Induction Converter Disc

I’m loving my control freak Home, but although I have a whole lot of cookware, I don’t have a lot I can use with it aside from my Staub cast iron most of my pans are Mauviel stainless and stainless-lined copper, which were a huge investment and a joy to cook with, so I would obviously like to use these. I know the quality of induction discs varies, but I’m assuming the Mauviel disc may be best to use with their cookware. It is 8.6 inches in diameter and rather expensive compared to the rest, but it would enable me to use almost all of my cookware. What are the drawbacks to doing this and will it cost me any problems?

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sever

I am also interested in hearing the answer to this. I have a few pans that are not compatible with induction and a few that are too small and light for the spring, but I would really benefit from being able to cook with them using a precision temp (even if the disc would throw off the sensor, most of the applications I have in mind would use the probe anyway).

tshewman

Wait, since when is SS not compatible w/ induction?? I have 2 hobs and an induction range and they all work well on induction. Not sure if the technology has changed much, but in terms of the discs I tried those when I got my first hob a number of years back and they are less than ideal. Time to heat up and response time was much different (slower) than using compatible cookware like SS, Cast iron and carbon steel.

Lysa_1674002

Using an induction disc with your Mauviel cookware for your Control Freak Home is a good idea. It lets you use your non-induction cookware on your induction cooktop. However, there are some drawbacks. Heat distribution might not be as good, and there could be hot spots. You might need to adjust cooking times and temperatures. Overall, it's convenient, but keep these things in mind.

mconcannon

Hi Marc, you can do this, but you will sacrifice some precision. When heated, the diffuser plate itself will hit the temperature you set your Control Freak to, but you’ll sacrifice precise temperature control for the pan you’re actually cooking in.

fisher23

I have some older Al-Clad that are not magnetic SS, so yes some are not.

tshewman

This is typically bc they are combined with other materials (e.g. aluminum). All-clad has an advertised SS line that does this.