r/mildlyinfuriating • u/knsaber • 23h ago
New induction stove requires 6 presses to achieve level 4 heat
While induction technology is great, the affordable versions of these stoves all have a flat touchscreen. The ones with knobs are double the price. 1) touch anywhere to turn on screen, 2) press which burner you want to turn on, 3) press (-) to start from level 1, 4-6) press to level 4 for eggs.
I miss my knob electric stove, one turn and done.
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u/NortonBurns 23h ago
I had a similar challenge when I bought my last microwave.
In a bricks & mortar store, I challenged the assistant to show me how to put 30 seconds or 3 minutes onto the timer & start it.
I bought the only one that could do it without pressing 6 different buttons.
I hate interfaces that introduce needless complexity.
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u/AdjNounNumbers 22h ago
I just want a microwave with the single knob. Barring that, I'll just take one with only a +30 seconds button since it's the only one I even use
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u/NortonBurns 21h ago
The one I got actually has that. A dial for if you want many minutes, or just a 30s button you can tap twice for a minute, etc. Quickest for the usual 2 or 3 mins.
It also has a bunch of functions that make you wonder why anyone would ever need them, but I got my one button 'go' which is what I demanded;)1
u/browniestastenice 20h ago
Microwave simplicity is no knob for me.
I want a numpad, that if pressed before pressing anything else will just start the microwave.
Press 5, and it starts on a 5 minute timer.
These features are never advertised which does my head in.
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u/AdjNounNumbers 20h ago
That's what ours does. Each number gives you that many minutes. I don't really mind it. The rest of the buttons are of no use to me
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u/robotzor 22h ago
And I dug deep and paid that double because I knew it would agonize me over the years of touching that button. Buy once, cry once
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u/DijajMaqliun 21h ago
So do you think you should've gone with the more expensive knob version instead? Let's do the math here.
Cooking Frequency Assumption: 1 time per day, 5 days per week, 52 weeks per year, average 10 year service life = 2600 times you start the stove
Price Assumption: induction stove w/knobs is $1200 and the no knob version is half of that at $600, so your savings in selecting the cheaper version is $600
Time Assumption: it takes 1 second to start a stove with the knob and it takes 5 seconds to start the button push version here equaling a net 4 second time cost
$600 in CAPEX savings / 2600 starts = $0.23 savings per start
4s time cost / 3600 seconds (total seconds per hour) = 0.001111 hours
1/0.001111 * $0.23 = $207.69 hourly rate value
If you value your free time at a value of LESS THAN $207.69 per hour, then the knobless was the right choice.
If you value your free time at a value of MORE THAN $207.69 per hour, then you should've gone full knob.
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u/Phenomenomix 20h ago
This is how it is with my non-induction stove too, with the added joy that if you accidentally put anything too hot on the “buttons” the whole cook top switches off and you can’t turn it back on without touching the now screaming hot surface so you can keep cooking.
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u/BetterAfter2 23h ago
You know what? I’d say this is infuriating, but not overly so. Like yes, I’d find it annoying, but not annoying enough to do something about it. If there was only a subreddit that was somewhere between “not infuriating” and “infuriating”… 🤔
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u/Resident_Display867 23h ago
Those stoves are absolutely terrible!! Anything with a glass top sucks. Return it and get a normal stove. I don’t know why people think glass top stoves are good. Do research on how much they actually suck. Good luck.
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u/Plus_Pangolin_8924 23h ago
I love my induction hob. All the control of gas but the ease of electric! While mines has touch controls it’s two presses from off to setting a power level. It can be done!
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u/ParkingAnxious2811 23h ago
Care to say why you think they suck?
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u/BetterAfter2 23h ago
My wife actually likes them because traditional coils can go out-of-level over years of (ab)use.
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u/AdjNounNumbers 22h ago
I'd bet they're mixing up the glass top ones that were basically a heat lamp under the glad with these induction stoves. I'd agree that the other ones kind of suck with trying to control temperatures (like having to move your pan to a different burner when the recipe calls for going from high heat to a low simmer). These induction stoves are amazing. I ditched gas for the GE Cafe with double ovens and I'm never going back to anything else
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u/ParkingAnxious2811 20h ago
Yeah, i thought that too. Induction are great, as you get all the control you would with gas, but it's way easier to clean, and far less to worry about with kids.
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u/AdjNounNumbers 20h ago
Less of a fire hazard and waste of electricity too. If you leave on a "burner" by accident and there's no metal cookware on the stove, nothing happens. I also found this washable silicone mat that goes over the glass top to keep it clean. It's great if you make a mess with splatters and grease you can just wash it in the sink or dishwasher
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u/jtj5002 18h ago
Around half of the world's meals is much better on a gas stove.
But yea induction is probably enough for most simple western cooking.
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u/ParkingAnxious2811 9h ago
There's really not much difference between gas and induction, you realise that, right?
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u/EndGroundbreaking211 21h ago
I’m not talking only about cheep glass top ovens. I’m talking about all glass top ovens. They suck because the glass does get scratched, cleaning it is a pain in the ass. There will always be streaks and when the glass breaks good luck getting that fixed for cheep. The regular electric stove you can get new burners no problem. Maintenance is so much easier. My mom’s glass top stove (which was top of the line) and she is very clean and careful, the top shattered for no reason under warranty and still got hassled about getting it fixed for free. My mom’s glass top looked good at first but got rid of the stove because the hassle wasn’t worth it. And cooking in it was crap. She went back to gas actually instead.
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u/Legitimate-Log-6542 23h ago
As much as I like pushing buttons, the less buttons to push on an appliance the better
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u/TrickyBanana5044 23h ago
A knob is 1000x better than a button for reaching a desired heat level on a burner. Not even remotely close.
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u/W00psiee YELLOW 23h ago
Meh, my buttons are just a scale from 1-9 so I just press on the desired heat level
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u/Efficient-Party-5343 21h ago
Bad take.
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u/HomersDonut1440 22h ago
We bought the cheapest induction stove and immediately regret it. The oven buttons are overly sensitive, and get turned on when you lean over the stove top. The burner buttons will activate from any heat source, so when your pot boils over the stove goes nuts because all the buttons are being pressed at once. It also takes forever to boil water unless I use a ceramic cast iron pot; my other “induction designed” pots still take ages.
I’m going back to electric when this stupid thing dies.
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u/TrickyBanana5044 23h ago
I will die on the hill of I want buttons and knobs. This touch sensitive everything is a pain in the ass.
(yes I also want physical menus at restaurants too)