No prob! So, down at the lower levels (power settings 0.5-4.5, or below about 200F) it seems to switch to "pulsing" the burner. I think a lot of induction hobs do that... With anything that has some mass to it, this one can steadily keep it below boiling. My ikea kettle is pretty thin, sometimes it boils/hisses for just a split second even in keep-warm mode. Every other pot or cast iron I've used have enough mass that they don't do that.
I think the temp control mode actually works better at low temps (but only if the pan is already hot*). I'll either use the "keep warm" button and bump it up to 180f or just set my own timer.
*Something I noticed about most induction plates/hobs is that when you try to do temp control but have a cold pan, they just blast 100% power until the pan heats up. It's probably fine but sometimes overshoots. The "regular number" mode (which I use like 95% of the time) doesn't do that, it just does puts out whatever power you select
Six months in with daily use and no issues, it was recommended by a couple sites in my research. So was the Ikea one. I bought it to validate my decision to switch to an induction hob in the next 3-4 years, and I'm completely sold in spite of a few hiccups.
Pros:
- Super easy to use
- Does not instantly shut off when lifting away a pan (there is a grace period and it resumes when a pan is detected)
- Super easy to clean
- Can be moved anywhere with a plug and taken to events or potlucks
- Boils water about 3x faster than my gas stove
- Don't need to constantly run vent fan
- Doesn't heat up kitchen while running
- Works extremely well with my old cast iron pans and dutch oven
- Has a keep-warm mode and timer that runs up to several hours
Cons: The heating area is smaller than it appears, not as large as the largest circle that they printed on the top but bigger than the smaller one. With cast iron or thick-bottomed pots this isn't an issue as the heat spreads, but with thinner pans there's a noticeable cold ring around the outside. Not important for boiling, which is about 60% of my use-case lol
Obviously can't be used with non-magnetic pans, so all my cheap aluminum stuff stays dusty over on on the gas stove
(US-specific) max power and boil functions can only be used for short periods of time unless your kitchen has 20-amp circuits (mine does but some don't)
The temp control function is iffy. I find it mostly not useful compared to "regular" 1-10 stove control.
Personally my biggest pet peeve is that the cord is very thick and difficult to deal with. I know it needs to be this way to handle the current, but it's still annoying. Currently using about 5 rubber bands keeping it tidy. On the balance, when I take it somewhere I appreciate it being longer so that it can reach floor outlets or be out on a counter.
On one hand I absolutely agree. It's depressing. The manufactured outrage and blatantly false information surrounding conservative book bans is terrifying, and is shadowed by the terrifying fact that people were easily conned into believing it.
On the other, this is a good law and even in a less corrupt system it should exist.
This wouldn't have been a discussion 30 or 40 years ago. Admittedly, that probably has more to do with the internet making manufactured outrage easier to spread. But it's not like all conservatives suddenly decided "we need to ban things that make us think outside our conservative sandbox!" overnight. This has always been a problem, a mindset that these people hold, though maybe to a less extreme or binary degree.
If anything, the fact that we're having this discussion means some progress forward is happening: at least in some places, people are finally saying no when conservatives make intolerant demands. We do need to put up common-sense laws that ban intolerant practices.
Exactly. I'm definitely gonna miss some of the meme subs and topic-specific subreddits but honestly I'm not going to miss the platform itself or most of the content there.
I really should have moved on from it a while ago like I did with twitter tbh. Life is so much better with less social media, and when the stuff I engage with is genuinely more positive. I don't have forever to live and don't need to waste time in a toxic relationship of any kind, especially with reddit
Ah sweet, there's finally another one! I wish they'd re-run older expeditions in between new ones, I picked the game back up right after Utopia came out and was bummed out that I missed the first 8!
Yet another Divinity 2 playthrough with the crew (1st time with mods, maybe?)
Also, I finally decided to give Cyberpunk a shot now that there are some decent mods and the game is less buggy.
Also also, I played some Minecraft with the family kids this morning and actually had a lot of fun. I need to play more mc lol!