Induction plates

[Fastline]

Can you use a induction plate on the catering portal type stock pot, I've got 70 litre pots but looking at 5 gal batches occasional 10 gallon, would they cope, anyone using them

[Fil]

no afaik they are the non magnetic type.. you can get metal discs of SS suitable for induction to drop in or sit the pot onto. http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/In ... oduct.html
for example.. (1st one google turned up not an endorsement)

[Fastline]

I wonder if i was to put a mild steel disc under them it would work

[boingy]

Those discs just don't work very well. You might as well get a gas camping stove or a standalone radiant ring rather than bodging around the induction.

[john luc]

I have a 100 litre pot that has an induction plate on it and it it 420 mm wide so I was wondering if I could use it on a 4 plate induction hob with all 4 plates on at the same time.

[irv]

I have a 100 litre pot that has an induction plate on it and it it 420 mm wide so I was wondering if I could use it on a 4 plate induction hob with all 4 plates on at the same time.

crossing the electromagnetic streams could cause total protonic reversal

[borischarlton]

Can you use a induction plate on the catering portal type stock pot, I've got 70 litre pots but looking at 5 gal batches occasional 10 gallon, would they cope, anyone using them

Unfortunately no, you Can't

[DerbyshireNick]

What is the distance like on these induction hobs?

I had a most likely stupid thought on the drive to work this morning. One might be able to use one with even a plastic bucket or other non-ferrous pot by putting something ferrous in the bottom of it before filling? I would assume there is a danger of the metal in the bottom of a plastic bucket acting a bit like a soldering iron if there is no water to absorb the heat.

(BTW: I've found, don't use the word hob when googling, that's why there is nothing out there. Turns out the yanks call them burners even though nothing is being burnt... I will leave it at that)

[Fastline]

I seen a youtube video and they said pans with layers of stainless steel work well, i need to find more out about the process, im sure i can convert my pots if i welded the correct type of plate on the bottom.

They say copper doesnt work and aluminium doesnt work because it is too good a conductor of electricity, the induction heating is relying on the metal being a ferrous based material with fairly high resistance, which sort of says maybe if the stainless is thick enough to help with the magnetism should work very well, even 304grade is very slightly magnetic, if you use a rare earth magnet it attaches fairly well

Think need some experimentation to clear up what works well, must be possible some how, who wants to let me cut up there ss brewtech, find out whats going on

[Grumpydev]

Just email them and ask, they have always been very quick to reply to me.

[roscoe]

any idea how strong the buffulo 3kw units are ie could they withstand a full 100L pot ?

[Grumpydev]

any idea how strong the buffulo 3kw units are ie could they withstand a full 100L pot ?

I think RokDok on the other forum has used 100L pots on his without problems, and it handles a full 85L pot without any problems with weight - it's build like a tank.

[john luc]

any idea how strong the buffulo 3kw units are ie could they withstand a full 100L pot ?

I think RokDok on the other forum has used 100L pots on his without problems, and it handles a full 85L pot without any problems with weight - it's build like a tank.

I would be interested to read that if you can point me

[Goulders]

here

[john luc]

Thank you I would like to find out if I can use my 100 litre pot as a boil kettle using induction and he might be able to shed some light on this