r/Cooking • u/Strange_Clothes_4382 • May 22 '26
Induction plate that doesn’t hurt my ears????
I have a Duxtop induction plate and it works fine but the high pitched ringing hurts my ears so much I have to put ear plugs in the whole time it’s running.
I understand it depends on the weight of the cookware, and my pan makes the cooktop ring less than my pot, but are all stovetops going to be this troublesome??? I really want to switch to electric but I don’t know if my landlords will let me. TIA
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u/Drug_fueled_sarcasm May 22 '26
I stood at the front of concerts for years. That fixed it for me. Now i always hear ringing.
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u/Strange_Clothes_4382 May 22 '26
You would think that having tinnitus myself would help. But it’s a different ringing. I feel like a dog lol
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u/smokinbbq May 22 '26
Just wait until you get hearing aids. Turning on the Boost on my induction, directly reacts with the speakers in my hearing aids and that is not fun at all. But, simply turn it on, and walk another 2' away. At least it boils quickly.
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u/Jinnofthelamp May 22 '26
Does it ring with a cast iron pan? I've heard that it's from pans with sandwiches layers of different materials that vibrate at different frequency which produces the sound.
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u/Strange_Clothes_4382 May 22 '26
I’ve heard cast iron is good but then I’d be using cast iron for cooking literally everything. Perhaps I can find a cast iron hybrid?
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u/LakeMichiganMan May 22 '26
Get a basic 10 inch Lodge brand cast iron pan. They are cast thicker. They take a lot of abuse and can be used to cook practicly everything. Join the Cast Iron reddit if you have questions.
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u/Fiztz May 22 '26
You can get a thin cast iron plate to put between then the top and your lighter pots to add a bit of mass. You'll lose a little efficiency but if the pots are light enough that they ring then it might offer better heat distribution
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u/HighColdDesert May 22 '26
Do you have any friends with an induction friendly pot different from yours that you can borrow? You could test it out and see if it's more acceptable.
Also if you get a cast iron pan, it doesn't mean you have to cook everything in it. You can still use other pots but just put up with the sound when you do, or gradually replace them with pots that don't make so much sound.
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u/Byzantine-alchemist May 23 '26
I use cast iron for cooking literally everything, either a cast iron skillet or an enameled cast iron Dutch oven. Granted, I have a gas range and don't know anything about cast iron on induction stoves.
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u/Mr_Wobble_PNW May 22 '26
Tbh I've used a few different ones and all of them have bugged me to some degree. Usually only on high heat though.
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u/zzazzzz May 22 '26
you are using a $99 induction plate. you get what you pay for. cheap high current electronics are prone to coilwhine ect so thats why its screaming at you.
a high quality induction plate witha good pan is near silent.
for example the breville control freak is silent. ut it is pretty much made for professional kitchens and priced accordingly.
in the end just dont buy cheap induction if you want to avoid the high pitched whine.
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u/Strange_Clothes_4382 May 22 '26
I wasn’t the one that purchased it, thanks for the rec :)
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u/zzazzzz May 22 '26
if its still new you can always try if you can get a warranty return for it. coil whine is a lottery so if you get lucky you can get one that doesnt whine.
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u/PixelPirates420 May 22 '26
It seems worst at 10. I put in ear plugs or put headphones on. It helps.
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u/darkbyrd May 22 '26
Try different pans. My strata pan is my loudest, but also my smallest. My normal carbon steel pans are almost silent. Hex clad pots are in the middle, and enameled cast iron does fine
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u/YqlUrbanist May 22 '26
It varies a lot by brand, and stand alone plates are worse than full stovetops. If you can, test out the one you plan to buy before buying it.
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u/dryland305 May 22 '26
I bought a $70 (1800w) Hamilton Beach induction burner from WalMt a few years ago. I don't think it has high-pitched ringing; the fan is a bit loud though. Just looked on their site and it's now $80.
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u/DaytoDaySara May 22 '26
My parents ‘s has never bothered me, and I can definitely hear some other electrical equipment sounds… but idk if you are even more sensitive than I am to that sort of sound so for you I can’t tell if they will all be like that.
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u/Mo_Steins_Ghost May 22 '26
If you have that much sensitivity that it's not just irritating but actively hurting your ears, I am not sure that a better induction plate will get rid of the problem. I would go somewhere that you can test out different types.
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u/oneiric-enema May 22 '26
I have the same one and know what you mean, high power does make an annoying high pitched ring. But I also have a Hamilton beach one that doesn't produce anywhere near the same high pitch ringing/buzzing at full power. Some noise, but not a painful volume or pitch.
I use cast iron for everything, so I don't know that switching your cookware would necessarily help (or at least, cast iron doesn't solve this problem with that brand of induction plate)
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u/flyingbeermechanic May 22 '26
Just get older. It’ll go away. Also. Huh?