Saucepan burning at edges but contents not hot

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Angua

If you have an induction hob you can check to see if the saucepans should work by sticking a magnet on the bottom. However aluminium in the sandwich will not even if they are surrounded by steel. Needs to be a copper sandwich or heavy duty stainless steel. They do get hot but only by heat transference from the pan at the end of the cooking time.

Correct, I nearly always use a steel wok on our induction hob and not only does it cook quickly but it's a dream to keep clean. The hob surface never gets more than warm so spills don't get burnt on and unlike a ceramic hob, the entire surface can be wiped clean immediately after cooking has finished with nothing more than a paper towel. Excellent devices - highly recommmended

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by homealone

Electric hobs come in two main types, ones which are like a flat open coil of metal, which visibly glow red when set on 'high' & the others which are solid metal faired into the cooker top, these don't obviously glow like the coil type, when hot.

Because of the nature of the coil type hobs, you would easily see if only the outside part of the coil was getting hot - but with the solid type it might not be so obvious - got an infra-red camera / night sight hanging about ?

Aluminium pans can be fine, but the better ones have a thicker base, often sandwiched / laminated with copper to even out the heat distribution.

<edit> Just saw your edit - plain stainless steel pans can be the worst of the lot, as they are often just stamped out as a single piece with the bottom being only marginally thicker than the sides - although better quality ones obviously do exist

Mine is the solid type not the rings.

I think I should get some new pans following all I have read here, am I right then ali is a better choice than steel?

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Originally Posted by Angua

If you have an induction hob you can check to see if the saucepans should work by sticking a magnet on the bottom. However aluminium in the sandwich will not even if they are surrounded by steel. Needs to be a copper sandwich or heavy duty stainless steel. They do get hot but only by heat transference from the pan at the end of the cooking time.

Getting confused now seems its a complicated thing to get the right pans. Can someone paste me a link to where I can order some good quality ones online?

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Yes the problem is generally undercooking whilst parts are burnt so hot spots.

[Angua]

Meyer Pans or Cooks Essentials range from QVC I have both sorts and can recommend the stainless steel ranges for an Induction Hob.

[Chrysalis]

thanks but wow that certianly makes what I brought look cheap. I never expected pans to cost that kind of money.

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ok I did a bit of googling as I need to be sure it seems I not got induction but solid plate.

http://www.biasco.com/pbguides/hobs.php

Read its the cheapest which would make sense with my landlord skimping on costs everywhere.

[Angua]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

thanks but wow that certianly makes what I brought look cheap. I never expected pans to cost that kind of money.

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ok I did a bit of googling as I need to be sure it seems I not got induction but solid plate.

http://www.biasco.com/pbguides/hobs.php

Read its the cheapest which would make sense with my landlord skimping on costs everywhere.

In which case these Tefal ones would be OK but remember to use a slightly smaller hotplate than the saucepan as this may help alleviate your problem.

[Chrysalis]

yeah I did more googling and looking at argos also, the ones I got actually were cheap I guess I thought I paid more then I did. From what Iread if its pure stainless steel then its poor heat conducting and likely to get hot spots, whilst its better to have aliminium sandwiched inside a thicker base.

Durabase technology - for efficient heat distribution

I am guessing thats the same sort of thing. Thanks.