea... I've never even USED an induction range.

If the owner's manual doesn't address this issue, you may want to give Kitchen Aid's customer service a call.  Sorry, I know I'm not much help.
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Re: Induction stove, will ribbed griddle work?
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2017, 10:30:09 PM »
I'm no help either, sorry
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Re: Induction stove, will ribbed griddle work?
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2017, 11:22:40 PM »
For what it is worth, I tried a skillet with a heat ring on a friend's induction cooktop. It heated up just fine.
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Re: Induction stove, will ribbed griddle work?
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2017, 08:18:53 AM »
I made my eggs this morning (in the square egg skillet) and lifted it above the stove.

While it is sitting on the stove, you can just barely hear a periodic "ting" in the background, coming at a certain pace.

I raised the skillet to just above (but not touching) the stove top and the 'ting' turned into 'ting, ting, ting, ting...." as the stove was still sensing it but something was different.

Pulled it further away and the sound grew distant, somewhat indicating the distance (but still being sensed) from the stovetop.

I pulled it away and the 'ting' stopped and it beeped with the "no skillet present' symbol.

I think it's going to work just fine.

It was interesting hearing the stove sense the presence of the skillet.  (stove is only 2-weeks old and we're still learning how to use it)

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