Induction cookware not working with some induction cookers
We have a Kitchen Aid cooktop and bought a 7 piece Kitchen Aid cookware set. Six pieces work fine, one does not. The 1.5 Q pan will not work on the cooktop. But it works on the Panasonic induction hot plate that we had purchased prior to getting the cooktop. It is magnetic and the concavity of the bottom is slightly less than the 2Q pan. I am guessing it is a manufacturing defect, but I cannot figure what it might be. Any ideas?
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I have experienced something very similar, and it was because the pot was too small in diameter, so was not being sensed by the hob (range top). Higher end, professional induction hobs do not turn off as easily if the pot is pulled away for a second. Cheaper ones I have seen are almost on a hair trigger. So if your pot is small, and not perfectly centered, the sensor will trip and the range will shut off.
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The most common reason for induction not recognizing your pan is incompatibility. The induction will only work with induction-compatible cookware. An incompatible size of your pan will not be detected. The diameter should be no more than an inch smaller than the induction burner ring.What cookware does not work on induction?
There are many types of cookware that cannot be used on the induction: Aluminum or aluminum clad, copper or copper clad, aluminum foil, glass/ceramic and some stainless steel products (because these will not attract and hold a magnet).How do I get my pans to work on an induction hob?
Just place a magnet (a fridge magnet will work for this) on the bottom of the pan. If the magnet sticks, then the bottom of the pan is made from ferrous metal and will work on an induction hob. If it doesn't, it won't. You can also check your pans for the induction compatible symbol, which looks like a coil of wire.Will using wrong pans damage my induction hob?
Well, any pan that is made from some form of ferrous material should be OK. Cast iron cookware is fine, as is 18/10 stainless steel, but stainless steel, aluminium, copper, glass or hard anodised will not work unless they have an induction plate built into the base.Induction cookware: How to know what works
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I expect the ferrous core is simply further into the pan (away from the inductor) and the range of the field differs between the two hobs.
That is, assuming you have already tried it on an appropriately sized 'ring' - if they're marked on the surface you should try to match with the base of the pan.
Answer 3
1.5 quart is not very large - could it be that it is a narrow pot?
Induction manufacturers tend to restrain their hobs to work with a minimum bottom diameter of the pot. If yours is narrower, it won't work. If it isn't narrower, but either the detection is shoddily implemented, or it curves up on the sides (I don't know if this is what you meant by "the concavity is less), it could be misrecognized as being too small.
There is no contradiction in it working on the other stove. Different manufacturers can choose different minimum diameters, or their recognition implementation can differ, so that even for the same diameter, one can recognize it as large enough and the other not.
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