October 12, 2024
I received a coupon in the mail from Home Depot for 15% off up to $200 dollars. Home Depot is currently running a special on appliances as well.
After looking at gas ranges and considering that we would need gas plumbing added to the stove location, we decided to consider induction. I’ve heard great things about induction cooking. So, I decided to give it a try.
We went with a Bosch Benchmark Induction Range, so we got $450 off from the Home Depot rebate, then another $200 off from the coupon. We came out with savings of $650, so not bad. The purchase was still ouch to the pocketbook, but I plan to use this stove for a long time.
Here are the images from the Bosch site of the range.
Delivery is scheduled for next Friday.
Blackberry Homestead 
I’m excited for you. If my stove breaks down, I would love to have an induction one.
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It may be learning to cook all over again. I hope I don’t have to get new pots and pans.
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Some of your cookware will probably work well.
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I think my pots will work well, but one of my cast iron skillets has a ring around the bottom. I don’t think that one will work.
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My niece has one, and I will be doing a post on it soon. Her husband cooks on the induction cooktop using his cast iron skillet, while it is sitting on a paper towel (so as to not scratch the cooktop!). He saw it while looking at a youtube, and I watched him cook breakfast on it–the top does not get direct heat, so the paper towel does not burn, but the food cooks. How cool is that?
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It does sound really cool. I should take a look at YouTube and see if I can find some good tips!
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I am starting to like youtube–Randy uses it all the time for his grilling and griddle items.
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We watched a large number of YouTube channels to get ready to go RVing. They helped enormously. We really knew what to expect, mostly.
Bruce has been watching homesteading YouTube channels. I’ve just started to watch a few.
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I’ve never used induction. I’m looking forward to learning more. 😊
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Me too!
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I will be interested in hearing how you like the induction stove, after you have had a chance to use it some.
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I’ve been watching some YouTube videos about cooking with induction. It sounds like it cooks faster than gas. It will be interesting to see. I’ve already discovered several of my pots won’t work with induction. ☹️
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Right…only a certain kind work on an induction.
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Since I had stainless steel, I just thought they would work, but they failed the magnet test.
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I’ve had an induction cooktop for several years, and I love LOVE love it. It is fast if you want it to be, and slow enough to melt chocolate without burning it, without a double boiler. I still use my cast iron, even though it’s also got a ring on the bottom; it’s a little slower than the ones that are flat. But the first Christmas I had it, my sister gave me a set of pots and pans, and I already had a few that worked. The ones that didn’t were relegated to the camper. And with the health concerns associated with cooking with gas, I’m happy to not have to think about that.
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How cool! Most of my cast iron has flat bottoms, so I was worried about the one with a ring on the bottom. It is good to know it works.
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We have a single burner induction “stove” we use with the RV. We love it, usually using it outside on the picnic table. No issue with damaging a picnic table or the tablecloth!
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I am very impressed with induction cooktops. Using it for your RV sounds like a smart way to go.
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