Although induction cooking has been around for decades, it is still just catching on here in the United States. Most customers think this is an expensive technology – but it’s become closer and closer in price to its electric counterparts over the years! The #1 consumer misconception is that changing over to induction automatically means you need new cookware – which it doesn’t!
As long as your cookware is magnetic, the copper coil within your cook surface will sense it. There are absolutely different materials and qualities when it comes to induction cookware, and along with that comes different prices! The Jenn-Air JCCS10ST cookware set, valued at $699, is a 5-ply set with a copper core. The number of ply implies how many layers of metals are held within the piece. In Jenn-Air’s case, it is 18/10 stainless steel, aluminum, the copper core, aluminum, and magnetic stainless (less nickel content makes it magnetic) This set is the baseline for what we in the appliance industry would call a great cookware set!
However, the best cookware for induction cooking would be the Wolf WGCW100S at $999.99! This cookware is 7 ply, adding 2 more layers than the Jenn-Air cookware – making it a more consistent cooking surface, and being more resistant to warping over prolonged use. The extra material makes it much more heavy duty than the 5-ply, so be careful picking it up and setting it on your cooktop, it’s not a lightweight piece of cookware!
Come into any of your local Don’s Appliances stores and check this cookware out, and at some of our locations ask for an Induction demonstration!