**Consumer Tip** On the light side, I got a Chinese-style hot pot for our upcoming 20 below weather. The combination on ammie cost less than a car. That's both a pot with a cast divider, and a small induction hot plate. **This is good physics**
The pot has an iron plate buried within, and all the heat is generated within the pot by magnetic induction. This leaves the burner free to measure temperature. You set the temperature at boiling and it maintains a perfect low rolling boil. I just cooked pasta on it with another pot. Anything made within the last 10 years will work, but the 30 year old pots need a check with a magnet. No stickee, no heatee.
Anyway, I am notorious for putting the pot on full heat and walking away. It always explodes. You set this to 212F and walk away. It comes to, and stays at a perfect boil. You put in the spag and walk away, and check it later. No explosions! I'm happy.
@hasmis Induction and hotpot are amazing and wonderful, and I should use my induction cooker more.
It joins my super-cheap rice cooker as a perfect use of magnets for temperature control.
I can't recall the proper hashtag to use to add a missing image description, but the image in the post I'm replying to is of an empty pot with lid on an induction burner, currently turned off.
@pwinn That is the press picture. I don't how to add a caption.
@hasmis Once it's published, QOTO doesn't allow edits. For future posts, in the web interface, click "Edit" on the picture once it's uploaded (but before clicking "TOOT") and you'll be able to add a description. I do that for all pictures I publish myself, and I'm trying to avoid boosting photos without descriptions too.
Here I've pasted in a photo, then clicked the Edit button to add a description for the visually impaired as an example. Highly recommended!
I hope that helps!
